getrag vs ZF

[thuibers]

I blew up 2nd gear in my Getrag 250 [e36] and am thinking of replacing it with a ZF [95 M3] Will this trans fit with my e36 drive shaft? I have a 87 e30 with single vanos M50

[e30_kid89]

No, It wont fit. You need the Driveshaft from t............................


















Just seach.

[FredK]

No it won't work. The Getrag 250 has a 78 mm guibo and the ZF 310/320 has a 96 mm guibo.

You'll need to get a E36 M3 four bolt driveshaft, E36 328i driveshaft, E30 M3 driveshaft, or late E30 325e driveshafts with a 96 mm input flange. However, the eta driveshaft will have 10mm bolts, unlike the other driveshafts that I mentioned, which have 12mm bolts, so the fit may not be ideal.

[e30_kid89]

LOL Fred to the rescue...I was going to be nice and help but halfway through I got lazy.

[thuibers]

thanks, I think I will just order a replacement getrag 250 from Bavarian

[aeryk7]

I killed my getrag 250 going into 2nd only couple months ago and just put the ZF in. You will need more parts if you do the ZF , Carrier, linkage, driveshaft, pilot bearing,flex disc.

[MIKe30]

I killed my getrag 250 going into 2nd only couple months ago and just put the ZF in. You will need more parts if you do the ZF , Carrier, linkage, driveshaft, pilot bearing,flex disc.

which do you like better now that you've driven both on the same car?

[static]

^ +1

my ZF shifts retarded (even tho i have evo3 + dssr), maybe my tranny is just messed up?