Okay Z Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 Hi,I haven't posted in a while since I wrecked my Z last year.Anyway I have a Mazda Rx7 that I'm planning to drop a 350sbc into and was wondering if anybody here knows of a good place in MI to get one.like if their was a good place that they got their 350 from.I know I don't have a Z anymore but I plan on usign a chevy 350 engine and Tranny like you guys use so I figure its kinda on topic here,and you guys seem to have all hte answers. I want to keep my car manual but it seems the T5 is a piece of junk and people recomend to go auto or t56.since the rx7 is light weight and the Zs cousin I was woundering what you would reccomend for a manual tranny?waht do peole run in their Zs?Anybody use a borg warner super T10 Tranny?the gearing in my car makes it a bit hard.4:10 gears and like 12 or 14 inch tires. The Guy hewlping me has a turbo 350 wiht corvette gears,and a b&m shift kit for 500$.Its a ratchet shift tranny,I have never driven one so do you shift it like a motorcyle tranny,1 gear ata time except no clutch or do you just put it in drive and go? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWSewell Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 The ratchet action is inside the shifter its self. Has nothing to do with the tranny. But yeah, kinda like a motorcycle. Once you upshift or downshift the shifter will return to center. One racthet = One up / down shift Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okay Z Posted April 2, 2007 Author Share Posted April 2, 2007 So is it just like a regular auto just put it in drive and go with the option of shifting yourself to shift faster.or do you have to upshift and downshift? thats one of the problems with the swap,I really like manual trannys. Would anybody happen to know if borg warner super T10s are sturdy trannys or are they weak like the T5s? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWSewell Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 the trans. will act like any other "normal" auto trans. UNLESS It has a manual valvebody, then you have to shift thru the gears, no way around it. Its still an auto, just have to manual shift. With a manual valve body if you put the shifter in drive the trans. is in drive. Same for second, same for first. Unless Its a reverse shift manual vavle body, then first and third are swapped. Park, reverse and neutral stay where they are. Consused yet. I think I am!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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