When I bought my 335i I wanted an auto. At that time I wasnt so interested in speed and just wanted a easy daily. I do have to say that when I was FBO there were alot of times that I would win races just due to the fact that my auto with alpina flash shifted so fast. Any way as many of you know I am now going single turbo. Also as many of you know the auto blows up and theres no real upgrade option. I hope in the future this comes back because I would like to eventually swap back in an upgraded auto but for now manual swap it is. Now youll ask why not just buy a manual car? Because I dont want to and dont care about the swap. I had my fun with the auto and when I had it I wouldnt trade it for a manual. But now with the single I have to oh well.
Just a disclaimer. I have not swapped my transmission yet. I will give you a list of the parts I ordered and have and the list of parts that me, my good friend who has a great knowledge of cars, the guy who is building my single turbo, and a factory trained e92 tech have agreed on. Again the swap has not yet happened but I will update when im done and this is just a preliminary post to show the parts that youll need and the problems youll run into.
Parts:
Manual transmission with Back up light sensor – GS6-17BG – TCBG got mine from lkq
Clutch and flywheel of your choice - im going with clutchmasters fx850
Throw out bearing - came with my fx850 and the transmission from lkq
Alumnium screws manual transmission – 23000392607
Pedal assembly – 35006762926 + clutch pedal 35316761310
Module, clutch switch – 61319122702
Gearbox support – 22316771065
slave cylinder
master cylinder
lines - ill get the part numbers for these later on
Transmission fluid - redline d4 atf i believe is the suggested stuff
The diff should bolt up but the drive shaft on the autos is 17mm shorter than the manual so youll need a 17mm spacer made up which i think im going to either use another guibo or a sold metal piece near the diff
Youll also need the whole shifter assembly the holder arm and you would be smart to order a short shift kit so you dont have to upgrade again in the future
dont forget your knob and shift boot
as far as coding the car i was told by the bmw trained tech not to worry that hell do it no problem but i will ask him the process he does when he does it so i can share
again this is just a basic write up of parts youll need not the comprehensive guide i will write up later
Just a disclaimer. I have not swapped my transmission yet. I will give you a list of the parts I ordered and have and the list of parts that me, my good friend who has a great knowledge of cars, the guy who is building my single turbo, and a factory trained e92 tech have agreed on. Again the swap has not yet happened but I will update when im done and this is just a preliminary post to show the parts that youll need and the problems youll run into.
Parts:
Manual transmission with Back up light sensor – GS6-17BG – TCBG got mine from lkq
Clutch and flywheel of your choice - im going with clutchmasters fx850
Throw out bearing - came with my fx850 and the transmission from lkq
Alumnium screws manual transmission – 23000392607
Pedal assembly – 35006762926 + clutch pedal 35316761310
Module, clutch switch – 61319122702
Gearbox support – 22316771065
slave cylinder
master cylinder
lines - ill get the part numbers for these later on
Transmission fluid - redline d4 atf i believe is the suggested stuff
The diff should bolt up but the drive shaft on the autos is 17mm shorter than the manual so youll need a 17mm spacer made up which i think im going to either use another guibo or a sold metal piece near the diff
Youll also need the whole shifter assembly the holder arm and you would be smart to order a short shift kit so you dont have to upgrade again in the future
dont forget your knob and shift boot
as far as coding the car i was told by the bmw trained tech not to worry that hell do it no problem but i will ask him the process he does when he does it so i can share
again this is just a basic write up of parts youll need not the comprehensive guide i will write up later