Borg-Warner 5-spd

[bippu z]

Hey guys, I know Borg-Warner made 2 versions of the T-5 used in the 280zx. One of them was used for the Mustangs of that era if I'm not mistaken and I was wondering, since T-5s for the Z are so hard to come by if you can use the Ford T-5 instead? I would think there's an adapter or something you can get, but I wouldn't know where to look to buy one. Any info?

[RogerZ]

why do you want a t-5. the manual tranny out of a n/a zx works fine.

[Go240Zags]

Hybridz.com would be the best place to find out this information. However, my understanding is that there was only one type of BW T-5 used in the 280ZX Turbos and they were not the same as the Mustangs. I believe there might have been a different type of T-5 that was not interchangeable in the earlier Zs that was used in some of the 300ZX. I don't know the last part as fact, you'll have to do your own research. Again, Hybridz would be your best bet for this information.

[gogriz91]

I've got to believe at least the bell housings are different.

[Zs-ondabrain]

Only real difference is the bell housing, they also used the BW T-5 in the 300ZX but that was with the V6 motor. What you need is the correct bell housing and if you use the 300ZX T-5, you'll need to swap out the input shaft for the shorter 280ZX style.

I Have a 300ZX B/W T-5 in the garage if anyone is interested. It needs a rebuild and the correct input shaft and bell housing.

Dave.

[gogriz91]

Heres a bellhousing.

http://www.zcar.com/forums/read/12/1915939