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Another 5spd swap!

Old 12-14-13, 10:53 PM
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Well, depending on how far the muffler shop is, I say you can do it, but keep the RPMs lowwww. If you do get pulled over, just tell them you're actually on your way to the muffler shop (I have no idea what kind of reaction that would get, but it's worth a shot).
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Originally Posted by usoff89
I've had my share of electric cutouts and I could never get one to seal completely. They always leaked. I'm putting my custom exhaust back on it.

On a side note, do you guys think it would be ok to drive across town with open headers to the exhaust shop? Or should I have it towed?
You'll likely get pulled over but if you tell most cops you're only driving it like that once, to the muffler shop, they'll generally throw you a bone.
Old 12-15-13, 06:25 AM
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Originally Posted by usoff89
I've had my share of electric cutouts and I could never get one to seal completely. They always leaked. I'm putting my custom exhaust back on it.

On a side note, do you guys think it would be ok to drive across town with open headers to the exhaust shop? Or should I have it towed?
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Old 12-15-13, 12:57 PM
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I just ment if the car would be ok. I'm not worried about the law. I just don't want to burn a valve or something
Old 12-15-13, 04:10 PM
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It's not like a leak right at the exhaust port, I think it would be fine.

Hey I figured I'd give you a heads up regarding the pnp switch wiring. I've been having problems with my car, during deceleration, if I press the clutch, the rpm would drop rapidly, as if I turned the key off, and rpm would either bounce between 200 and 400, or it would just stall. I originally jumpered terminals 5 and 6 on the pnp switch. But tonight I ran the terminals to an on/off switch. Turn the switch to on before turning car on, then turn it off after it turns on. The problem went away.

Keep in mind though mine is a 94, so you might not have this problem. I'm pretty sure racersky and nismo4life both have a 92, and neither had this problem. But I can't remember how they wired theirs.
Old 12-15-13, 05:30 PM
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Thanks for the heads up on that. I have it jumped for now, but I'll see how it acts while driving before I make any other changes.

Atlas, I let you know. lol
Old 12-15-13, 05:42 PM
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Originally Posted by usoff89
I just ment if the car would be ok. I'm not worried about the law. I just don't want to burn a valve or something
That's how I live my life
Old 12-15-13, 06:58 PM
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^^^^lol

Well just to get this back on track...... My shifter should have been here on Friday but it didn't show up. So basically my whole weekend I have spent thinking about and staring at the car in the garage.... I'm praying that it will be here tomorrow (Monday) and I can start putting the trans in.

I ordered my driveshaft this past Thursday and they told me that it should ship out this coming week sometime. So hopefully I'll have an update on that here soon too.

I need to order a new speed sensor for the trans, because the one I have broke when trying to pull it out of the second transmission that I have... FML
Old 12-18-13, 02:50 PM
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Update :

My driveshaft came in today! looks good too. The shifter should be here tomorrow and then the trans is going in tomorrow night. I'll take some more pictures as I'm putting the trans in.
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DANG LOOK AT THAT BEAST!!! whats the specs on it??
Old 12-18-13, 05:22 PM
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I'll load up a picture of the receipt later. It has the specs on it. I basically told them I wanted the same order that nismo4life had ordered.
Old 12-19-13, 02:27 PM
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.....didn't he use a cd009 350z 6spd trans? length is different from that and a KA trans iirc...
Old 12-19-13, 04:45 PM
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No PD, he used a KA. The adapter will allow the cd009 and the KA trans though.
Old 12-21-13, 03:28 PM
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Update:

The trans is bolted in the car. I'm still waiting on my shifter to come in. The shifter has been a nightmare of problems with the company I ordered it through.

I made a transmission mount that lets me use the stock nissan rubber mount/bushing. It's not perfect but its good enough for the bottom of the car.

I do have a minor setback though. I went to bleed the clutch today and I cant get it to pump any fluid down to the slave. The pedal just drops to the floor with no pressure behind it at all. I, thinking the master cylinder is bad. It was used from the car that I pulled the pedals from. I guess I'll pick up another one tomorrow or monday and switch it out.

On a side note, I was thinking about the braided clutch line that I had made. I just realized that it is a 1/4 inch line. Do you guys think this would cause any problems? I dont think it would but I'm not really sure.
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Old 12-22-13, 08:38 PM
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Did you bench bleed the master cylinder? I had a nightmare of a time because I didn't bother. I'm no expert but I don't see the 1/4" diameter being a problem after it's bled.

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