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Were they black from soot? You may need to clean or replace the plugs. What gap are you at? I think 36 to 40 is good.

You're right. I'll study it a little more before I go cutting and welding. The little reading I did on the rectangular shifter hole with the spring keeping pressure on it says it keeps vibration out of the shifter rod and the pressure from the spring keeps it in the neutural position when not in gear. Thank you for your input, it helps my decision making. 8^)

After looking at a few 5spd shift rods they all have some kind of mark on them. The ones with the square opening and spring do not. maybe Nissan saw this and did a fix?

We learn from other's mistakes. There's some good teachers here!

I thought it was 11:25? If it turns counter clockwise 11:35 would be retarded, right? Everything happens later than it should. Could you move the cam sprocket to a higher number to advance it and make up for the retard? No answers just questions but I think that would work.

Yes it hits the cast iron part. I don't understand how that works either, sorry. I've been driving it all morning and have decided to have the longer one welded to the short snout one that works in 5th gear. The rubber boot under the leather boot has already torn with the straighter shifter. 8^( One step forward two steps backwards. Makes me want to drink! (doesn't take much, a mosquito bite?) Anyway she's getting aligned as I type.

I took a quick measurement of the two. The long snout is 2" from the very bottom to the center of the hole. The short one is 1 3/4". So a quarter of an inch difference is what I'm seeing. The ZX one with the square hole and spring is what I'm using now, it works the best to me. It's in the car now and I have a two o'clock alignment appointment so I can't measure that one yet. Maybe tonight?

I think Lumens hit the nail head with the short nose and the long nose differences. I have some measurements to get together for Dave WM and will post later. Thanks Zed Head.

I will try to get more movement out of the boot first. If that doesn't do the trick I'll weld two together, I haven't thought of that so thanks. I'll get some measurements from the ball to the pin hole and post them later today. I've read many threads where people use the 4spd shifter with a wide 5spd without problems, that's what has me stumped. This is a wide 5spd out of a 2+2 ZX but also a wide 5spd from a later 280Z. I carried both to my transmission friend and said make me a good one. So I honestly don't know what he did. I do like the action of that little spring loaded shifter, it's short and straighter and a whole lot thicker. It reminds me of the old gated manuals, when I knock it out of gear it goes straight to the center and stays there. Kinda cool but I've only driven it that way one day, but sports cars aren't supposed to be comfortable IMHO. I have a Camry!

I don't understand. The old shifter pops out of 5th gear. The ZX shifter stays in gear but with the leather boot on it won't stretch far enough for 5th gear. I was thinking I could remove some stitching and loosen up the boot at the opening where the shifter comes out, or turn it around. It has some extra material that could be utilized I think? I may have to learn to sew.

Here's what I've got. The older 5spd with scratches from hitting the shifter cup; here's what I like because it pops in and out of gear and goes back to straight up and down in neutral. borrowed picture from the internet

I looked at the bigger Z shifter. It has marks in front and on the backside. I'm thinking that spring in the zx shifter helps it pop in and out of gears, I like that too. Not as sloppy feeling. If I can modify the boot I should be able to use the short throw shifter, the more I drive it the more I like it. I don't have an armrest with the console so I have to reach for it anyway. I've got some reading to do. Thanks

I'll check that Zed Head, thanks. I'd rather use that one. The short straighter one doesn't hit anything but the leather boot won't stretch enough. I'm going to take it off and see what I can figure out. I might can turn it backwards with the leather shoe string facing the radio? Or maybe make the hole bigger. Im just glad I didn't go to my transmission friends shop and say I had problems. I would never have lived that little snafu down. Small town, he would've ragged me to everybody. I drove a little while in 5th. It was nice!

Damn it man! The pleather shift boot won't work with that shift rod.

I just did that. I got 91 mm too.

One problem resolved, 100 more to go! I put in a zx transmission but used the wrong shift rod. Now I have all five forward gears. 8^) The one that's straighter is the zx rod. I like the other one better but I'll lose fifth.

It firmly moves into 1-4 & reverse. 5th is a little soft but stays in until I release the clutch then it pops out. I'm going to find all my shift rods in a few minutes but the L shaped one is in my other 4 spd 240 as well as the 5 spd 280. I think I have a basterd shift rod from something and the 4 spds are shaped the same but the pin hole to the ball is a different length or depth. Pretty sure I'll be carrying it to Caitlyn Jenner, the tranny guy.

Spoke too soon. 8^(

What would I do without you guys! Go to the ER after my tranny guy beat my fanny.

你好 Chas! I've been reading up on the shifter's pin hole to ball length. I am using the 4 speed rod in the 5 speed. I will find the right shift rod and try it.

As always my brother Puddle did the write up and took the pictures. Just kidding @Blue

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If you have these backwards it would be easy to do.

Here's what I was saying about TDC on the compression stroke. The first two cam lobes should point to 2 & 10 o'clock