5 Speed Tranny?

[71datsun240z]

HEY ALL WHAT 5 SPEED TRANNY CAN I GET FOR MY 71 240Z? JUST CURIOUS? OR CAN I GET ONE? if not which engine can i get that has one and also that will be able to have 40mm tripple dell orto carbs on it? cuz im buying the from zemfly on the forums

[Ivan]

240 5 speeds, 260 5 speeds and I think the 280 5 speeds fit.

[2ManyZs]

Unfortunately here in the US there were no 5 speeds available until 1977 in the 280Z. Any 5 speed from 77-83 will work, but the 77-78 had a little different overdrive than the later 79-83's. They will all work, but putting them in a 71 may require a little cutting or grinding to make the shifter fit. The shifter is a little further forward and you will need to make the hole in the tunnel a little larger, plus you may find it necessary to cut the console a little too.

See the post in the tech articles for the ratios of the different transmissions. These are for the US models as far as I know, the ratios may have been different in other parts of the world. Guess if they had offered the 5 speeds in the US models sooner there wouldn't be so many ZX's sitting in scrap yards without transmissions.