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Re: Is 5-speed better than OD?

To: Charley & Peggy Robinson <ccrobins@ktc.com>
Subject: Re: Is 5-speed better than OD?
From: Tab Julius <tab@penworks.com>
Date: Tue, 08 Aug 2000 11:21:45 -0700
Thanks - that appears to be the consensus.  OD it is.


At 09:12 AM 8/8/00 -0500, Charley & Peggy Robinson wrote:
>Hi Tab,
>
>   My '79 Nissan PU has one of the 5-speed trannies that have been
>swapped into V-8 Bs.  I also had a 260Z that had the same tranny.  The
>5th gear is an OD ratio around 0.8:1.  I've also had 2 Bs that had the
>LH OD.  For my money the OD is the way to go. You can have OD with the
>flick of a switch in at least 3rd & 4th gear.  Much handier than
>manually shifting the box.
>
>   I recently swapped a top-fill OD tranny into my '69 B.  Straight swap
>using the same rear mounts, crossmember and driveshaft.  Had to replace
>the speedo cable with the one for the OD, which is longer.
>
>   CR
>
>Tab Julius wrote:
> >
> > I'm looking to add OD to my '78B, having been so encouraged by everyone
> > I've asked.
> >
> > However, I've become aware of a 5-speed conversion kit for the B.  It's
> > considerably more expensive than the OD, though.
> >
> > Anyone try it?  Would it be preferably over the OD?  Enough to justify the
> > difference in cost?  What about difficulty/time changing to 5-speed over
> > installing an OD?
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > - Tab
>


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