» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | looove 04-16-2024 01:18 PM 04-16-2024 01:18 PM 0 Replies, 1,716 Views | | | | | 06-04-2014, 07:46 PM | #1 | Junior Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Garland, Tx Posts: 1 | How much would it be to switch my automatic 318 to a manual ? just wondering how much it'll be to switch out my automatic transmission to a manual. getting bored of a automatic but i want to keep my car. Any help would be nice. please and thank you | | | 06-04-2014, 09:49 PM | #2 | Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Marietta, GA Posts: 30 | By yourself or paying for it to be done? it's not a hard swap, it's also exactly the same as doing a swap in a regular e36 so just search for any 5 speed swap diy. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk | | | 06-04-2014, 09:51 PM | #3 | Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Marietta, GA Posts: 30 | Bimmerforums is great for that kind of stuff Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk | | | 06-04-2014, 10:55 PM | #4 | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: San antonio, tx Posts: 135 | You will also need to swap the differential to get the proper ratio for the 5 speed transmission | | | 06-05-2014, 01:59 AM | #5 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,451 | Quote: Originally Posted by macilona You will also need to swap the differential to get the proper ratio for the 5 speed transmission | Or have a really quick, but impractical gear ratio. Man that would sooo whine on the freeway. Good luck! __________________ 1998 318ti Sport - "Cali" Schwartz II/Schwartz sport interior, Cali top 1998 318ti Sport - "Max" Schwartz II/Schwartz sport interior, S52 1997 318ti Sport - "Tiny" Schwartz II/Schwartz sport interior 1995 318ti Active - "Blanca" Alpineweib III/Schwartz leather interior Other Current Bimmers: 2006 530i / 2000 2.3L Z3 / 1997 1.9L Z3 / 1999 540it 1997 318ti Sport - "Huera" - RIP 1995 318ti Active - RIP 1995 318ti Sport - "Tiny" Sold 1994 325i Sedan - "Jade" - Sold 1991 318ic - "Bert" - Sold 1985 635csi sold 1984 533i "Max" Sold 1984 318i sold BMWCCA #160411 SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! | | | 06-05-2014, 02:20 AM | #6 | Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Marietta, GA Posts: 30 | Who cares! You'd be able to pull on cars you shouldn't be able to. 😉 | | | 06-05-2014, 02:24 AM | #7 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,451 | Quote: Originally Posted by DunkM Who cares! You'd be able to pull on cars you shouldn't be able to. 😉 | HaHa! soooo true! actually, my 318ic had a 4.25 or something in that range with a 5 speed as well. Quick, but not top end fast. __________________ 1998 318ti Sport - "Cali" Schwartz II/Schwartz sport interior, Cali top 1998 318ti Sport - "Max" Schwartz II/Schwartz sport interior, S52 1997 318ti Sport - "Tiny" Schwartz II/Schwartz sport interior 1995 318ti Active - "Blanca" Alpineweib III/Schwartz leather interior Other Current Bimmers: 2006 530i / 2000 2.3L Z3 / 1997 1.9L Z3 / 1999 540it 1997 318ti Sport - "Huera" - RIP 1995 318ti Active - RIP 1995 318ti Sport - "Tiny" Sold 1994 325i Sedan - "Jade" - Sold 1991 318ic - "Bert" - Sold 1985 635csi sold 1984 533i "Max" Sold 1984 318i sold BMWCCA #160411 SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! | | | | Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | | Posting Rules | You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is Off | | | |
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