6spd axle bracket vs 5spd axle bracket

 

found alot of missing info while doing this swap so I took these pics. I heard the brackets were the same which they clearly are not, which made the reason some people have issues and others don't, axles are different too.

also there is a few items and steps in the swap process that I will include as well

 

when removing the 5spd shifter and linkage which had a boot to protect it the 6spd shifter is left exposed. in the pic you can see the exhaust is right below it. I was to just leave it which was a big hellz no

 

so under the advice of a OG I went back to the parts car and got this, it's a cover for the 6spd shifter to protect the bottom

 

did have a extra set of hands at the time so I tack welded these bolts to it

 

it's a direct bolt in for a 4gen and lines up great it had a foam weather stripping on it but I use clear rtv just encase

 

had to trim the rubber mounts alittle

 

 

shifter installed

 

sneek peek

 

Just caught up with your thread..

 

lol, thanks

 

bought this to make a hole in the firewall for the shifter cables, this was a real pain in the ballz to do while the motor is in. My car was a factory 5spd not auto so the hole ws not there



hole done and I got lucky and was able to use the factory bolt holes, fyi I'd suggest moving your ecu while doing this

 

interior all back together

 

Hows the shifter with the new 6speed? Just curious as I am about to do this soon enough and I have an auto trim.

 

shifter is fine, it doesn't have same connect feel as rods but whatever

 

what are the strength gains from the 5 spd say lsd to the 6 sp? is it just cool factor gains? or are there real usable gains from a putting power to the ground perspective?

 

6spds have been known to reliable hold up to 450wtq from the VQ35. They are beefier internally than the 6spd plus the have better gear ratios especially in the case of the SpecV with the 4.1 FD. Also better clutch options as we can use 350Z clutches with the 6spd. For a boosted maxima in the mid to low 400 this trans should be pretty stout.

Now idiots like aackshun broke his in an NA VQ30 so they are not bulletproof.

 

shifter cables don't have the same connected feel as rods but I have some redlion shifter cable bushes so I hope that helps

 

the 6spd trans is newer, easier to find with low mileage, stronger than a 5spd but most have 3rd crunch issues. for boost and racing I like the 5spd better but the 5spd breaks so 6spd it is. I'm still getting used to gearing of the 6spd and even with a 7k rev limiter find myself bouncing off the limiter

 

Which 6spd did you get? The +04 out of the specVs and maximas usually are best suited for NA VQ35s. The 02-03 maxima 6spds have the long 3.8FD which would be best for boost. Please dont tell me its an 02-03 specV trans because yea you will spin, A LOT with that. That trans would be great for a bolt on NA VQ30 nice short gears but i cannot imagine it with boost.

 

I got a 6spd from a 5.5gen

 

old 5spd trans is out and small compared to the 6spd, time to clean up the 6spd alittle too

 

started cleaning the 6spd

 

started cutting the 5spd body mount off

 

notched the inner fender to make the install easier

 

used a empty 6spd trans to locate the trans mount and weld it on

 

filled the mount with window weld and burned it in

 

had to grind the engine the ground to clear the ss clutch line on the slave

 

also had to remove the abs bracket to clear the shifter cable linkage

 

soooooooo it looks like my turbo kit will not clear the starter, I'll deal with that at another time

 

now it's time to pull it all back apart so I can clean things up alittle and install the clutch an flywheel

 

Forgot to ask what boost controller are you running?

 

just a 20 dollar dsm mbc

 

Nice build. Great work.

 

new CC stage 4 unsprung clutch

 

clutch and 6spd swap flywheel installed now time to make a new turbo kit

 

so the old turbo kit did not clear the 6spd starter and it was easier to just make a new than than mod the old one so I sold it

 

going to try something new this time, here's alittle sneek peek

 

Reverse header setup is going to be amazing!!!