I have an automatic 92 325ic. The engine is currently not running. The purpose of this car is to be a dirt cheap daily driver and cruiser for my girlfriend.
I also have a 5 speed 87 325es. The engine runs well, but the clutch is gone and the shell is rusted out. It's a parts car. And no, I am not 5 speed swapping the vert.
(Flame suit on,) I am toying with the idea of putting the eta engine into the vert. Yes, I realize that etas are slow, automatic etas are slower, and an automatic eta convertible will be slower than a one legged dog on tranquilizers. My concern isn't with speed, it's with cost. If they will interchange easily, it would be free for me to do this.
What I want to know is whether I will run into issues with how it shifts, whether it will be able to figure out the different torque curve, and make sure it won't downshift into an RPM higher than the low eta redline. Will this be all be carried over with the eta dme, or is there a separate auto trans computer, and is it different than mine. I know for 5 speeds the e and i g260s were different. Were there different different versions of the zf h4p22 too?
I also have a 5 speed 87 325es. The engine runs well, but the clutch is gone and the shell is rusted out. It's a parts car. And no, I am not 5 speed swapping the vert.
(Flame suit on,) I am toying with the idea of putting the eta engine into the vert. Yes, I realize that etas are slow, automatic etas are slower, and an automatic eta convertible will be slower than a one legged dog on tranquilizers. My concern isn't with speed, it's with cost. If they will interchange easily, it would be free for me to do this.
What I want to know is whether I will run into issues with how it shifts, whether it will be able to figure out the different torque curve, and make sure it won't downshift into an RPM higher than the low eta redline. Will this be all be carried over with the eta dme, or is there a separate auto trans computer, and is it different than mine. I know for 5 speeds the e and i g260s were different. Were there different different versions of the zf h4p22 too?
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