Auto to Manual swap

[1 SLW EG]

Curious how rough this would be to do on the 89 ix I picked up about a month ago. Currently auto and I want it to be manual for future v8 swap reasons

What all would I need besides tranny, pedal assembly....

Yes Im new to BMWs so thats why Im asking.....

Car in question and what I picked up

[audiquattrot]

5-speed transfer case too.

[1 SLW EG]

5-speed transfer case too.

Ah yes :up:

thank ya

[Dirty325ix]

I'm almost done with this and so far it has cost me
325 for transmission
425 for transfer case
150 for fly wheel, all gear shift components including shift nob and transfer case cross member and the reverse cable
50 for the clutch pedals and clutch cylinder
503 for the clutch kit
that's all you need for the swap but it can be real hard to find

[1 SLW EG]

Yeah I figured it'd prob take me awhile to track down everything especially a good working tranny....

[flyboyx]

a good tranny isn't that hard to find. the transfer case is another story.


how do you plan to do a v8 swap? what oil pan will you use? trans? bellhousing?

[1 SLW EG]

a good tranny isn't that hard to find. the transfer case is another story.


how do you plan to do a v8 swap? what oil pan will you use? trans? bellhousing?

lsx

[z122643]

lsx

what could go wrong!

[nando]

V8 swap? you may as well just leave it automatic, because you won't be able to use anything from a 325ix anyway.

if you're not keeping it AWD with a V8, just get a different E30.

[1 SLW EG]

V8 swap? you may as well just leave it automatic, because you won't be able to use anything from a 325ix anyway.

if you're not keeping it AWD with a V8, just get a different E30.

thought about that also....been throwing up the idea of seein if i could trade off the ix for a another sedan to do a lsx swap...but then i really dont wanna get rid of the AWD. Also thinkin bout maybe swappin it to a manual and puttin a snail on it for a little fun. So many things to think about :ohsnap:

[nando]

like I said, if you're wanting to swap a V8, you can't even use any of the 325ix stuff anyway. a Turbo would make a lot more sense if you want to keep the AWD.

[1 SLW EG]

but it is possibly to swap auto to manual with the ix right?