Daihatsu A-series engine

Daihatsu A-series engine

The Daihatsu A-series engine is a range of compact two-cylinder, internal combustion piston engines, designed by Daihatsu with the aid of their owner Toyota. The petrol-driven series has cast iron engine blocks and aluminum cylinder heads, and are of an SOHC lean burn design, with belt driven heads. The head design was called "TGP lean-burn", for "Turbulence Generating Pot".[] The engine also had twin-balancing shaft, which provided smoothness equivalent to that of a traditional four-cylinder engine - although it also cost nearly as much to build.[] The engine was developed with some haste in order to replace the dirty two-stroke "ZM" engines used in Daihatsu's earlier Kei cars, and was the first unit to take full advantage of the new 550cc displacement limit in effect from 1 January 1976. It was first presented in May 1976, as the AB10.[1] Eventually, even a turbocharged version was produced.[2] The engine was replaced by the three-cylinder EB-series in 1985.[]

AB-series (547 cc)

The AB-series is a 547cc (0.55L) version originally installed into the 1976 Fellow Max 550 but soon found its way into Daihatsu's entire Kei car lineup. Bore is 71.6mm and stroke is 68mm. Unlike the export versions, the Japanese market engines have a small catalyzer fitted.[] The engine (AB20) was also installed in the tiny Portuguese Entreposto Sado 550 citycar, of which about 500 were built in the early eighties.[] Surprisingly, Daihatsu's close competitor Suzuki fitted AB10 engines into their Suzuki Fronte 7-S for a short period, as their own two-stroke engines had a hard time meeting ever stricter emissions requirements.[] AB10 is the code used for engines meant to be installed in an upright position, while those intended for a horizontal position (for underfloor usage) are called AB20. The AB55 is a horizontal version equipped with a turbocharger. Applications: 1976.051977.06 Daihatsu Fellow Max 550 (L40/L40V) 1977.061980.06 Daihatsu Max Cuore/Cuore (L45/L40V) 1980.061985.08 Daihatsu Cuore/Mira (L55/L55V) 1976.041980.04 Daihatsu Hijet (S40) 1977.041981.04 Daihatsu Hijet (S60) 19821984 Sado 550 (Portugal) 1977.061978 Suzuki Fronte 7-S (SS11)
Power PS kW at rpm Torque kgm Nm lbft at rpm Norm Comp. Fuel Cat system Fitment Notes

Daihatsu A-series engine

2
3.9 38 28 3,500 JIS carb

AB-10

4V 28 SOHC

21 6,000

Fellow Max 550 [] (L40/L40V), Max Cuore (L45/L40V), Suzuki Fronte 7-S (SS11) Cuore Van (L40V), Commercials Mira/Mira Cuore only (L55V) Cuore (L45), Cuore (L55) Mira/Mira Cuore [2] (L55V) Cuore Van (L40V), Export version Mira/Mira Cuore (L55V) Mira Turbo [] (L55V) Hijet 550 (S40), Hijet Wide 550 (S60), Sado 550 Hijet 550 (S65/66), Hijet Atrai (S65/66, 81.04-82.03) IHI turbocharger

AB-30

29

21

4.0

39

29 3,500

9.2

31 AB-31 30

23 22

4.2 1

41 10

30 3,500 7 ??

AB-??

27

20

4.5

44

33 3,500 DIN

9.2

AB-35

41

30

5.7

56

41 2,500 JIS

8.2

turbo

AB-20

28

21 5,500

4.0

39

29 3,500

carb

28

21 5,500

4.2

41

30 3,500

AB-50

29

21 5,500

4.4

43

32 3,500

Hijet Atrai (S65/66, horizontally [] mounted, 82.04-83.09) passenger car emissions Atrai (S65/66, 83.09-86.03) modified carb, advanced [] ignition max power at lower rpm from 1984.02

AB-51

29

21 5,300

4.5

44

33 3,500

AB-55

39

29 5,500/5,300

5.9

58

43 3,000

turbo

Atrai Turbo (S65/66, 83.10-86.03)

AD-series (617 cc)

The AD-series is a 617cc (0.62L) version of the AB-series engine. This somewhat larger engine does not meet Kei car regulations and was intended only for export markets. Only the Daihatsu Cuore was ever fitted with this engine, although they were often sold as the "Domino" in export markets. Bore is 76mm and stroke is 68mm.[] The only version was an SOHC, two-valve, single carburetted unit.

References
[1] Baobab Street, Enjoy, p. 130 [2] Baobab Street, Enjoy, p. 133

Works cited Baobab Street ( ) (1987) (in Japanese). , / [Enjoy Daihatsu Mira, Cuore/Leeza]. [My Car Enjoy Manual]. Tokyo: Sankaido ( ). ISBN978-4-381-07561-1.

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