iistevo84ii Posted February 9, 2005 Share Posted February 9, 2005 So what are the differences here?? I made the assumption that my 79zx has the same tranny as the later zxt's. Is that correst?? What kind of power can they handle?? Would it be safe to run 300-350rwhp as a Daily Driver?? If someone knows of any good posts covering this Id appreciate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2126 Posted February 9, 2005 Share Posted February 9, 2005 Assuming your talking about manual trannies, I believe the 79 tranny was the odd ball tranny that was only used for that year. After that nissan went to the B type tranny (close ratio). Will they handle 350rwhp? Well, that all depends on how it is used or abused......however, I've read about many people who have done so successfully. For further and probably more accurite details...try using the search function! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 81na ZX Posted February 10, 2005 Share Posted February 10, 2005 77-79 had the same 5 speeds. 80 was an odd ball 81-83 na were the same. the turbos had T-5's a stronger tranny than any na 280zx came with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iistevo84ii Posted February 10, 2005 Author Share Posted February 10, 2005 The search function on the forum is actuallt quite lowsy Im sorry to say. Is there a better option then the T5 that would be relatively cheap. Ill search, but sometimes its easier to just get a straight answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolane Posted February 10, 2005 Share Posted February 10, 2005 Stevo, I think that the feedback you will get is that the ZXT trannies were notchy feeling compared to the NA trannies. You could break either with the horse power you listed depending on how you treat it. Shock kills these, so "neutral drops" should be a big no no. I loved the way my NA shifted in my 83, and the close ratio was good with a mildly upgraded NA engine. As for high load and high speed shifting, can't really say, never had a turbo. A big reason I decided to go V8 was due to durability (and cheap horsepower, although somewhere the cheap part disappeared). I was worried about transmission choices, amoung other things. I broke an NA tranny with that mild NA engine I put in, and did not want any repeats of that if at all possible. I will agree with you about the search function...it can be hard to find stuff. There really is a lot of information here, sometimes it just takes days worth of reading to find what you are looking for. Good Luck, Joshua Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2126 Posted February 10, 2005 Share Posted February 10, 2005 77-79 had the same 5 speeds.80 was an odd ball 81-83 na were the same. the turbos had T-5's a stronger tranny than any na 280zx came with Thanks for the correction! CRS is acting up again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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