RB gearbox options

[rbs30]

What is the go to gearbox these days for a RWD RB? Back in the day VG TT boxes were cheap and strong. Seems they are as expensive as an RB25 box these days. What are the options without remortgaging the house? 

[r32-25t]

Brand new r34 gtt box 

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

350/370Z CD005/9 seem to be a good choice, but you'll need to address the diff ratio issue.

[GTSBoy]

There are no $1000 options, if that's what you're asking.

[Predator1]

seqy or go home 

[joshuaho96]

4 hours ago, GTSBoy said:

There are no $1000 options, if that's what you're asking.

FS5R30A isn't exactly 1000 but it's close enough.

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

13 minutes ago, Predator1 said:

seqy or go home 

ZF 8HP or go home  

[rbs30]

FS5R30A the nav box isn’t it? I did think about those. Any issues? I wondered if the bell housing off an rb30 patrol would work as they are the same gearbox but with a transfer I believe. 

Edited October 3, 2024 by rbs30

[joshuaho96]

16 minutes ago, rbs30 said:

FS5R30A the nav box isn’t it? I did think about those. Any issues? I wondered if the bell housing off an rb30 patrol would work as they are the same gearbox but with a transfer I believe. 

It's used in the GT-R, GTST/GTT, and Z32 VG30 NA + TT versions. Nissan still makes them new, they're not cheap but they're not expensive either. Personally I would just get something direct-fit and be done with it but I'm not that handy at fabrication.

[robbo_rb180]

The r34 gearbox is like $3400/3700 landed from Japan sometime last year.

 

Contact jessestreeter.com for info and quotes.

From memory the navara gearbox needs input shaft machined down as I looked into a while back and there's a thread somewhere here from 2018-2021 about it.

Depends on what your doing with the car maybe worth the dollars to go cd009 or a 8hp50/70.

[rbs30]

24 minutes ago, robbo_rb180 said:

The r34 gearbox is like $3400/3700 landed from Japan sometime last year.

 

Contact jessestreeter.com for info and quotes.

From memory the navara gearbox needs input shaft machined down as I looked into a while back and there's a thread somewhere here from 2018-2021 about it.

Depends on what your doing with the car maybe worth the dollars to go cd009 or a 8hp50/70.

Is the CD009 similar length from bell to shifter? 
 

car will just be for the street with the odd track day. It’s RB30det, and weighs about 1000kg

Edited October 3, 2024 by rbs30

[TurboTapin]

15 minutes ago, rbs30 said:

Is the CD009 similar length from bell to shifter? 
 

car will just be for the street with the odd track day. It’s RB30det, and weighs about 1000kg

Yes, it's similar length. 

[Komdotkom]

I've got a R33 turbo box I don't need if you're interested. I only ran it for a couple of track days and on the dyno before going sequential. In Melbourne, $1500 if you don't stuff me around.

[GTSBoy]

That's tempting to me, but I don't know how to not f**k you around, given I'm interstate.

[Murray_Calavera]

Excuse for an epic road trip? 

I expect a few people would be thinking of doing that given the price.

[joshuaho96]

13 hours ago, robbo_rb180 said:

The r34 gearbox is like $3400/3700 landed from Japan sometime last year.

 

Contact jessestreeter.com for info and quotes.

From memory the navara gearbox needs input shaft machined down as I looked into a while back and there's a thread somewhere here from 2018-2021 about it.

Depends on what your doing with the car maybe worth the dollars to go cd009 or a 8hp50/70.

I forget this is an au website, my GTR FS5R30A was 2200 AUD delivered but I did have to go to a warehouse near the port to pick it up myself.

[GTSBoy]

5 hours ago, joshuaho96 said:

I forget this is an au website

It's in the bloody domain name twice!

Yes...the GTR boxen have, for some reason, been cheaper than the RWD boxen for a long time. 10 years ago the GTST box was available here for <AU$3k. 5 years ago the GTT box was available for ~AU$3300. Both retail through 3rd party. Now the GTT box is >4k locally and only available for less if you're willing to jump through some hoops. Apparently they can be ordered from Nissan dealers for $3-3.5k at trade pricing.

A friend of mine has a new GTT box sitting on his showroom floor that I keep wanting to hit him up for but I'd somewhat rather he sold it to someone else at his asking price than to me for a mate's rates discount.

[rbs30]

12 hours ago, Komdotkom said:

I've got a R33 turbo box I don't need if you're interested. I only ran it for a couple of track days and on the dyno before going sequential. In Melbourne, $1500 if you don't stuff me around.

That’s a great deal and I would jump on it if you were closer. Melbourne is a bit of a hike for me though unfortunately 

[Watermouse]

Any chance u could let us know where your based ?

[rbs30]

41 minutes ago, Watermouse said:

Any chance u could let us know where your based ?

Newcastle NSW