# How Nissan named their engines. **URL:** \ **Category:** Canada Nissan Automotive\ **Created:** [June 23, 2005, 10:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-nissan-named-their-engines/139350 "2005-06-23T22:46:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Buddyworm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85e7bf/32.png) [@Buddyworm](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Buddyworm)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2005, 10:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-nissan-named-their-engines/139350/1 "2005-06-23T22:46:48Z")
Check it out, periodic table elements 19, 20, 37 and 38. [http://www.chemicool.com/](http://www.chemicool.com/) Interesting, non? B-Wurm 😃 ---
**Author:** ![DeathBy240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/258eb7/32.png) [@DeathBy240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DeathBy240)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2005, 10:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-nissan-named-their-engines/139350/2 "2005-06-23T22:55:08Z")
Wheres the connection between any of those elements and the engines? ---
**Author:** ![Buddyworm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85e7bf/32.png) [@Buddyworm](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Buddyworm)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2005, 11:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-nissan-named-their-engines/139350/3 "2005-06-23T23:49:26Z")
**K** A24DE, **CA** 18DET, **SR** 20DET, **RB** 26DETT. 8) B-Wurm 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Chromedragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ba8739/32.png) [@Chromedragon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Chromedragon)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2005, 12:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-nissan-named-their-engines/139350/4 "2005-06-24T00:11:02Z")
You have too much time on your hands. ---
**Author:** ![Invalid\_Zero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ecae2f/32.png) [@Invalid\_Zero](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Invalid_Zero)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2005, 5:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-nissan-named-their-engines/139350/5 "2005-06-24T05:07:40Z")
That ain’t shit. There’s no QR, VG, VQ, QG, etc… ---
**Author:** ![DeathBy240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/258eb7/32.png) [@DeathBy240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DeathBy240)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2005, 6:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-nissan-named-their-engines/139350/6 "2005-06-24T06:15:46Z")
> [@Buddyworm](#): > > **K** A24DE, **CA** 18DET, **SR** 20DET, **RB** 26DETT. 8) > > B-Wurm 😃 Haha. I saw that, but whats the connection between a KA24 and potassium? ---
**Author:** ![nis\_mo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/82dd89/32.png) [@nis\_mo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nis_mo)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2005, 10:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-nissan-named-their-engines/139350/7 "2005-06-24T10:01:40Z")
looks like someone was studying for a chem final and got bored haha ---
**Author:** ![imported\_RPS131](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dbc845/32.png) [@imported\_RPS131](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_RPS131)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2005, 10:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-nissan-named-their-engines/139350/8 "2005-06-24T10:49:37Z")
> [@2003specv](#): > > That ain’t shit. There’s no QR, VG, VQ, QG, etc… I was just about to say the same thing. ---
**Author:** ![Zazam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Zazam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zazam)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2005, 11:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-nissan-named-their-engines/139350/9 "2005-06-24T11:11:39Z")
> [@nis\_mo](#): > > looks like someone was studying for a chem final and got bored haha My thoughts exactly! ---
**Author:** ![Buddyworm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85e7bf/32.png) [@Buddyworm](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Buddyworm)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2005, 12:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-nissan-named-their-engines/139350/10 "2005-06-24T12:44:57Z")
Actually, I noticed it last year while daydreaming in chem, then remembered it yesterday whilst writing my physics diploma. 😛 B-Wurm 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Nis240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a9a28c/32.png) [@Nis240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nis240)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2005, 2:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-nissan-named-their-engines/139350/11 "2005-06-24T14:26:32Z")
> [@Buddyworm](#): > > Actually, I noticed it last year while daydreaming in chem, then remembered it yesterday whilst writing my physics diploma. 😛 > > B-Wurm 😃 What did you think of that diploma? ---
**Author:** ![Buddyworm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85e7bf/32.png) [@Buddyworm](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Buddyworm)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2005, 12:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-nissan-named-their-engines/139350/12 "2005-06-25T00:47:41Z")
I think it went pretty good. A couple questions had me stumped but other than that I did well methinks. Especially on the written, that was easy. B-Wurm 😃 ---
**Author:** ![CRAZIAK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/53a042/32.png) [@CRAZIAK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/CRAZIAK)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2005, 5:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-nissan-named-their-engines/139350/13 "2005-06-25T17:08:47Z")
That’s a long way to go… Definitely an Enthusiast. 😃