I have an S2 engine i'm about to drop in the Zed, and before i do id like to find out if its from a MT or AT Zed. I cant get a hold of the seller at the moment so i was thinking there would be a number on the cams i could check?
check the rear of the crank if it were manual it will most likely have a spigot bush still in it Linton
The cams have a coloured stripe on them, I don't know of the top of my head what MT/AT cams are colour coded. http://www.aus300zx.com/forum/showthread.php?p=944947#post944947 Turbos have AR numbers cast into the compressor housing that ID AT/MT turbos. But with the amount of transmission conversions engine/turbo swaps etc, cams are probably the best indicator. Image stolen from MickW
Colour bands are - Auto intake - yellow Auto exhaust - blue/green Manual intake - blue/green Manual exhaust - blue/green Blue/green is the same colour. I've seen a few sets of cams now. Sometimes the bands look blue, sometimes green. Not just in photos. Maybe something to do with what they were washed in? Or oil types? Doesn't matter, all that matters is they're not yellow.
And NA cams have no band? but are same as manual TT I did NA cam covers recently and didn't notice any bands but wasn't looking for them
Sunlight helps with identifying the bands. Lots of sunlight, after you've washed all the gunk off the cams. Most of us are doing this stuff after work in dingy places with piss-poor lighting. Sometimes there's only a few scraps of colour left on the cams.
