Transmission getrag 260

[bimmerred535i]

Found a 5 speed transmission on craigslist from an '87 e30 325is...went to real oem to see if the part numbers matched up, but they did not....both transmissions are 260 getrag can anyone tell me the difference?? my build date on my 535 is 7/89 thanks, my transmission is good, but it would be nice to have one on the shelf for the inevitable, especially at this price....http://nashville.craigslist.org/pts/1158766402.html

[Ken35i]

M20 gearboxes match up to an M30 engine?

[bimmerred535i]

M20 gearboxes match up to an M30 engine?

That was the only thing I could think of was the bell housing would be different....Do you know if the internals are still the same?

[e34.535i.sport]

That was the only thing I could think of was the bell housing would be different....Do you know if the internals are still the same?

I don't know much at all about gearboxes but I know that some of the manual boxes take ATF (mine does!) and other take normal MTF...

Just incase it's of any relevance.

[whiskychaser]

Price sounds great! Unless its got the same BMW part no I'd be a little cautious: I can give you 3 BMW part numbers for ZF trannies that will fit my car and one that definitely wont - and they all say ZF5HP18 on the plate. They are like Heinz's beans - 57 varieties. That said, I'm running a tranny out of a 325i and it works like clockwork. ZF couldnt give me a list of what tranny went into which car - Getrag any more helpful?

[genphreak]

Beware, running tranny from 3ers to 5ers or vice versa-- u can end up with weird ratios ven if all the wires and what not fit... I have an e36 260 (not sure the number) in my car, the 3.91 diff makes me do damn near 4000 rpm at 60mph in 5th gear. However AFAIK, no M20 gearbox will fit an M30 and vice versa, if you get ones with detachable bellhousings you could get closer but I don't think the M30 bell will fit the M20box or vice versa... would like to be proven wrong on this one though...