kcat8

im putting a l28et in my 280z and i was wondering if i can reuse my 5sp transmission off the l28?

Should I buy a piggy back ecu management or spring for a Replacement ecu?

its a 78 280z and i honestly dont know if it have flat tops or not. i just purchased my z a month ago and i have never worked on an engine before. I would say i am pretty mechanically capable, but i just never worked on an engine at that capacity before so im a bit intimidated by it. how would i go about checking to see if it have flat top pistons.

I just bought a l28et that includes pretty much everything except for the wiring harness and bell housing for the 5sp transmission. I'm not sure if its running or not but I do know that all the hose and sensors needs to be replace. Now I'm wondering would it be easier to just swap out the turbo parts and turbo my perfectly running l28 or should I go thru the trouble and install the l28et and risk it not running. I'm planning on getting a different ecu management so I'm not worried about the l28et ecu. I know this have been ask several time and many have said that the l28et have dished piston. I was wondering if I can do without the dished piston. Also is the 5sp transmission the same for the l28 and l28et?