Possible 6Mt Transmission Issues And Solutions

[Alphamox]

Hello guys,

I'm not sure whether I'm showing signs of paranoia or what, but I may be getting the dreaded synchro issue that plagued the earlier 03 v35/350Z 6MT. You see I've got an 03 V35 sedan in 6MT, and whenever I try to shift from 1st to 2nd I get some kind of resistance and sometimes get a slight clunk (fortunately, no grind YET). FYI I DO wait until the gearbox has warmed up and when I first got the car, I did a full fluids flush so therefore, there are new fluids in the car since late last year.

I want to prep up for the future as I was advised that these are earlier signs of synchro failure (unless someone can reassure me otherwise that this is NORMAL). I got two choices,

(1) To either rebuild the box locally, which may cost between 2000-3000 AUD or

(2) Import a brand new updated box (Nissan Part 32010-CD009) from the USA for about 2000+ AUD including delivery.

I was wondering if anyone has experienced the same problem and what they did to rectify it?? Will I run into fitment and compatibility issues if I decide to go for the US gearbox??

Whatever path I'll take, I'll probably replace the OEM clutch and flywheel to new spanking items.

Thank You