I have been reading and studying so much ...my wife is begining to question me about the new affair I am having with my computer....LOL

I am reading the blogs and asking questions.....but I do want to THANK the guys for helping me and answering my questions.

B living in OZ.....
If anyone ever comes to OZ hit me up.....there are a few Americans here....LOL

 

How long does it take upgrade the UB tranny?
Here in OZ we may not have people to upgrade this, is this very hard to do
There are only a few SC tuners in OZ...there are so many more Turbo tuners

Thanks for you help.....

American N Oz

 

If you're talking about the valvebody upgrade there are guys who can do it on their own... if I remember correctly it's mostly about keeping parts sorted out, and keeping track of absolutely everything. A LOT of different pieces involved and a couple of things can go wrong easily. I don't want to start throwing a bunch of wrong numbers at you but I know my shop that did the upgrade and cooler took about 7 hours or so. It wasn't their first one- but it had been awhile. They took their time and did it right...

I can also say it was the most significant upgrade I did to bring my car to life. I put an exhaust on, HFCs, spacer, stillen high flow intake / z tube... etc... There was a little placebo umph. I got a Cobb tune done and that shook things up a bit... but still... well... not all I'd hoped for.

Threw the VB upgrade in there- and boom. Was like I had a whole different car. The shifting was just remarkable. I don't care what the 6mts say...

So take your time on it- find someone you know who is METICULOUS about everything they do... I have a guy at work who used to do bomb disposal for the canadian military- THAT kind of meticulous. Best if that meticulous guy has a hoist or you have a buddy who runs a shop and can do it on something other than jackstands. Not to say it's impossible- but ugh I couldn't imagine doing it.

There's a great DIY over in the drivetrain DIY located here

Read through it and you'll see what's up.

And if I've totally read the UB tranny wrong and you're talking about something totally different- well then so be it.

Oh and Nyqueenz... I resemble that remark!

 

Only if you're shooting for 700+ whp. 500 wtq on a 5AT will smoke most 6MTs. Most 6MT drivers cannot manage the power or don't want to risk killing their transmissions.

... and my 5AT has held nearly 600 wtq without issues so far (knock on wood).

 

Most of us go at because we like the convenience then get bitten by the boost bug- kind of like getting bitten by a mosquito- except that they have a cure for malaria.

Built motor? Built tranny? Okay so we have a bit less money to throw at making stuff all perdy like...

Look at me... Talking like I already have numbers to brag about.

Anyway- unquestionably it's more reasonable to go mt with FI but take it easy on us at guys. "we wants to play too!"

 

Interesting info in regards to our 5AT's. Has anyone installed tranny temperature gauge on their 5AT yet? If so did you tap the oil pan or install an inline tee.

 

^^^ Raj=rcdash has.

 

my ATF temp sensor is tapped into the pan...had a shop weld in a 1/8" NPT bung while the transgo kit was being installed. i have a pic of it somewhere on my350z...

i believe Raj's sensor is inline with one of his cooler lines.

 

Thanks, I'll see if I can find more info on it. I just bought my GTM supercharger the other day and I want to ensure things are gonna stay cool.

 

LOL, I must have done something wrong then

 

I used to have my ATF temp gauge inline before the cooler and it was very erratic - stomp on the pedal and watch it skyrocket. This is because the fluid comes directly from the torque converter. Placing it after the cooler makes the temp much more stable and I think provides a better indication of the fluid temps inside the transmission (as opposed to that leaving the TC).

 

Raj nice to see you still playing with the car...I do not venture on the 350z forum as much anymore

 

One last set of mods to go - new IC, new exhaust combo with electric cut outs. I'm pushing the JWT 700bbs to their limit, hoping the 5AT will hold up, but so far so good. Right now I've got a torque curve that peaks near 600 and drops like a rock to under 400 at redline. I'm hoping I'll be able to get something a little flatter to ease the burden on the transmission and maintain some top end pull. We'll see...

 

Thanks for the info rcdash. Where is your ATF temp sensor mounted now, and where did you buy the parts from?

 

not for mine. -_- gf drives a stick as a daily drive... thats why you slam your car then noone else can drive it except for you!