transmission of choice?

[WADE30]

Can you bend the cast aluminum shift carrier without damaging it?

[WADE30]

I love my little 260. With the shifter linkage altered, mine is centered right where is should be.

IF I build whats in the back of my head and garage, I will be going FI, and using the e46 6spd. But only because of the 400+bhp.

Hey man I noticed you have a 24v swapped E30 while using the Getrag 260?

Well I've been doing the m50 with my Getrag 260 into my e30.

I bent the selector rod 10 degrees but the shifter isn't centered at all, its still far to the passenger side and it won't even go into 5th gear. It seems to me the shifter housing linkage that pins up to the transmission is what's causing it to sit far to the right side.

Did you run into this issue??

Thanks for your time

Wade

[kevmo707]

What do you have to do the linkage to center it using a getrag 260?

[Uber E30]

Uh yeah i looked there didnt see anything, and sorry for talking about on topic stuff that other people deciding which way to go might be interested in.

[e30polak]

Can the ZF's take e34 m5 clutches/flywheels? Thought i read that somewhere :)

Check Turner Motorsports, and you'll find your answer there.

[SamE30e]

G240 doesn't tilt the shifter. The M50 with the E36 arms sits the exact same as the M42 does.

[Uber E30]

Can the ZF's take e34 m5 clutches/flywheels? Thought i read that somewhere :)

[hoveringuy]

I think you'll be taken seriously if you take a minute to edit the spelling/grammar in your post 'cuz its reely hard to rreed and prolly gives head akes.

Starter and flywheel need to be the same.

[xLegendOZWest]

This thread is amazing!
Now I have a M50B25 that I got a 260 for. The 10* offset doesn’t worry me as I’m in a well equipped shop. The problem is. I think I got a duel mass flywheel. Will that fit? I got a new clutch with a heavy duty pressure plate. Will I need a new flywheel? And I presume I use an old m20 starter with this right?

Ps. really sorry for the grammar issues. i was writing this in between classes and forgot to take the time to proof read.

[lifeiskaos]

awesome. no problem

[WADE30]

just the oil pan. you should be able to tell where the flywheel is hitting if you've got it bolted up... thats what needs to be modified

You saved my life! Thanks man, I just grinded it down and now there's a couple mm of clearance between the pan and the flywheel. Excellent!

[lifeiskaos]

The oil pan AND the rear cover? Because the rear cover is of course flush with the oil pan. You mean grind it down in that area where the pan and the rear cover indent outward toward where the flywheel would be?

Thanks man, I appreciate it! Would you might happen to have a link to show this procedure?

Wade:)

just the oil pan. you should be able to tell where the flywheel is hitting if you've got it bolted up... thats what needs to be modified

[johnny88m3]

I don't get to post much because there are others that know alot and are on more frequently then i am. So they get to answer things

before i get a chance. I wouldn't call this reference for work i don't get to work on e30's much here in NC in jersey when i was a bmw

dealer tech there i did. But still it was only timing belts, valve adjustments, clutchs etc. nothing exciting. I will put my in when i

can.

[StereoInstaller1]

i'm a bmw master tech. I have been workin on these cars for over 5 years now. Its rare i get to post here i have read thousands of pages here glad i get to contribute for once.

So you are using R3V as a reference in your work? If so, gotta love that!

Join in the discussions more, man...we need professional opinions all the time!

Luke

[WADE30]

The oil pan AND the rear cover? Because the rear cover is of course flush with the oil pan. You mean grind it down in that area where the pan and the rear cover indent outward toward where the flywheel would be?

Thanks man, I appreciate it! Would you might happen to have a link to show this procedure?

Wade:)