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hey guys, im gnna convert my car from auto to manual next weekend, and was wondering what ill need to do, and be aware of not doing during the intial stages of driving my car with the 5sp in it, and brand new nismo twin coppermix clutch kit for my 25t.

any advise on some good gearbox oil?

thanks

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VMX80 with nulon G70 box treatment, its a pretty good combo for nissan boxes.

Dont need to worry about bedding in the box, the clutch however will need to have 500 kms of normal driving, you can drive it hard in gear just no clutch dumps or excessive slips off the line.

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VMX80 with nulon G70 box treatment, its a pretty good combo for nissan boxes.

Dont need to worry about bedding in the box, the clutch however will need to have 500 kms of normal driving, you can drive it hard in gear just no clutch dumps or excessive slips off the line.

thats castrol vmx80 i take it?....whats the nulon g70 for?and how much do i need for a mnual 25t box?

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yes its castrol oil.

The Nulon treatment is a friction modifier which improves shifts, reduces wear and tear etc etc. Read up on it HERE

For the 25 box you'll need 3.8L of oil. So buy 4L of VMX80 for around 30 odd bucks and you'll be laughing

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thanks, im currently 100kms into it, its hard to drive the clutch normally, and not hard hehehe, thanks for the input, from my understanding, i can drive the car as hard as i want once in gear, but no launching at all, and when shifting, shft normally and dont dump the clutch?, im taking precautions, as the clutch cost me 2500!

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VMX80 with nulon G70 box treatment, its a pretty good combo for nissan boxes.

Dont need to worry about bedding in the box, the clutch however will need to have 500 kms of normal driving, you can drive it hard in gear just no clutch dumps or excessive slips off the line.

Are you suggesting this as an alternative to smurfs blood?

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