Guest fdc_guy Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 Hi, I am a noob, I am part of http://www.utahnissans.com and I was referred over here to ask this question. My 300ZXT is an automatic and the transmission is dying, it currently will not shift past 2nd and slips into neutral during boost. So I have been searching high and low for a new or used tranny that will work with my car and will not cause me to get castrated by the woman. I wanted to know if the turbo transmission from a Z32 would work or if any of you knew of a good way to get my current transmission repaired at a decent cost. I look forward to any and all information you can provide. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xenonxiii Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 Well as you now know the Jatco Automatic Transmissions in the Z31 are very weak and are prone to failure if not well maintained and or abused in any way. I and well as most of the members here will tell you to swap it to a manual model as they are stronger and are more reliable. As for the Z32 transmission, it will not fit without some major modification. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fdc_guy Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 Well as you now know the Jatco Automatic Transmissions in the Z31 are very weak and are prone to failure if not well maintained and or abused in any way. I and well as most of the members here will tell you to swap it to a manual model as they are stronger and are more reliable. As for the Z32 transmission, it will not fit without some major modification. Is there a write-up on doing the swap for these cars? would it be cheaper to buy a manual transmission and all the stuff to do the swap than to just pay the 750 for one to get delivered to my doorstep and just bolt it in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xenonxiii Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 http://www.xenonz31.com/autotomanualswap.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fdc_guy Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 http://www.xenonz31.com/autotomanualswap.html You rock thanks! Any advice on this before I get started? It seems like the cars body and stuff is already setup to be manual they just covered the holes with plates when they put in an automatic...hopefully I can find a good donor car for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger.svoboda Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 Your best bet is to find a wrecked z31 in not too wrecked condition with 5 speed, engine. then you can do the swap from slushbox to 5 speed and all the parts you need will be there. I got one for $500. And there were lots of other parts I needed too (or at least am keeping in case). I sure wouldn't put another slushbox in there altho probably last the remaining life of the car. Like driving a stick I'm old school but paddle shifters would be nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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