B210 Transmissions

[angliagt]

I have the two '78 B210's.I have a 4 speed,& a 5 speed,

both out of the cars & on the ground.Which one should I put back

in?I have a brand new driveshaft for the 4 speed.

What's a 5 speed worth?Is it interchangable with the 210

5 speed?What's the differance?

 

 

- Doug

[Pumpkn210]

Put the 5sp in. Way less RPM on the highway, brings it down like 1000rpm. Just use the drive line and cross member from the 5sp car. Both will go into either car.

[datzenmike]

Confused.

 

You have two '78 B-210 with their 4 and 5 speeds out on the ground?

 

You want to know which one to put back in another car??? A 210???

 

 

They are all A series bell housing and as long as they are all the same length put in whichever one you want.

 

I think the later 210 5 speed came in dogleg and regular pattern and were FS5W60 L or A. The B-210 used the heavier duty FS5W63A 5speed same as the 200sx but with the A series bolt pattern. As I said, if the B-210 trannys are the same length as the 210 tranny it should fit.

 

ggzilla knows this stuff better.

[ggzilla]

Yes, that's right on. The 63A (B210 5-speed) is longer than any other A-series manual transmission, but it is exactly the same length as the automatic.

 

The difference between 4-speed and 5-speed B210s is 41 mpg vs 50 mpg (the 5-speed engine is different too).

[purple]

When my 5 speed took a dump I put in the 4 speed. Fit the same even the drive shaft. Eventually I'll rebuild the 5 speed. It is worth a lot more just because of the MG and Austin Sprite guys using them. There's a kit for them that's been on the market a while.

[67411sss]

When my 5 speed took a dump I put in the 4 speed. Fit the same even the drive shaft. Eventually I'll rebuild the 5 speed. It is worth a lot more just because of the MG and Austin Sprite guys using them. There's a kit for them that's been on the market a while.

Rivergate is what that kit is, and i would seriously think about selling that 5 speed to an mg/austin healey guy for good money. My brother has a t5 tranny with the adapter for his mbg (he paid more for that than i did for my whole Datsun roadster) Those british loving car guy's must have deep pockets to enjoy their habit.

[datzenmike]

Gotta love that Nissan takes someone else's motor and tranny and made 'em better.

[ggzilla]

The Rivergate kit is not for the B210 5-speed. It is for the newer, smaller 210 5-speed

[angliagt]

The Rivergate adaptation uses the 210 5 speed,not the B210.

The B210 4,& 5 speed driveshafts are differant (the 5 speed one-

is about 1/4" larger diameter.

I've decided to go with the 5 speed.That means I'll have 1-2

extra 4 speed transmissions to sell (+ the parts cars).What to do,

what to do?

 

- Doug

[ggzilla]

There is almost zero market for B210 four-speeds. If you find someone that needs one $50 seems about right. But you probably won't find a buyer.

[I'm BLUE]

There is almost zero market for B210 four-speeds. If you find someone that needs one $50 seems about right. But you probably won't find a buyer.

 

Agreed 100% ggzilla , +1 :) , unless you cruise certain keyword on the internet then shipping gets involved :rolleyes: , eeeeekkkkkk best a local sale ;)

[67411sss]

The Rivergate adaptation uses the 210 5 speed,not the B210.

The B210 4,& 5 speed driveshafts are differant (the 5 speed one-

is about 1/4" larger diameter.

I've decided to go with the 5 speed.That means I'll have 1-2

extra 4 speed transmissions to sell (+ the parts cars).What to do,

what to do?

 

- Doug

My bad :blush: Must have skipped over the letter B.

[az_rat210]

Your brand new drive shaft to fit the 4 speed will fit my FS5W60A just fine (79-82) 5-Speed. Feel free to send it my direction. Let me know how much you want.