auto to 5 speed sway would an eta work as a donor car?

[Spencer]

I have a 325i. Would an eta have all the parts needed for an auto to 5-speed sway? If not what parts would i still need?

TIA,

Spencer

[Digitalwave]

Yes, but you will have to use a 325i clutch kit/flywheel/throw out bearing.

You might also have to use a 325i driveshaft and change the output flange on the tranny, but I am unsure on that.

[Spencer]

Thanks TJ.

you might also have to use a 325i driveshaft and change the output flange on the tranny, but I am unsure on that.

Can anyone confirm this??? I was thinking of using an eta because the one i'm looking at has a new driveshaft. So if i'll need to replace it anyway there would be no point.

Spencer

[Digitalwave]

Now that I think about it, the eta driveshaft WILL work because I remember everbody telling me I could use an eta driveshaft on my car... but I might of had to change the output flange on the tranny.

[Spencer]

Would changing the output flange on the tranny be a big deal? I could find a 325i parts car if i had to. An F-150 made a left turn in front of my friends nice 86 eta so if he can buy back the car it would be cheap.

-Spencer

[Digitalwave]

Its not hard, it just requires a special 30mm (I believe) thin walled, deep socket.

[rs4pro3]

The output flange swap depends on the year eta, 87 got the larger flange. But ya the eta driveshaft will work just fine, just get the lighter I flywheel,clutch, and bearing liek TJ said. Everything else bolts up just fine.

[Digitalwave]

I forgot to add that if you use the pedal box from a car that didn't have an airbag on a car that has an (or had) an airbag, you are going to have to do some creative hacking of the 2 pedal boxes in order to support the steering column.

[RobertK]

Everything from the ETA should swap right out no problem, even the flywheel only it's much heavier than the I flywheel but technically it all swaps out.

[BimmerToad]

Are the 325i and Eta Getrag 260s the same internally? The 260 I'm using for my M50 swap has a bigger output flange than the 325i flex disc I bought, so it sounds like I have a 260 from an Eta.

[Digitalwave]

Besides the eta having 2 addition sensors on the tranny, they are the same internally (save for the clutch and flywheel/to bearing of course). You can change the output flange to a 325i unit.

[BimmerToad]

Yeah, it looks that way from the ETK. The Eta 260 was upgraded to 325i spec gears and synchros (same part #s) from 4/86 and on, and got a bigger output flange at the same time.

So bigger output flange on an Eta 260 = stronger synchros.....

Time to swap the flanges..... 8)