Take the 2-minute tour ×  I am the sad, proud owner of a Nissan
SD33T (Diesel), mated to a 4 speed T-19. The power this engine
outputs (101HP, 160#/TQ stock) means it struggles on the
highway, and I don't want to sacrifice my gear ratio to allow
for higher top speed. I'd really like to find a used ZF5 or ZF6
transmission for use on this engine, but am not sure what
conversion would involve.  Is it simply a flat plate with the
correct bolt pattern? I have access to a CNC mill and a
waterjet. I'd like to find out what I would need to make this
work.  share|improve this question  2 Answers 2  up vote 2 down
vote accepted  A plate between the flywheel housing on the
engine and the bell housing of the gearbox would almost
certainly be required to mount the gearbox. This would be no
problem to produce with a CNC machine.  The problems that then
arise would be to reconcile the differances in the two
gearboxes.  Will the gearbox obstruct the clutch assembly in any
way? Will the gearbox imput shaft engage in the clutc