New Supra/Nissan 370Z owner
 

Hi guys :hello:

My name is Manuel and I live in Amsterdam, Holland.

I not really own a Nissan but part of it. It is the Nissan 370Z gearbox.
I own a Toyota Supra for more than 7 years where I'm very proud of. Beside this I have a Lexus GS450H as daily ride. Full Japanese :rock:
Currently I am swapping a 370Z gearbox with Tilton ceramic/metallic double clutch to the 2JZ VVTi motor. It's a kind of unique since nobody has done this before. The normal swap is based on the Collins clutch system. Even the flywheel and adapter is different. I am anxious to see how this will work.

So I feel partial family of this group by using as part of the hart of the Supra a Nissan gearbox.:happydance:

Cheers.

Sounds like a cool project, but isn't the Supra Getrag pretty much indestructible? Why the switch?

Interesting build. Welkom!

Welcome to the 370Z forum

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I'm not clear on the upside of this, but interesting. Welcome.

I think it's not a new thing to adapt a 370z tranny for certain old Lexus models (old SC with R154 5 speed) but I've never seen someone takes out a v160 for a Z34 tranny. Interested to know why.

Welcome to the forum!

Welcome to this great forum, JDM all the way!

Thanks for the replies guys.

The reasons why I choose for the Z-trans were:
- There are more V16* on the market that are sold as "good working item" until you get it and open it. 2 guys I know paid more than €5000 for a V-trans and must invest a lot of money to get them fully working. At the end the bill became more than €7000....So, it's like playing the Lottery and I don't like that.
- The prices for a V-trans are just insane. I can buy a non turbo Supra for the price of a V-trans here in Holland. And that is just the trans, beside this I need to purchase the prop-shaft, differential, prop-shaft adapter, clutch, flywheel and in some cases the shifter. €€€€€€€€€
- I got a good deal for a 370Z trans with around 16.000km (look like new), Tilton slave cylinder, Tilton 7.25" double clutch (1400Nm), flywheel, gearbox-motor adapter, aluminium prop-shaft, prop-shaft adapter, Willwood master hydraulic pump, Twin turbo differential and all the bolts needed for the swap. I needed only to purchase the shifter relocation kit and the gearbox mount. However, it seems that the Tilton slave is to high and can't be fitted into the gearbox. So I got a solution from Zspeed for a special slave cylinder. All this, the same amount of cash I would pay only for a V16*
- I have already a 5-speed gerabox so part of the swap items needed are already on the car. this make it easier to swap.
- I could swap a R154 in the Supra but I will stay with a 5-speed trans and for long rides it is not so funny. A 6-speed trans was something I always wanted to have. Specially
aiming to the roads like Germany (Autobahn-->no speed limit) and those between Switzerland and Italy (like Stelvio pass)
The question is, would this Z-trans hold the Supra and be as reliable as they say/write on the internet? I read a lot of information about Z-trans failure, specially due to the slave but I also read that these trans can hold a lot of HP and are good piece of mechanical engineering. Only the slave is an issue. So I hope the Zspeed slave is more reliable and can hold the torque (500+) and HP (500-600) of the Supra.
But I will see that.
There are 2 guys in Holland making such a swap, only with the 350Z trans. One is being mapped right now and the other one will install the gearbox this winter.

Welcome to the forum and good luck with the swap-out

-Spoiler