The shorter gearing will help accelerate the car quicker by placing the engine in the boost sooner for any given speed. Most recent carbon cleaning done at 90K Spark plugs replaced every 20-25K miles. Here is the dyno run: 2. You know, the kind of people who read BimmerBoost. So you can get traction in the corner and some wheelspin out of it to facilitate rotation without engine power being cut so soon. . In the other side, the user manual may help the consumer before decide to buy the product.
I ended up not getting it to work, so I jumped the pin 3 and 41 on the Cas module and now it starts no problem. Once torque converter has been unbolted proceed with removing automatic transmission from engine by removing the remaining bellhousing bolts 20. I will not be replacing those as my trans only has about 35k on it. Remove upper most bolt on the bellhousing 1x E14 use a flex head socket to reach tight spots next to firewall 12. Please refresh the page if the document fails to load or you can directly hit the download button below the document viewer. We provide the that you can view or download free from here.
Regardless, this is still super impressive. Thanks again everyone for the help and thanks for teaming up! Be sure to double check length based on what diff you have. I never had any trouble drag racing my M3 and my Porsche is devastatingly quick off the line. He currently holds the top two records at his garage in Florida. Using a shorter numerically higher gear ratio will give you better acceleration and the limited slip effect will help get that power to the pavement. Little Parts Bolts, screws, etc : I also have added a few maintenance items while doing the transmissions It's a good idea to attack all the seals that you'll encounter especially with high mileage trans and motors.
The owner wanted to run the half mile at 25. For drag racing, auto wins though. Me and 2 of my friends got the automatic out pretty quick about 3 hours or so. I'll have to look at my Bentley Manuel again to check the wiring specifics. Install manual single or dual mass flywheel to engine with pilot bearing Be sure to use Red thread locker on these bolts!! Obviously the car will still drive just fine. The electricals will a little tricky, but I'll add in what needs to be done. I will upload some pics this week and next.
Also got the fittings I need and caps to plug those coolant hoses once atf cooler is removed. I'll be updating this thread and on N54tech this week with all the information and more pictures. Fill transmission with fluid if you haven't already done so. For larger turbos, you need to load the engine up on the torque converter for a second or so to get it to spooled and ready to release the brake. Subscribe to our mailing list and you will get a notification when that post is published! Changing the limited slip lock-up will change how the car behaves in corners - low lock-up will introduce more wheel spin; a higher lock-up will give more grip to the rear wheels. Definitely would suggest to anyone who wants some good motoring back into an excellent European sports car. I've been contemplating a manual swap, but know about all the coding difficulties.
Remove fastener attaching brace to chassis 4x 13mm 15. Figured I might as well put something nice in here rather than the used clutch and dual mass I received with the transmission. Also make sure to get a flywheel holder, didn't think of this. Slowly remove transmission from car. After undergone near bankruptcy during 1959-1968, the company managed to grow significantly, exporting its vehicles to the international consumer. There are a lot of little bolts and bits that need to be obtained. In fact, these manuals were actually made for public and issued by the official brand.
If I switch the engine, trans and ecu, will the car still need coding if the new ecu is from the same year 135i? It will throw a code is all. Remove the Drip pan 2x 8mm fasteners on the side and 2x rubber clips that simply pull out Lift up and towards the front of the vehicle to remove 11. I will continue the swap next week. Once removed, replace driveshaft insert nut, if you plan on doing that seal if not go ahead and remove old driveshaft and rebuild second half with manual driveshaft piece, or go ahead and replace the whole shaft with the manual one if you went that route. I'll be bolting in the manual this weekend and finishing up everything and hopefully driving by that night! Before pulling be sure to setup some zip ties or something to hold the driveline up when it is pulled out 7. Paint is deep and glossy. I also decided to go with a Spec Stage 1 clutch with a Spec Single Mass Aluminum Flywheel.
You have a maximum of 30 days from the time you receive the diff to send it back us for a refund. For the Driveshaft you can either buy the back half of a manual or buy the whole manual driveshaft. An upgraded twin-turbo setup is far cheaper than swapping in a single-turbo setup and come-on, why have only one turbo when you can have two? This would be a dream for 1M guys in that instance. Unplug and remove O2 sensors as you remove place a zip tie or label to note connections to each sensor 8. You are going from automatic to dual clutch auto? Saving some cash for now, so will update thread within a few weeks, I will also start adding pictures to an imgur.
Added pictures as well as the electrical diagram go to tips section. Only 2 downsides: No cruise control and no accessory mode, but the accessory mode can be attained by pulling the cables i jumped apart. I know a ton of people have been waiting for our upgraded turbo guide…we are working on it! You could probably swap an e46 m3 6 speed trans for a few hundred bucks. Our vehicles continue embody highest, quality and safety standards combined with, reason, it is possible exceptional cases that, could differ from those your vehicle. Most recent coil plug change was at 90K. The car has been very good to me, even after driving pretty hard it still runs 100 all day everyday, I do all recommended maintenance myself 3-5K mile Oil changes, changed transmission fluid 90K Miles, etc.
The car has 118K miles and will keep going as it is my daily driver. For larger turbos, you need to load the engine up on the torque converter for a second or so to get it to spooled and ready to release the brake. Only 2 downsides: No cruise control and no accessory mode, but the accessory mode can be attained by pulling the cables i jumped apart. Why am I featuring it at 4 instead of 2? Once bellhousing bolts are install, reconnect driveshaft from manual car. I promise we only send like one email per month… 1. I will still link the diagrams required for the wiring. A limited slip operates independently from either of those systems.