 » Site Navigation | | | | » Recent Threads | | | |  |  |  |  01-11-2006, 12:19 AM | #1 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Vancouver, B.C. Canada Posts: 465 |  A Pic of of my Stick (Full M3 Tranny Swap)
It's been a long time coming.....The slushbox is finally gone and in its place is a much more worthy ZF e36 m3 unit transplanted from a 99 m3 garage queen turned straight-cut gear track star with only 16,000 miles on it. Its an absolute overkill right now, but it allows for future power upgrades, plus I can drop the m3 clutch at redline and think nothing of it  I also had a UUC SSK thrown in while I was at it. Next step is to change the diff...I'm currently running the stock auto 4.44 diff which makes 5th gear absolutely ridiculous; I’m redlining at about 160 km/hr  . I'm selling off the Auto unit if anyone needs a replacement, I’ll be posting it up in the "For Sale" section soon.  __________________  |  |  | | 01-11-2006, 12:21 AM | #2 | | doesn't care about you. Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 3,925 |
Do you have a CEL and Transmission light? __________________ 
'99 Dinan M3 | | | | | 01-11-2006, 01:50 AM | #3 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Vancouver, B.C. Canada Posts: 465 |
Quote: | Originally Posted by DustenT Do you have a CEL and Transmission light? | No. The mechanic who did the swap for me is somewhat of a mad-scientist when it comes to figuring out electrical problems; all I know is that he had to custom-fabricate a couple of wiring harnesses that I assume communicate with the DME in some way or another to stop the dash lights from coming on as well as a mess of other things of course. If I have a chance to talk to him, I'll ask him how he did it. __________________ | | | | | 01-11-2006, 02:07 AM | #4 | | doesn't care about you. Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 3,925 |
Quote: | Originally Posted by m-technik_ti No. The mechanic who did the swap for me is somewhat of a mad-scientist when it comes to figuring out electrical problems; all I know is that he had to custom-fabricate a couple of wiring harnesses that I assume communicate with the DME in some way or another to stop the dash lights from coming on as well as a mess of other things of course. If I have a chance to talk to him, I'll ask him how he did it. | I'll pay for him to make me a harness!! Thanks. __________________
'99 Dinan M3 | | | | | 01-11-2006, 03:34 AM | #5 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Vancouver, B.C. Canada Posts: 465 |
Quote: | Originally Posted by DustenT I'll pay for him to make me a harness!!
Thanks. | Pm sent! __________________ | | | | | 01-11-2006, 04:02 AM | #6 | | doesn't care about you. Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 3,925 |
Quote: | Originally Posted by m-technik_ti Pm sent! | Your mailbox is full.... __________________
'99 Dinan M3 | | | | | 01-11-2006, 04:53 AM | #7 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Vancouver, B.C. Canada Posts: 465 |
Quote: | Originally Posted by DustenT Your mailbox is full.... | Ohh...My bad. Sorry. I cleared it up. __________________ | | | | | 01-11-2006, 04:59 AM | #8 | | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 1,587 |
Quote: | Originally Posted by m-technik_ti No. The mechanic who did the swap for me is somewhat of a mad-scientist when it comes to figuring out electrical problems; all I know is that he had to custom-fabricate a couple of wiring harnesses that I assume communicate with the DME in some way or another to stop the dash lights from coming on as well as a mess of other things of course. If I have a chance to talk to him, I'll ask him how he did it. | Yes please keep us informed on that.  When my autobox blows I will do a swap. | | | | | 01-11-2006, 08:16 PM | #9 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Vancouver, B.C. Canada Posts: 465 |
Quote: | Originally Posted by CirrusSR22 Yes please keep us informed on that. When my autobox blows I will do a swap. | I should be going back to the shop in the next couple of weeks; I'll see what kind of info I can dig up and I'll keep you informed. I’ve only had the swap for a couple of days now but I can already tell you that it was well worth the money in terms of increasing the fun-to-drive ratio. It feels like I’m driving an entirely new car. I’ve always been driving cars with manual transmissions so having an autobox in my Ti has been the one hindrance that I’ve wanted to change about it since it was new. Now I just need more power!  __________________ | | | | | 01-11-2006, 09:50 PM | #10 | | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Quad Cities, Iowa Posts: 2,110 |
How much did it cost to have him put it in and how long did it take? | | | | | 01-12-2006, 01:06 AM | #11 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Vancouver, B.C. Canada Posts: 465 |
Quote: | Originally Posted by SDKmann How much did it cost to have him put it in and how long did it take? | I had the car at the shop for 4 days, I don’t know the labor hours specifically though, but I figure anywhere from 10 to 15 hours in its entirety. The complete swap, including the short-shift-kit, which was extra, cost me a little over $4,000 Canadian (approx. 3,500 USD). __________________ | | | | | 01-25-2006, 07:50 PM | #12 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Tacompton, WA Posts: 309 |
did you already have an M3 engine in your car? or do you need an M3 engine to put in a m3 tranny? __________________ 95 318ti Alpine white, E46 m3 front bumper, Clear Corners, Cosmo CAI, k&n filter, Flowmaster catback, front strut bars, sony 12" sub Kenwood 800watt amp & Aiwa Deck, stickers
Future: Angel Eyes, Drop, Rims, and rear bumper
318ti.org sticker (added 100HP) | | | | | 02-01-2006, 12:34 AM | #13 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Vancouver, B.C. Canada Posts: 465 |
Quote: | Originally Posted by BmWwHiPPin did you already have an M3 engine in your car? or do you need an M3 engine to put in a m3 tranny? | No, I have the stock m44 engine in my ti. You don’t need to have an m3 engine to install an m3 tranny. __________________ | | | | | 03-06-2006, 05:24 AM | #14 | | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Tennessee Posts: 523 |
Wouldn't that hurt the cars speed with the M3 tranny weighing more than the stock tranny? A 5-speed M44 tranny would be cheaper than the M3 tranny right? __________________  | | | | | 03-13-2006, 05:33 AM | #15 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Hilliard, Ohio Posts: 122 |
There's almost zero weight difference between the ZF and the Getrag gearboxes. Both are about equal in price for used parts as well. | | | | |
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