riot936 Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 Looking for an auto transmission for my '72 620 and performance parts. Headers heads etc etc Link to comment
Z-train Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 I have one but i'm in Tucson. Link to comment
datzenmike Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 Looking for an auto transmission for my '72 620 and performance parts. Headers heads etc etc The auto from a 510 would be the correct length also one from an A10 (later HL510) but only if 26" long and from a L series motor. Header? Waste of money and waste of time even if the seller paid you to take it. Nissan engineers spent a fortune and time on making the best cast iron header they could for the L16/18. Name one thing the header is better at (other than weight) than the stock exhaust manifold can do. Plus you don't have to do anything!!! You already have this marvelous exhaust on your motor and it fits perfectly, doesn't leak or need a new gasket, quieter, runs cooler under the hood, does not come loose every three months, never rusts out and need replacing every 3-5 years. Heads... The only head that works properly with a stock L16 is the one on it. All others have a larger combustion chamber and will lower the compression. The 'high performance" L16SSS uses a larger 219 head but it also has flat top pistons to increase the compression. A good 219 head is $350 and up. A closed chamber A87 head will fit but you are still stuck with a lowered compression. Stick with your stock head. What you can look for is a cam from an L20B head. This has the same specifications as the L16SSS cam. Replace the carb with a Weber 32/36. But buy new from Redline and save the hassle of used ,30 year old, worn out, broken, rebuilt 10 X and missing parts, mismatched jets..... from someone else. New, they are just under $300 and the best bang for the buck and come with the manifold adapter, air filter, bolts and gaskets. Another option is to replace the motor with a larger L20B motor. about 20 more HP and gobs more torque. Torque is that kick in the ass you get when you punch the gas. 1 Link to comment
racerx Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 there's a used L20b engine w mikunis , whole set-up, minus tranny for like $800 on sale but lives in Antioch, CA. I'm with Datzenmike on header issue. Keep or find an older exhaust manifold. I think Ztrain is selling one. Good luck with the hunt. Link to comment
datzenmike Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 He already will have this manifold on his L18. This why I advise to just do nothing. It's already good. Link to comment
riot936 Posted March 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 I have one but i'm in Tucson. You wanna ship it? Uship.com would most likely be cheapest. Datzenmike=man your knowledge on these trucks seems endless! Yup thats the header I have and preciate the info on the heads. The truck came with a weber carb. I juat need to fine tune it and reroute the soft hose portion of the fuel line as it comes close to kinking. If I was to swap it would be a fuel injected ls 4.3 v6. Just do not have time for that right now. Link to comment
Z-train Posted April 3, 2013 Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 You wanna ship it? Uship.com would most likely be cheapest. Datzenmike=man your knowledge on these trucks seems endless! Yup thats the header I have and preciate the info on the heads. The truck came with a weber carb. I juat need to fine tune it and reroute the soft hose portion of the fuel line as it comes close to kinking. If I was to swap it would be a fuel injected ls 4.3 v6. Just do not have time for that right now.I'll look into it,but i'm betting that it will double the cost to $1000.00 ANyone want to guess the weight of a complete L-20B& five speed? Link to comment
Dawa Posted April 3, 2013 Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 L20B long block is damn heavy.bought one, used a cherry picker to load it into the truck, but when i got home i could barely get that thing out. i had to slide it to the tailgate, stack a bunch of tires next to tailgate, and then struggle to pick it up just enough to drop it on the tires. even the bare block itself (without crank) is a burden. the transmissions, though, are small and light in my opinion. i would guess 70-90 pounds maybe? Link to comment
datzenmike Posted April 3, 2013 Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 L20B............... 275 pounds.... may be less without the alt and starter. FS5W71B......... 75 pounds. Link to comment
Dawa Posted April 3, 2013 Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 nice. i wanted to say 250lb for the L20b. looks like my body's weight indicator is in cal Link to comment
datzenmike Posted April 3, 2013 Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 The 5 speed may be closer to 90 pounds.... split the difference. Link to comment
Z-train Posted April 4, 2013 Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 This is block,manifolds,carb,flywheel,clutch,PP and box. Link to comment
riot936 Posted April 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2013 I just want the trans. If it bolt to my l16. Link to comment
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