Are Nissan FWD transmissions interchangable?

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So my cousin has a 1986 Maxima, VG30E, 5 speed. His transmission is fubar'd, and my uncle happened to come upon a Nissan Stanza 5 speed for free. Now, I know they were all 4 cylinder, but I'm not sure what year this one is, so its either a CA16 or a KA24E, but does anyone know if either of those transmissions would work on a VG30E? He wants me to find out to see if he could possibly use the trans from the Stanza in the Maxima. My first thought was no way in hell, but I just wanted to double check, because I don't know for sure. Thanks guys!


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I believe the 2nd gen Max (and it's contemporary Stanza and Sentra) all used the RS5F31A manual trans. Might want to double-check that (the Maxima in question should have it's trans model number displayed on the VIN plaque on the firewall). Just be sure to get that same model trans and you'll be fine. Keep in mind, though, that Nissan packages the same transmission with different bellhousings depending on the car/motor it's going in. I think you should just be able to use the Max bellhousing, though, as long as you get the right trans.


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