1996 zeds....

Everything on google or wikipedia seems to be american related when it comes to the Z32. So, can anyone confirm if VVT was dropped in 96+ zeds world wide or just in the American market? ie, do japanese zeds still have vvt in the later models?

Thanks

 

i think it was deleted worldwide, and i think emissions compliance was the reasoning, love to be proved wrong though people?!?

 

I always thought it was world wide. BUT further reading sugests it wasnt. after 1996 they had t meet the CAlifornia emissions standards which where the toughest in the world.

I am almost positive it was US only as I have seen the 1998 import at Nisport and the VVT was still fitted to that one.

 

Mikey said he had a book which would tell him one way or another??.......so hopefully he'll read this soon!

 

My son bought a 1997 NA,
Still got VVT, however, EGR and AIV is deleted from factory.

hope that helps,
Terry

 

Thanks Terry...

based on your info and what tektrader has said in his previous post, I'm leaning towards the idea that 96+ zeds still have VVT except for in the U.S. Thats great news..

 

I'm starting to get very tempted by this idea too...

 

Me 3! .........looks like a Jap TT GB via J-spec for the Vic boys??

 

Last 300

Hmm so when was the last 300 built, I always thought it was 96-97.
Dave

 

Newest you can import is 97, they were built till 98 with a special edition in 2000

 

There has been alot of debate on this subject, but most reliable info says aug 2000.

 

Newest....

newest you can import is from Aug 96+... to 97. You can not import 98+, not anymore...

 

all jap spec had vvt

 

..... well it didn't tell me one way or the other, neither did the other 2! The fact that 3 different books don't mention any deletion of VVT in any market at any time, while mentioning the other changes we do know about, points to VVT being retained across the board. And the key reason for the Z32 being dropped in the US was a change in US side impact regs for 1997 - combine that with falling sales, rising prices, and newer competition, Nissan decided it wasn't worth stumping up the extra $$$ for the engineering changes. Nothing to do with pollution laws at that point, so no reason to delete VVT.