stevieturbo

And presumably there is a reason you cannot use a GM starter ?

What flywheel did this conversion kit use ?

99 Black Bird T/A

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There's probably a market for fitting that 350z 5 speed to a small block Chevy. The old T5's don't take much power. It might be ideal in a C3 or early C4 vette. Likewise there are a lot of 3rd Gen fbody that this might work for too.

B Gordon

To bring this thread back from the dead, there is a kit to use the 350Z 6 speed transmission behind an LS based engine.
Looks to be a respectable possibility.
http://collinsadapters.com/index.php...-swap-kit.html

2muchboostNY

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They are a very popular choice in the drifting community due to the cost, availability, and the gearing. The CD009 is the preferred series as the CD001 was known for having notable weak points.

soon2brb240

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r man

So can a ls1 flywheel be used with z32 trans before I buy one?

SwapStang

Not that I've ever seen. Typically you use the swap adapter company's flywheel and a z32 starter. What are you putting it in?

r man

typical 300zx v8 build with z32 trans, just figured by now there would be an alternative to buying from loj or some other brand the kits in my opinion are over priced. So I guess ill just have to spend the money

SwapStang

I got a kit from Gforce. Haven't installed it yet. It was 600 I think but cheaper than a t56. They are the cheapest kit I've seen so far.

r man

Yea thats who i plan on buying from just couldn't remember the name. Its like half the price of loj. I mean loj's parts look better i give em that, i just wanna drive thats all

SwapStang

From what I know the LOJ stuff is REAL nice. I haven't unboxed my stuff yet I just knew I wasn't gonna spend the money so I said screw it. The only thing about LOJ is that you can use a TT or NA trans (I think). Everyone else is NA only.

r man

Ok cool guess im in luck i have the N/A version

SwapStang

You have a build thread? If you don't definitely start one I love z32s it's on my list for my next swap. I'd love to see one getting done before I do one. Good luck.

r man

Ill try and take as many pictures as i can this is my first project of any kind, so with that said i dont want to make any promises, but i do have what I think to be essentials to the build and time to do so ....so who knows

panda240ss

im running a CD009 which is a 350Z Transmission and its been a adventure. First i have it in my 240sx with a lm7 and i have the collins adapter kit

the issue im having now is finding a clutch for it since i am making over 600 and it needs a 350z input shaft spline count and a ls1 clutch disk size.

i just pmed monster to see.

panda240ss

In my opinion the z32 trans isnt worth it cause one, the starter becomes a headache when doing headers unless your going truck manifold and going boost. second the cd009 is more common than a z32 trans. you can pick up a brand new cd009 from nissan from 1.7k. just depends what adapter kit you will be using. i have it going to a 350z diff and axle which the gear ration on the diff is 3.3. im pretty happy. lower gear ratio and stronger axles? plus for a plus

SwapStang

Spec stage 5 says it will do 720+ ft lbs of torque. How much torque are you making? That will be what you'll want to look for imo. Depending on your flywheel most of them for the cd009 conversion will take a z32 na or tt, or a 350z clutch. The z32 stuff has some serious holding ability, if your able to accept them. If not there are plenty of z33 options.

SwapStang

I totally disagree. If you have a cd009 to start with then yeah, go for it. But for 1700 bucks I'd go with the t56 all day long. As far as availability, yes they are a bit more common but people want practically t56 money for them. Add the adapter and it's not even in the ballpark. Unless money is no object then I suppose it would be preference. As far as a comparison to the z32 trans and a cd009. Yes the cd009 could up being a more stout transmission but for the money the z32 can't be beat. Just look at the gear ratios too. What's the point of having a sixth gear if its a worse ration than the z32's 5 speed? Take the .79 6th gear with a 3.59 rear (available in the manual 350z, 3.35 on an auto) and a 245-45-17 and its 2550rpm to do 70 on the highway. I'd prefer to not listen to the thing drone the whole time. The starter isn't the end of the world either, it can be worked around. Especially with a turbo setup... and come on, who does an ls swap to NOT have a turbo and make a ton of power. The z32 can be had for next to nothing so for me, it's well worth it. Not to mention an experiment considering there's not a lot of information about the swaps out there.

peen

McLeod should be able to offer this. I saw in another thread that a guy had bought a McLeod kit that included a custom disc. I'm going to see if Hays will supply one and package it with this QuickTime bell I'm having made.

peen

Idk I'm paying R&D money to have a custom SFI approved bell housing made and I'm still a mile ahead with a used CD009 over a T56. If you already have T56 bell and can buy the adaptor plate you're even better off. For $1700 you get a used T56 out of a high mileage car, one with an input shaft that doesn't work or a brand new CD009 that shifts better and holds as much power as a TR6060.

But hey, it's your money.

I'd prefer to sell my 3.9X LSD disc brake rear end and use a cheap as hell explorer rear axle with 3.27 gears with shorter geared trans. I know in a pinch I can pick up a worthless early 350Z trans and be driving again.