Guest Anonymous Posted April 13, 2003 Share Posted April 13, 2003 i am new here so heres my first question, its pretty basic. can i replace the manual tranny from a 1982 280z with that of a 1978 280z ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike C Posted April 13, 2003 Share Posted April 13, 2003 Yes, the swap is pretty straight forward. Be aware that there are two different sets of gear ratios, commonly known as the "early" 5 speed, 77-80 and the "late" 5 speed from 81-83. The early 5 speed has a lower first gear and less overdrive than the late 5 speed. Also, I have seen different shifters in the 5 speeds (pivot point down into the tranny length variances) and the ZX uses a more straight up and down shifter than the Z. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest silverbullet Posted April 15, 2003 Share Posted April 15, 2003 Mike, I might be wrong(and probably am) but I seem to remember something on another site that said there was a "wierd" one year only 5-speed used in 1980 I think, also seem to remember that the "early" 5-speed (77-79?) had the lower first and second gear with third and fourth the same as the "late" model (it does seem like a big drop between second and third on my stock 77), maybe someone knows for sure? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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