good parts on z10 cube

[Deleted User]

the reason i ask is that my girlfreind has crashed her pink 2001 model with 40,000km and as labour is not cheap in japan she is goin to just buy another one.
i no it sound strange but in japan its common as the price to fix her car and get new rego and MOT checks is about 380,000yen($4grand) and one that we havw found has 9,000km same colour newer(2months),no crash history(in japan they tell u if a car had been smashed) good tyres and full rego for 480,000-500,000yen($5,200-5,500) plus resale and it makes sence but hard for us aussies to get a hold of.

im lookin at the seats all round, speedo with tacho and digital km(maybe like ser 2 k11 super s) ecu and i think that the cams are better in the cube(maybe just exhust side)
and lookin into other things like door handles and badges

if any one is INTERESTED email me

 

[CMF_kneival]

Isnt the cube manifold mandrel bent and supposed to be better?

Cams would be good fun, infact why not the whole engine? :]

 

[CMF_55bhp is more than enough]

ill have the cams if your sellin them

 

[CMF_nz_aj]

I don't suppose it's an Alpha spec Cube?
They have the 75kW version of the CGA3DE

 

[Deleted User]

so the cams are better.
i dont think its an alpha spec.
do u no wat years the alpha spec was made or any strange features they have?i think i read some where that all alpha spec cubes have cvt.where most are 4 speeds as the cvt was like a 2 grand option(my girl worked for nissan japan from 98-12/04 and broght hers new) ill try and find out

 

[Deleted User]

also dont no about the manifold the filter looks the same so not sure

 

[CMF_nz_aj]

I believe they were only produced in 2001 & CVT only.
http://www.carview.co.jp/vip/engines/NISSAN/cube/2001.asp

 

[Deleted User]

thank mate greate page
so three main types of cga3de cube engines

1.1274cc mulitpoint 82(ps)@6000rpm and 10.8(kgm)@4000rpm

2.1348cc electric control unit 85ps@6000 and 12.2kgm@4000

3.1348cc alpha electric c u 101ps@6400 and 12.5kgm@4400 also of note is its compression ratio is 10 as the other are 9.5 so its less suitable for turbocharging and as the power and torque show must have an angry set of cams

but also its ment be be a bit of hard work gettin an alpha to work with a manual(say in my micra)as the block is different for cvt and u need some blankin plate for the cvt(or something like that)
but my guess is most of the power increase over 2. 1348cc is in the head(plus intake/exhaust) and ecu

**** its got me thinkin

 

[CMF_nz_aj]

The 1274cc motor is a CG13DE, so only two versions of the CGA3DE.
Summarised here http://www.geocities.com/nissanengine/CGstats

There are no 5spd manual versions of the CGA3DE that I'm aware of, they were all either 4spd auto or CVT, that's in March (Micra) or Cube.
http://www.carview.co.jp/vip/engines/NISSAN/march/2001.asp

Anybody have details of the block differences between 5spd manual, 4spd auto, CVT. Any difference between the way transmission bolts up on CGA3DE vs CG13DE?

 

[CMF_Yom]

lewis, a taiwanese fella on these forums reckons that the CGA bolts up to the k11 CG13 gearbox without any fuss. I think he mentioned the block was the same too.

And the UK boys got CGA's in their facelift k11.

 

[Deleted User]

wat i ment is that to use a alpha engine(cvt only) with my micra manual as a transplant
the cga3de 4speed auto engine block is no problem with manual like uk
but the cvt m6 bolts up the engine a different way

n e way found out that the z10 cube that iv got access to is cga13de 1343cc as the only way to find out is rego papers

 

[Deleted User]

also nz aj the first link u gave me there is no metion of cg13de just cga3de so im not sure and the geocity page the power is different 1274cc on jap page 82ps VS 1274cc cg13de as my car 79ps i no this is very little difference and might come down to japans better fuel but interesting to not

total off topic isnt there also a 1.4L k11 that was brought out in spain or something and wat is the engine code(if u want i can start new post)

 

[CMF_Yom]

CGA3DE = 1.345L

They called that a 1.4L. lol silly but thats what they called it.

 

[mik]

yeah, its true.
guess its a european thing. we have those 1.4 litre micras in germany too.

 

[CMF_nz_aj]

Taiwan never got the CGA3DE, they're still selling CG13DE.
The site that link is from does have some typos on various pages or engine codes missing. Can always tell by cc or bore/stroke.
Power figures change over the years, different emmission laws, ECU changes, maybe cams, manifolds etc.
I was following a cube yesterday, appearance is not really my taste.

 

[mik]

I like the cube, looks strange on first sight, but it looks very nice for me. To sad, that they don't sell them over here