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    Modest Dyno run....

    in Nissan L6 Forum

    Posted

    those are nice numbers tho DevilZeto!! What sort of engine management are you running? sorry if it was posted and I missed it.

     

     

     

    This was listed in the FIRST POST

     

     

    L28 Stock internals

    Mazda RX-7 T03/T04 turbo, FMIC

    Buick Grand National injectors

    60mm Throttle

    SDS ECU

    Z32 transmission install .. number 3

    in Nissan L6 Forum

    Posted

    Well.. after months of saving and tons of research.. I went ahead and did the Z32 300zx transmission swap.

     

    Thanks to A. Hoke performance I had an adapter machined which was absolutely stunning and the necessary instructions, fasteners and even loc-tite was provided!! (PM 240hoke he has more for sale now!! (9/24/08))

     

    Parts list included:

     

    Z32 transmission (1990-1996) (A. hoke happen to find a gold mine)

    Fidanza short throw shifter (ebay)

    New drive shaft from The Driveshaft Shop

     

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    Now the Z32 transmission will need to have the bell housing machined which A. Hoke was able to also provide me =)

     

    The install was in a 1978 280z.. which has a wider transmission tunnel then the early 240z's so I had some room to play with. As for the mounting ears/tabs on the transmission tunnel they had to be trimmed off to fit the transmission. I really trimmed quite a bit off.. prob 1/2" or more in some areas. It was a very very very tight fit. If you think i'm exaggerating.. have fun

     

     

    Installing the adapter was super super easy.. just aligned it with the existing dowels.. put some loc-tite on the bolts and zipped them in and torqued em to to spec. boom. I installed a new Fidanza aluminum flywheel and new ACT clutch at the same time too..

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    I would definitely recommend a transmission jack.. it's amazing

    I probably spent 5 hours trying to get the damn input shaft aligned with the damn engine.. even with the jack.. I couldn't imagine bench pressing it for hours. Not with how tight the transmission is into the tunnel.

     

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    I used the Z32 fork, L28 throwout collar, L28 throwout bearing, L28 flywheel, L28 clutch and pressure plate.

     

    You can use the factory slave cylinder.. however I am using my 11/16" slave cylinder from a Nissan Pathfinder. Bolted right up.

     

    These are the drive shaft specs

    Driveshaft specs:

     

    Length I gave them was 29 1/16" from flange to output shaft

     

    Flange yoke I used (same as zx turbo i believe) Powertrain Industries(spicer) part #3102-20

     

    Slip yoke I used (30 spline z32) Powertrain Industries (spicer) part #3103-30

     

    Spicer U-joints 1310 series #5-785X

     

    Spicer Tube Yokes #2-28-437

     

    Keep in mind if you have a R200 LSD you will need a different differential flange.

     

    As for the shifter it was a royal pain building my own shifter mount and getting it aligned just perfectly. The Z32 transmission has a drive shaft type shifter linkage that is a few inches long. A. Hoke cut off the drive shaft and just welded the yokes together to make for a perfect fit! I built the shifter mount out of 3/4" steel tubing.

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    Now for the cross member I used some 1" square tubing and also some 3/4" tubing and tucked it inside of the 1" tubing and welded it up for some increased strength. This allowed me to use the factory 280z transmission ears/tabs... and use this new crossmember. I did not like Garrett's approach to mounting the transmission and I did not want to weld in reinforcement plates and new mounting tabs.

     

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    Due to the new crossmember I had to redesign my exhaust a little bit.. the factory Holset turbocharger downpipe has some parts that needed to be ground down but it worked out nicely.. I wanted to re-route my exhaust anyway.

     

     

    I would say the hardest parts of the swap were getting the damn input shaft aligned due to the massive size of the transmission and the little room I had. Also getting the shifter just right was kind of annoying.

     

     

    Overall the transmission is very firm, shifts great and is a lot of fun to drive. It takes a while to get used to the shifter though.. its crazy weird feeling.

    Turbo z gas tank

    in Nissan L6 Forum

    Posted

    I've noticed some 12 gal NHRA fuel cells cost around $80-100...

     

    I'm confused why you guys want to spend nearly $700 to modify the stock fuel tank.

     

     

    Any particular reason? I don't want to be an ass but I am curious

    Fidanza aluminum flywheel problems.. not for 240mm.

    in Drivetrain

    Posted

    I spoke with Fidanza this morning..

     

    "Generally" most cars typically use a 6 bolt pattern versus 9. They said don't worry about it

     

    ACT says it should work fine, they do NOT test certain pressure plates with 6 out of 9 bolts but it should work.

     

    One bolt every 60 degrees on the face should be enough.

     

    If I want to think outside of the box.. I could buy a 225mm clutch/pressure plate combo that will handle lets say 500 ft lb .. that only uses 6 bolts.

    Now I bought a 240mm clutch/pressure plate that will handle lets say 500 ft lb... I could use 6 bolts. It would be nice to use 3 more for extra security..

     

    Fidanza and ACT said it should be fine. I'm not running gobs of power.. so I am over thinking this too much.

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