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Hello all.  I am soon starting an RB conversion into my 280Z that is on its way from the USA.  Has anyone seen a ZF 6HP26 (auto trans that are installed in a FG FALCOON) installed behind an RB block?  I am planning on using an RB30 block with a RB26 head (I once saw some new RB26 heads in the USA - but not sure if they are still available).  Thanks.

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10 hours ago, ELVIS said:

Hello all.  I am soon starting an RB conversion into my 280Z that is on its way from the USA.  Has anyone seen a ZF 6HP26 (auto trans that are installed in a FG FALCOON) installed behind an RB block?  I am planning on using an RB30 block with a RB26 head (I once saw some new RB26 heads in the USA - but not sure if they are still available).  Thanks.

There are a bunch of ZF8HP swap kits out there for the RB26. A ZF6 is mostly the same thing mechanically as far as I can tell: https://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1569774

Hello joshuaho96, I did come across the GURU info, but I only found that they do kits for the ZF 8 to a BMW engine.  I prefer to stay with the ZF 6 rather than the 8 speed ZF - the 6 speed is plentiful here from behind a BARRA.  HA - if masking tape and rope was strong enough to hold the ZF to the RB - ALL my problems would be gone - HA.  Mechanically - possibly there are similarities between the ZF 6 and ZF 8 - but the bolt up bit is the crucial bit.  More research is required by me.  I did note that possibly I can start with a RB25 twin cam head and get it to work with the RB30 block - now I just need to find a suitable head to start with.  Thanks.

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