more **** breaking after 5spd swap?

[///M42 sport]

For anyone that did this conversion do ya'll think its mainly b/c you did a sloppy job with the install or is it b/c you drove the car harder after the swap?

Or is your e30 still pretty reliable?

[Axxe]

For anyone that did this conversion do ya'll think its mainly b/c you did a sloppy job with the install or is it b/c you drove the car harder after the swap?

Or is your e30 still pretty reliable?

I've broken many things on my E30 since the swap. It's mainly because I track a 20 year old car. Before I tracked it I had no significant reliability issues. You will drive your car harder though, that's a given :D

[Court M3]

no probs after swap and car is still reliable after the swap

[echothreezero]

My brake pads and rear tyres wore out faster after I did the swap.

That's about it...

[PУCCKAЯ_e30ka]

My brake pads and rear tyres wore out faster after I did the swap.

That's about it...

lol

[James Crivellone]

my car has been fine sense the 5spd swap...minus nearly blowing the motor 10K after it (tap tap tap tap tap tap tap when its running is bad right?)


runs great with the new motor :D

[Maluco]

For anyone that did this conversion do ya'll think its mainly b/c you did a sloppy job with the install or is it b/c you drove the car harder after the swap?

Or is your e30 still pretty reliable?

What type of probs are you experiencing? How long after the swap did these issues take place?

[Matt86es]

My brake pads and rear tyres wore out faster after I did the swap.

That's about it...

Shouldn't your brake pads last longer since you can downshift to slow down?

[Maluco]

Shouldn't your brake pads last longer since you can downshift to slow down?

downshifting feels so great.....

[nando]

I've broken enough stuff with my auto that I'm not really worried about the 5 speed. :)

[///M42 sport]

I'm just gearing up for a swap. Haven't done it yet. So far aside from my powertop not functioning everything works on my mtech.

[PeaveyBassist]

Shouldn't your brake pads last longer since you can downshift to slow down?

Not really.

Will

[Digitalwave]

I'm just gearing up for a swap. Haven't done it yet. So far aside from my powertop not functioning everything works on my mtech.

Unless you are a really shitty mechanic I see no reason why the car would be less reliable. In fact, it should be more reliable because if you do the swap correctly you've virtually replaced every single part in the drive line.