ok. i just had a thought. so im stupid, i forgot that the 6spd takes quite a bit less than the 5spd. so now im thinking that my pass axle seal might not be leaking. but wouldnt the fluid leak from both axles if its overfilled?

 

SHE LIVES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

we got it to run for about 3 seconds earlier then couldnt get it started again. so we left it alone and tried again now. a couple of tries to get the sensor in the right place and we got it. it smelled and smoked but it ran. im so pumped.

 

Wait what? So how did you move the sensor around?

 

We had to drill out the tranny a little bit becuase of the timing ring offset. We had my buddy lay under the car and hold the sensor in place. He also moved it around till we heard it fire. Then he just kept it in place and it started. I'm drilling and tapping the hole as we speak.

 

Congrats? Any new pics?

 

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once im done tapping and mounting the cps ill take a boatload of pics and vids.

any ideas on what i asked about the gear oil leakin? i put my finger in the fill hole but i didnt feel anything, but the car is also jacked way up in the air. so once i get the sensor hooked up then ill drop it and check again. i just dont understand why, if the trans was overfilled, why it would leak out of the pass axle only?

 

bump..... anyone got any input??? im dying to take her for a spin, but i dont want to if im gonna risk f-in up my tranny.

 

I don't remember seeing a weep hole on the top of the axle seal mounts. So it seems to me that you still have a damaged seal. You can drive it, but you'll sling gear oil everywhere.

 

on the pass side? the pics i posted were of the ds, which is fine. the oil was leakin outta the pass side. does it normally leak out the ps or both axles when u over fill an manual?

 

The normal oil level is above the bottom of the axle seals anyways. (ie. the bottom of the filler plug hole is above the bottom of the axle seal)

How else would the carrier bearings see lubrication?

Change your axle seal.

 

Congrats!!!!! Let's see some pics/vids..

 

i dont know if you guys are ready for the starter noise...

scared the s*it outta everyone at the gas station last nite.

 

Aside from that, which in time I know we'll solve, did this flywheel make your job easier?

 

yes definately. i still think the spacer might work, but id say this route was much easier, and i recommend it if you can afford to do it. theres already a noticable difference in the revability of the engine. and the stage 2 isnt as hard to break in as i thought. theres a few minor things i noticed already.
-since the shifter cable cover is only held in with one bolt, i can hear much more noise thru that hole.
-i dont have the factor shifter cover under the car, i can hear a bit of noise thru that also.
-i overtightened my belts so now my car sounds s/c. and the brakes were a bit dodgy, but theyve gotten much better.
-the alignment isnt as off as i thought it was going to be, but it pulls to the right.

other than that its awesome having 6th. havent tested out the hlsd yet, but it goes straight when i go 1/2ish throttle, which is an improvement. its a much different feel than im used as far as cable vs rod shifters. acceleration feels strong is every gear. 100mph@3000rpms FTW!

 

You got the camber bolts in there right? That's probably why you need another alignment. But again, congrats on the swap!!!

 

ya their in there. im just stupid, and forgot to mark the spots where it used to be.

 

heres a few pics. ill take sum vids tonite when im home.

http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h217/MAXSE5SPD/

 

You've got a pic of the wrong shifter **** in your av. That's the **** for the RS6F52, not the 51 which you have.

 

ya i noticed that about 5mins after i put it up. i cant find a good pic online.

 

So what did the starting problem end up being? Good work on the swap.

 

CPS was out of place.

 

And in case anyone else is wondering, SR20DEN mentioned the timing ring alignment issue when using RWD flywheels over a year ago even before he purchased/installed the tilton.

 

Im looking at something with the 350 flywheel. The timing ring that Travis sell is streight just like the the stock 350 timing ring. Matt had to move the cps sensor to the Right to move over the cps ring. Well I took an auto a32 ring and place on the 350 flywheel and the off set shifts it back to the left (closer to the block) So maybe the cps sensor would not have to be moved. I need to try to bolt it up and see!

 

it might work that way. or if you install a washer or 2 behind the ring to space it out also. hows your work comin, charles?

 

I also mentioned that with this XTD flywheel you could add shims to it to put it in the correct offset (timing ring) so you wouldn't need to relocate the CPS, as you do on the Tilton.

 

Well rember im doing more work along with the 6 speed swap. I got the new down pipe made to go around the starter. The shifter and cables have been installed. I went ahead and installed the Profect E-01 boost controller. Just waiting on the Maxima flywheel and The tranny mount to come in. Im at a dead stand still!

 

i know how that feels. sucks dont it? are you getting the mount from the dealer? the 02-03 and 04+ mounts are the same if that helps you at all.

 

all 6 speed mounts are the same.

 

heres some pics of what im talking about. heres the 350 z flywheel with the 3.5 timming ring and 3.0 timing ring (closest to Block).

 

Looks like it's lined up perfectly?

 

The 350z/G35 flywheel is a bit different from the FWD VQ35 flywheel. The CPS ring on the Z/G sits further away from the engine.. the FWD ring sits about 1/2" closer towards the engine.. That's why you see a big gap between the original CPS ring and the VQ35 CPS ring that's installed.

Also.. did you swap over to the FWD flywheel starter ring? There pitch and tooth count is different between the FWD and RWD flywheels..

 

im wondering if it is possible to put a 350 starter dirve in to a 6 speed maxima starter to cure this starter noise?

 

Since the other 350z flywheels don't make noise we would have to assume that the 350z starter is exactly the same.

 

So are you saying that its just the xtd 350z flywheel that has this problem

 

Not sure.. I know that the flywheels differ by 1 tooth on the starter ring.. which means that if the diameter remains the same (which I'm sure it does), then, the pitch must be different.

 

Yes. My 350Z Tilton flywheel never made a noise while starting.

 

WHEN I put the a32 timiming ring on the 350 flywheel Do I have to align the timing ring on the flywheel or can it go on any tooth?

 

You mean clock? No, the VQ30 timing rings don't require a specific clock reference. They get reference from the front pulley and the #1 intake sprocket.

 

I wouldn't think that little of a percentage change would cause any problem. Its probably more in the profile of each tooth then the size different, On a 300T FW 1 tooth is 1/3%. Its really not that different. Since SR20's Tilton works fine it's probably just the slight design differences more then what nissan orginially used..

I wonder if they would wear into a quieter pattern after a whole? I know thats the case with my 1/10 scale stuff some times.

~Alex