Nonsense Thread

[roguetoaster]

So no one here has dealt with repairing a 6mt out of an f30 335i?

F30s are repairable? I thought all of the repair trees on modern BMWs were designed to lead to buying a new BMW if there is an issue?

[McGyver]

So no one here has dealt with repairing a 6mt out of an f30 335i?

[JasonWilson48]

Too young to be a R3V OG. Too old to get TikTok famous boofing ZYNs.

Just the right age to fuck around with my shit box cars, and spew bullshit to old heads on an outdated car forum.

[MrBurgundy]

born in 1948

fought for the north in vietnam

[McGyver]

Everyone needs to be MODed especially if you're still a regular poster. R3V OG is such a boomer thing to have...

Really?!?!? I've been shit posting for months to get to 5000 and now post count is meaningless??!?!?!

[JasonWilson48]

Sick name thing

I am not creative and also doxxed myself. RIP.

[MrBurgundy]

you see that foo over there?

that foo is an OG foo

[2mAn]

Everyone needs to be MODed especially if you're still a regular poster. R3V OG is such a boomer thing to have...

[McGyver]

2026 is the year of the Mod.

Sick name thing

[McGyver]

Do any of you have experience with the 6mt (GS6-45BZ) in an f30 335i? My 2nd gear syncro is crunchy, so 1-2 and 3-2 shifts grind. I changed the fluid to Redline MTL and it's a little better, but still needs to be babied to avoid grinding.

I've ready that there isn't a fix or a rebuild kit, the only solution is to replace the whole unit. I assume any replacement unit will eventually grind as well. It looks like Bristol Transmissions used to sell a rebuild kit, but stopped due to manufacturing issues. Someone on FB marketplace is selling one of the kits for $1k.

I've read about swapping in a GS6-53BZ from an e9x 335i. It's a stronger box, but you lose electronics for hill start and whatnot. I'm fine with some bolt-ons and a tune for this car, but I don't want to mess with it too much because its a reliable DD.

Are there any other options for fixing the stock box?

[roguetoaster]

2026 is the year of the Mod.

Oh yeah, well what does it spell backwards?

[2mAn]

2026 is the year of the Mod.

[varg]

$100aud off aliexpress in the vert. Pretty impressed honestly

I do like that the aux port cover looks kind of like a cassette slot.

Anyone know where to get an aluminum compressor housing polished?
Somewhere that knows turbos and won't polish the inside ruining the clearances.

Preferably up in canuck land but could ship if a shop is worth it.

Get some sandpaper and polishing wheels and DIY? What I'd do is call local turbo shops and ask if you can send them one for polishing, many shops offer polished housings as an option these days and aside from turbonetics I don't think they come from the factory that way so they must be doing it themselves. I know one of my "local" turbo suppliers used to post videos on instagram of their in-house polishing guy doing his work.

[MrBurgundy]

Just use some stain remover and soak em a bit and you'll okay

He sat in my Porsche and called it a VW and I had to ask him to leave

Also, his rims look even larger in person

[2mAn]

The embrace was nice and warm, but those dirty handprints will be hard to clean off my pants...

FCP Euro has also delivered the goods.