a few questions

[Pat W]

i found an auto... .....87 325is thats droped on jamex springs and has motor work...port and polish head auto trany chip...engine chip.....remus exhaust....larger amf....anyways i was wondering if i could take my eta 5 speed tranny and swap it into the IS......car is mint he wants 2 but hes negoiable....he said he was beating e30 m's with this car untill he built his 12 sec civic hatch....thanks also how much power do u think this car is putting out??

[Jordan]

His car was not beating e30 M3's. End of story. With a P&P, chip, exhuast, and m30afm his car is prolly putting out 175hp max.

Yes you can swap your eta transmission in. You will need a 325i flywheel and clutch assembly though.

[Pat W]

thanks jordan....im sure it wasnt i was just repeating what he said.....i actually got a good chuckle out of it when he told me.....is that whp? or crank?

[nando]

auto tranny chip? 87's don't have electronic trannies..

and that's ~175 crank HP

[Pat W]

thats what he said.....im probably gonna swap the I auto into my E and sell it.....how much would a shop charge to do one a swap like this?

[MR 325]

As far as I know, I trannys can't go in to an E, it only works the other way around.

If you don't know how to do a swap yourself, good luck spending a couple thousand.

[Jordan]

thats what he said.....im probably gonna swap the I auto into my E and sell it.....how much would a shop charge to do one a swap like this?

Shop labor to do the swap ONCE (you want it done both ways, twice) will be greater then the value of both cars combined.

[Pat W]

alright ill probably end up doing the swap myself...but just to get it straight....i can swap my e 5speed into the I which is auto...all i need is the I clutch assembly and the I flywheel?

[DEV0 E30]

Basically yes, but you could be forgeting a few things. There is a great thread here. Basically searching around here and elsewhere will get you answers quicker then waiting for someone to do all the looking for you.