Sentra 6spd transmission
11-16-2010, 06:56 AM
#1
Sentra 6spd transmission
Any 5.5's out there that did this, far as I know sparksmax was going to do this but I haven't heard much from him.... anyways as far as my knowledge serves is that they are the exact same transmission except the bellhousing... my question is how many ppl using a spec V transmission and how hard is it to change bellhousing???
11-16-2010, 07:26 AM
#2
Any 5.5's out there that did this, far as I know sparksmax was going to do this but I haven't heard much from him.... anyways as far as my knowledge serves is that they are the exact same transmission except the bellhousing... my question is how many ppl using a spec V transmission and how hard is it to change bellhousing???
11-16-2010, 08:28 AM
#4
Last time I asked sparks03max about this, he mentioned that it would take special tooling to swap the bellhousing and that you should pay a transmission shop to do it.
There are many advantages to using a spec v transmission though. They are cheaper, they all have HLSD, and they have shorter gearing. The 05-06 ones are the best. They have better synchros...
There are many advantages to using a spec v transmission though. They are cheaper, they all have HLSD, and they have shorter gearing. The 05-06 ones are the best. They have better synchros...
11-16-2010, 11:02 AM
#5
Last time I asked sparks03max about this, he mentioned that it would take special tooling to swap the bellhousing and that you should pay a transmission shop to do it.
There are many advantages to using a spec v transmission though. They are cheaper, they all have HLSD, and they have shorter gearing. The 05-06 ones are the best. They have better synchros...
There are many advantages to using a spec v transmission though. They are cheaper, they all have HLSD, and they have shorter gearing. The 05-06 ones are the best. They have better synchros...
11-16-2010, 11:29 AM
#7
lmao!... i really want the sentra transmission but if its too much ill just get the 5.5 trans... SE-r spec-v transmissions are dumb cheap though
Last edited by Grand_hustle17; 11-16-2010 at 11:35 AM.
11-16-2010, 11:36 AM
#9
11-17-2010, 08:25 AM
#12
Weird. I know a guy with an ~'08 Sentra (non-SpecV) with a 6-speed and his has a rather large, common problem with it: It whirs. A loud, obnoxious, let's-crank-the-stereo-to-drown-it-out whir. There are videos of it all over YouTube and Nissan just keeps telling him they "can't hear it" on their test drives. Swapping to MT-90 didn't do diddly squat and it looked like the previous owner had already switched to MT-90, anyway.
I would never want to have to just "deal" with a transmission that drones at speed. Engines can be tamed and tuned, but what the heck can you do with a transmission? Buy lots of sound deadening matte and drape your car in it? No, thanks.
I would never want to have to just "deal" with a transmission that drones at speed. Engines can be tamed and tuned, but what the heck can you do with a transmission? Buy lots of sound deadening matte and drape your car in it? No, thanks.
11-17-2010, 09:03 AM
#13
Maybe he has the one rotten apple?... can't judge all semtra trans off that... and we were kinda refering to the Spec-V transmission.... honestly I don't know how long before they changed body styles but I was talking about the 03 type sentra body style (however long they kept that body style).... and LSD (I know my title doesn't say but it would only make sense as to why I was talking about that transmission vs a 5.5)
11-17-2010, 10:32 AM
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I have posted this long time ago, but nobody picked up on it. Since I have a spare 6spd laying around in the garage, I might try that next summer.
Drifting, powersliding, sliding, draging... blah blah blah
On a more scientific note; Anybody ever noticed that 01-03 Max share the same transmission casing part numbers with 04 - 05 Max? And that the 04-05 lsd can be purchased for less than 500$ at Conicelli?
I am wondering if the non lsd crown gear can be fitted on a 04 LSD. I guess if It does not, will have to swap in a final drive shaft as well*... But I am sure the crown gear can be modified accordignely...
I have a spare transmission sitting there, I might open it and take some measurement. Anybody have an LSD they can measure?
Oliver
On a more scientific note; Anybody ever noticed that 01-03 Max share the same transmission casing part numbers with 04 - 05 Max? And that the 04-05 lsd can be purchased for less than 500$ at Conicelli?
I am wondering if the non lsd crown gear can be fitted on a 04 LSD. I guess if It does not, will have to swap in a final drive shaft as well*... But I am sure the crown gear can be modified accordignely...
I have a spare transmission sitting there, I might open it and take some measurement. Anybody have an LSD they can measure?
Oliver
11-17-2010, 12:25 PM
#17
Let someone experienced in transmission work swap out the bellhousing if you really wanna do this. My friend just had this done for his soon to be VQ powered sentra. He swapped the maxima front half of the tranny onto the sentra rear half.
11-17-2010, 10:21 PM
#18
The 2007+ Sentra's and Altima's have a different 6 speed transmission.
They have a RS6F52H.
You need a RS6F51H (H means HLSD), so who cares about those ^ trannies anyway
http://forums.maxima.org/5th-generat...nsmission.html
If you do get a Maxima transmission, get the 2005-2006. Same gearing, and best synchros. Only thing is, they are more money and you are not guaranteed an HLSD.
They have a RS6F52H.
You need a RS6F51H (H means HLSD), so who cares about those ^ trannies anyway
http://forums.maxima.org/5th-generat...nsmission.html
If you do get a Maxima transmission, get the 2005-2006. Same gearing, and best synchros. Only thing is, they are more money and you are not guaranteed an HLSD.
11-17-2010, 10:36 PM
#22
11-18-2010, 06:03 AM
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11-18-2010, 12:25 PM
#29
I did this already, not a Spec V tranny but the same, none the less.
Bought a 6th gen tranny that didn't have HLSD but had the FD I wanted. My tranny blew 1st and 2nd gear. Took mine apart, and also unbolted the HLSD from the final drive. Took apart the 6th gen tranny and installed the HLSD onto that FD gear. Done.
The only thing that was a pain in the **** was lining up the shafts cause it's all got to fall into place at the same time, and you have to keep up with the order of all the springs and *****, and then the other biggest PIA was the syncros, as they all need to be in the slot at the same time and they're spring loaded while you slip the collar over them. Easy to lose, and a buncha pieces to a big puzzle. It's definitely doable, but then again you also have to worry about shimming the casing as well so you don't get tranny whine.
Here this will help to.
http://www.vqpower.com/v2/articles.php?article_id=52
http://forums.maxima.org/4th-generat...uilt-pics.html
Bought a 6th gen tranny that didn't have HLSD but had the FD I wanted. My tranny blew 1st and 2nd gear. Took mine apart, and also unbolted the HLSD from the final drive. Took apart the 6th gen tranny and installed the HLSD onto that FD gear. Done.
The only thing that was a pain in the **** was lining up the shafts cause it's all got to fall into place at the same time, and you have to keep up with the order of all the springs and *****, and then the other biggest PIA was the syncros, as they all need to be in the slot at the same time and they're spring loaded while you slip the collar over them. Easy to lose, and a buncha pieces to a big puzzle. It's definitely doable, but then again you also have to worry about shimming the casing as well so you don't get tranny whine.
Here this will help to.
http://www.vqpower.com/v2/articles.php?article_id=52
http://forums.maxima.org/4th-generat...uilt-pics.html
Last edited by Deckdout2; 11-18-2010 at 12:38 PM.
11-18-2010, 12:36 PM
#30
Weird. I know a guy with an ~'08 Sentra (non-SpecV) with a 6-speed and his has a rather large, common problem with it: It whirs. A loud, obnoxious, let's-crank-the-stereo-to-drown-it-out whir. There are videos of it all over YouTube and Nissan just keeps telling him they "can't hear it" on their test drives. Swapping to MT-90 didn't do diddly squat and it looked like the previous owner had already switched to MT-90, anyway.
I would never want to have to just "deal" with a transmission that drones at speed. Engines can be tamed and tuned, but what the heck can you do with a transmission? Buy lots of sound deadening matte and drape your car in it? No, thanks.
I would never want to have to just "deal" with a transmission that drones at speed. Engines can be tamed and tuned, but what the heck can you do with a transmission? Buy lots of sound deadening matte and drape your car in it? No, thanks.
11-18-2010, 12:39 PM
#31
11-18-2010, 03:42 PM
#32
Yep, i paid $200 for them to swap the housings over, that was with a bran new housing i had to used. so if they have to disassemble 2 trannys price might go up.
Id def find a shop that can do it if u where considering a sentra trans. as not just any trans shop can do it.
Id def find a shop that can do it if u where considering a sentra trans. as not just any trans shop can do it.
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