find a 5 speed sentra-it should be available as standard in the later modelsasavage wrote:
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you need a CA gear box to fit a CD engine if you cant find a 5 speed . . .
Dave: what is a "CA gear box"? Is this a transmission that mates to a certain CA gasser engine
CD ENGINE IS BASED ON THE C family ENGINE BLOCK.the CA is the petrol/LPG version and the basis for the LE16/18 GM-holden family 2[opel]engine made for the nissan N13--the gearbox/block flange in FWD trim is the same design as the diesel version.american gas sentra has a smaller E or the later GA engine.
The CD20 is allmost a copy of the gas engine.CA range of engines[16-18-20] SOHC-DOHC and both with turbo verisions-also low compression and carby versions also LPG factory engines.LE16/18 engine block shares measurments with the CA range but uses the CYL head and water pump of the opel engine.
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type 30 and 31. no 4 speed listed in 1985 on SDS.
What is an "SDS"?
Service Data and Specification.
these are printed every year.australian books dont inc USA-or south america.they only cover vehicles that come via japan--they dont include models made in australia-tiawan etc etc.they include southafrica and some minor markets with the specs of parts imported to assemble their version.these books include teeth counts for gearboxes for ID purposes as there are many options in some markets.
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i have made gearboxes up from 2 halves but both had same internal parts.
Nissan gear boxes FWD in this size car are normally a type 30,diesel and performance models are type 31.parts normally these 2 types dont interchange.i would expect the same type boxes to be interchanged.my experience is changing damaged casings and fitting visco LSD.
the 5th gear is an addon to the 4 speed but it is within the casting,you have to change the outer casting shafts geats selectors and might have to change the crown wheel.
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We do have Stanzas here. Will the "bellhousing" (front case half) of my existing CD17 4-spd mate to a Stanza 5-spd?
i have a stanza workshop manual.it covers europes small engine models with small cable clutch gearboxes-at the end it has USA updates that show it has the bigger gearbox.its hard to work out as canada is different to california etc.
there is no reason a larger car box wont fit in a small car.this is a common conversion here.importers bring these in a dump the boxes.
also another donor is the KN13 targa coupe sold in USA in aust its called EXA but in USA it might be NX or pulsar im not certian.these cars have a range of sporty gearboxes inc LSD.here they are 1.6 and 1.8 DOHC but in germany they come with small carby E and GA ser engines like in japan. these gearboxes fit in a sentra and the CA type will fit on to the engine.
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This one seems grabby, but then I have a completely toasted rear engine mount (on backorder).
the pulsar here is grabby its a lot to do with the clutch plate.mounts have to be good to stop the whipping.ive had drame with the thrust bearing sticking they often fowl with sand.