73 240z

[ussbhr]

hi

 

i m new very confuse on the v8 swap like what kind of engine what

 

manual tranny to go with

 

 

i just want to know what engine and manual tranny is the easiest way to

 

swap

 

pls help

[fastzcars]

Heres are 2 places that should get you started.http://www.jagsthatrun.com/Pages/Datsun_Z_V-8.html.http://www.brokenkitty.com/

[ussbhr]

yes i read the JTR convertion book

 

however it still wont tell me what kind of V8 go with which manual tranny

 

 

so if there any experience guys can tell me what the combination , i will

 

follow the route ..

[fastzcars]

Ussbar, That's a loaded question.

First you have to decide what you want the car to do, Street/Strip/Track? How much horse power do you want? Does your car have to be rebuilt?

Suspension, brakes have to be in top order, because even a mild V8 can easily double the HP that the stock 6 cylinder has. Is this your first conversion? If so, do you have the room,time,money to finish the conversion?

Back to the original qestion,the easiest way to get a drivetrain is to get the whole setup from a wrecked car. I know that alot of guys here will say that the LS1 family of motor's are the best for such a conversion, but if your like me and have never delt with ECU's,sensor's and such, then a carbed motor is hard to beat.

Here's Pete's excelent website for more details on a first gen SBC swap.http://mywebpages.comcast.net/pparaska/.

Oh and one more thing, do a little searching. Guys here have answerd this kind of question ALOT. We don't mind answering SPECIFIC questions, It's the general open ended questions that don't get response's.

[ussbhr]

yes i am aware on suspension brake and every other things

 

i m just a import guy ,i have a crx and wrx and i have quite experiance on

 

cars ,i just dont have idea with big muscle engine and tranny. i want

 

carb engine because i never had one and love their sound, and its easier n

 

faster to do the swap.A v8 4barral and 5 spd is what i want.I know it will

 

fit a 350 small block , but do all kind of small block or any year will fit ?and

 

what type and year of tranny will go with thats why right now i am

 

working on the chassis and suspension i know i am bit annoying but just

 

want to get it right the first couple times n i m doing alot research right

 

now....

 

tks

[MAXIMUS]

Most small blocks will fit, BUT the real trick is to firstly decide on what kind of horsepower you want,so you can get the right Tranny for it.

I think that if you want up to about 300 hp,a T-5 will do.

Any more than that and you should consider a T-56. I will handle more torque.

[ussbhr]

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300 horse sound about right

 

so a t-5 will be good use

 

nice

 

so now does a t-5 fit those small block regardless year model?

[fastzcars]

Here's a site that's I bought my trans,clutch, bellhousing setup from. Call them up, they were very heplfull.http://www.fortesparts.com/.Here's another place that some here have used.http://ddperformance.com/ and http://www.darkhorseperformance.com/. Do a goole search on tremec, you'll get quite a few hit's. Car Craft magazine did a conversion of a first gen camero to a T56 6 speed. The info in that artical can be applied to the t5 as well.http://www.carcraft.com/howto/1061/index4.html. http://www.keislerauto.com/gm/index.html. That should get the ball rolling for ya.