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Old 01-21-2005, 10:55 PM
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Where to find BW tranny

Hey so i found out that my transmission is bad. And i figured that since it will be too expensive to rebuild the tranny, i might as well go with some performance tranny. Well what 280zx had the tranny? What year? Where can i pick one up and how much do they run?

Thanx for whatever info you can give. Im not to happy right now.

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Old 01-21-2005, 11:42 PM
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Originally Posted by DarrellBuddy321
Hey so i found out that my transmission is bad. And i figured that since it will be too expensive to rebuild the tranny, i might as well go with some performance tranny. Well what 280zx had the tranny? What year? Where can i pick one up and how much do they run?
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It's unlikely that rebuilding your tranny is going to be more expensive than a B/W replacement.

How much do you think it will cost to rebuild your tranny?
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Old 01-22-2005, 07:55 AM
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It's unlikely that rebuilding your tranny is going to be more expensive than a B/W replacement.

How much do you think it will cost to rebuild your tranny?
My tranny rebuild cost 1200.00 and had to be rebuilt 4 times and it is still messed up.. 5th gear is the same rpm as 4th, there is no point in shifting.
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Originally Posted by s/cL3.0
My tranny rebuild cost 1200.00 and had to be rebuilt 4 times and it is still messed up.. 5th gear is the same rpm as 4th, there is no point in shifting.
Ok... Whoever is doing your "rebuild" doesn't know what the hell they're doing. A rebuild should not have cost more than about $600 and it definitely shouldn't take more than one try!

Who might I ask have you been 'working' with?

For that money, you could have shipped it to Kim Blough in Idaho and had the return shipping pre-paid with change.
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Old 02-05-2005, 10:03 AM
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If you're getting a V8, I don't think you're supposed to/able to use the original Datsun transmission anymore. Many V8's here in the US are commonly used with 4spd automatics made to work for that particular engine.
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Old 02-05-2005, 11:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Heat Rave R
If you're getting a V8, I don't think you're supposed to/able to use the original Datsun transmission anymore. Many V8's here in the US are commonly used with 4spd automatics made to work for that particular engine.
That is correct. The factory automatic tranny will not bolt up to any V8 without significant modification.

You're best bet is to get an appropriate ford or chevy automatic that goes with that engine and have some minor modifications made to the drive shaft so it'll mate up to the new tranny and the ZX diff.
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THe t-5 is the same tranny that mustang 5.0s ran. Im not sure if the bolt pattern is the same but I think it must be.
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Originally Posted by fairladyVT
THe t-5 is the same tranny that mustang 5.0s ran. Im not sure if the bolt pattern is the same but I think it must be.


the mustang t5 and the Z t5 are diffrent.. the bell housing and more importantly the pilot shaft or what ever its called.. even if you changed the bell housing it still wont lign up...
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icice9 is corect it wont fit. but a short throug from a stang will nut thats it. DarrellBuddy321 call me in the morning i have one and i can get rid of it. but its a 78 280 zx 5 speed.
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