T5 tranny from GM cars ?

[CrazyAsian]

Hey everyone I was reading Wikipedia looking up the years the turbo 280zx's.

 

And I saw this...

 

"The (US market only) 280ZX Turbo was offered with a manual transmission; this was a Borg-Warner T-5 5-speed model (this was the first Nissan and Japanese car in general which used a non-Japanese transmission; the T-5 was also used, most notably, in the GM F-bodies and Ford Mustang) in addition to numerous other American domestic vehicles."

 

Does this mean a T-5 (Is there more than one T-5 ?) transmission can fit the L28et engine and has anyone done this, how was fitment ?

 

 

Thanks Hybrid Z !

[Cheesecakepiebar]

The T5 itself will work if you can find a bell housing to fit the engine's bolt pattern.

[hoov100]

The T5 itself will work if you can find a bell housing to fit the engine's bolt pattern.

 

He would also need different input and output shafts from the datsun trans, theirs also a reason why you keep a spare t5 stashed in the corner.

[Cheesecakepiebar]

There's also a reason why you keep a spare t5 stashed in the corner.

 

I have a friend with a mustang who learned that lesson long ago...

[Tempered]

Yes, and I also thought I'd score with the 83 T-5 bell housing mated to a Z31 T-5. They don't work, a couple of inches in length difference, causing the Z31 Input shaft to stick wayyy out.

[gregkring]

Forget finding some little known fact on Wikipedia about Z cars. There is a ton of posts here about the T5 swap, world class conversion, Gforce trans, etc. I'm predicting this thread is inches away from the tool shed.