Originally Posted by
donttazmebro The VE was designed to be a 1.6L
Just because it's a 53j block doesn't mean anything
LOL, it means everything. The block is the base you build the engine around. Nissan saved money by not having to produce a new block for the SR16. They just slapped on a shorter crank and longer rods onto the 2.0 block and get a 1600 cc engine. That's all the difference between the 2.0 and 1.6.
Nissan sells a lot more Primera than Pulsar. The money and design went to the car that is the bigger seller. There is more consideration for Primera.The Primera required the 2.0.
SR16 is just an iteration of the 2.0. It's an incremental change to the 2 liter base.
Lets look at two other very popular 1600cc engine, the Toyota 4AGE and Honda B16A. These two engines were design from the beginning to be 1.6 liter.
4AGE 81mm bore x 77mm stroke
B16A 81mm bore x 77.4mm stroke
SR16 86mm bore x 68.7mm stroke
Guess which one is the odd ball.