Goodsh1t, hustle. It will not be easy, but it will be worth it. I have been piecing together all of my parts for my swap over the last 6 months, and it really is a pita to find everything without paying top dollar. I still have no idea where to get 6spd axles or the tranny mount...

I'm sure you have prob. read these already, but just in case you haven't:
http://forums.maxima.org/5th-generat...you-shift.html
http://forums.maxima.org/5th-generat...ne-4-days.html
http://forums.maxima.org/5th-generat...care-only.html



Btw Ohhh Noesss, did harjit and TJ do your swap? I know they did a 6th gen 6spd swap not too long ago.... I've been talking to maximum tunning, but I would rather have someone who is more familiar with our cars...

 

yea ive read through a couple of those threads, i know the axles will be a lil hard to find but the tranny mount ill search car-part or partstrain for em..
i'd love for em to do my swap also if they are willing, ill drive on the two gears i have up to NY just as long as i dont have to reverse lol

 

Your mode list would be even longer if you include all the s/n's from all the A/T you've had......and you think it's the MD weather causing your problem.....???

 

Lls I kno right.... naw its not the weather here, or at least I hope not... I just made that up as me, txmax, datdude, phantomv, and 1sxyleo is having issues woth the cars... motors and trans smh...

 

seriously hustle 9 or 10 trans???

good luck bro. ill check around here for some cheap parts. we have a pull a part place not to far from my work

B

 

Yep..... no exaggeration, 9 or 10 transmission.... thanks bro lemme know what u can come up with

 

no prob. i need to ride out there and look for some spare parts anyway. its a huge place. you are specific about the year oy tranny are you? 02-06 (?) 6spd will work wont it?

B

 

You can always opt to get the fidanza flywheel instead of the dual-mas OEM unit which is like 30 pounds.

If I were you, I would look for as many parts possible from a manual car. There are more differences between the auto and manual 5.5 gen cars then on a 4th gen or a 5th gen.

 

do you also want me to look for the cluster out of a manual?

B

 

The transmission part I have down pack already, I'm also thinking of a fidanza flywheel and exedy clutch, I'm just morre concerened with the misc parts... cables, brackets, pedals and such... I also already found a slave cyl....

 

ok...ill look for some of that stuff. i also need a new cable and the like. ill see if i can find some cool HLSD pedals for you

i talked to dave b a while back and he seems to think the 350z clutch is the way to go. only problem he has heard off is a slight clearance issue...im talking like .0000001mm, but enough to where some one did the swap and on first start heard a loud bang and though they threw the tranny.

give him a call and ask him all the details. might be cheaper to go that route and he can tell you more detail about the clearance issue

B

 

Greatly appreciated... ill be in vegas on vacation til the 4th but ill try to stay on via cellphone

 

i might no be able to get there till next week anyway. ill call first and see if they have any before i make the trip.

does it have to be pedals from a 5.5gen? or can they be 4th, 5th or 6th gen pedals?

B

 

Nope... long as it works..... I'm not in it for the bragging rights and whatnot I just don't want another auto and I'm not willing to get rid of my 5.5.... ill half a$$ the job honestly

 

ok...ill check.

honestly PM me a list of **** you need/like to have/want and ill check. as for the tranny stuff just include the gens that will work with the swap

this place has everything from what i hear. im looking for a spare set of wheels.

B

 

That sucks, trans problems are the worst. but why dont u just go and buy a 6spd.

 

but if a 6spd swap is a must, if this hasnt been mentioned look into SpecV trans. they are the exact same except the bell housings. u can buy a bellhousing brand new off of Courtesy for $230, and a SpecV tranny out of a wrecked car is like $300-400. and ALL specVs have HLSDs.

I will warn u thou swapping bellhousings isnt as easy as 1-2-3, u got be careful of those small little parts in the trans make sure they are all where they are suppose to be.

I was looking at doing a 6spd when my VLSD went the way of the dinosaurs.

 

Why do I need a cluster???.......

 

doubt you will..you'll probably just have a flashing "D" light

 

Im interested in doing this swap also Ghustle. Are you gone post up a parts list and what ever else it takes to get the job done? my tranny is on it's way out also. i got rid of my 5gen because of that bs auto tran. not getting rid of my 5.5 Lol. keep us updated. gl with your swap bro.

 

There is no OD light in A33B's. Only a tranny check light, bottom right of the cluster.

The At has P,R,N,1,2,3,4 I believe n between the Tach and speedo, and light a green light to w/e gear it's in. That would obviously not be there anymore, or wont be lit.


On the right side of the pic.

 

just incase you didnt want the auto cluster anymore

B

 

Dust ur damn steering wheel.

 

just out of curiosity, how many people have done the 6spd swap successfully? and props to you hustle, i would never keep a car if i had to put more than 1 tranny in it, let alone the 8-10 you did!

 

Welp congrats on trying to convert to 6sp. But, I must requote you "reliablility who cares about that,lol). Next autos are not a fail if properly set up. Let me be the example 250k original trans. I have only a mild very mild vb mod from rob at nrh, next I have a cooler in which I told all yall to buy $40 at adavance. Let me point out that Dnene shift kit/vb mod is too harsh for the stock tranny #1 and she had no cooler. I dont know which one you have? Umair the one you raced has a vb w/ no cooler. the fenwicks blow trannys no cooler. but, I have seemed to keep my same auto all this miles.

 

I thought it was over 4 cars? Still , that's an average of 2.5 tranny's per car.

 

3 cars... my 2K never gave any problems........

 

MTs are more fun anyway.

 

B

 

O.k maybe I need to break it down to you... everybody wants a reliable car, the context in which "who cares about reliability" was different... dmv was talking about track times and after a member whooped up on ur times you jumped out sayin I have the most reliable car in the dmv, as if having a reliable car is some kinda major event or copetition, so I then said who gives a ish about reliability, other orger beat ur times.... there is a lot of ppl with a transmission cooler who still kill there transmission you are just the one lucky 1... again maxima auto trans are weak and I never really cared for it, this just gives me all reason to do what I really wanted...............

 

+1 drove datdude's 6spd while it ran out of gas and I was more fun than driving all 4 of my maxima's

 

Question?

why can't he just use a 5gen mt ecu

 

You mean 5.5 gen MT?

 

Yes

 

Oh yeah, that's what I suggested. So, to elaborate, I mean for him to get a used one from a JY, and have the dealer reprogram it for his key.

Save some $$.


I'm curious how the CAN/VSS/TPS/APPS etc. will be by-passed if the AT ECU is somehow used.

 

Can you confirm that the 5.5 even uses CAN? I thought only the 6th gens had CAN.

 

Only the AT's do. I had to deal with that when I severed my ECU wire bundle.

 

Well then. Get a 6MT ECU fo cheap.

 

It may be possible to by-pass the TCM, but hopefully the AT ECU wont look for signals from the TCM. it be interesting ti know this for sure.

Since if I ever go this route, I wont have to pony up for a TS-F-Spec in 6MT trim. I just have a hard time seeing with all of the APPS/TPS stuff that it would appreciate using an AT ECU while MT.

 

I won't be changing the ECU.... I actually want to use my auto ECU, less parts to get ... again I don't care about the CEL.... save on install time... onlything I'm getting new is probebly a clutch, flywheel and starter, shoot ill take used mounts.... moncef can u make me a sticker?... let it have the writing "rust" and a bucket under it.... I understand everybody prefer a 6mt ecu and I would if I even care but I don't, ill be buying another car and this will literally be a beater.... I'm over this car really, I love it darely but not enough to even put one more mod on it.... just sold my LR maf to tookrzy