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Post Tue Jun 05, 2012 11:42 pm

will a manual gearbox from an E39 535 v8 fit the the 4 litre m60 engine?
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Post Wed Jun 06, 2012 3:14 am

Yes should do.
The v8 engines share a bell housing and crank pattern across most of the range.
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Post Wed Jun 06, 2012 4:59 am

M62 to m60 should work, you just need to check the position of the crank sensor on a m62 it is on the flywheel and m60 on the crank damper from memory
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Post Wed Jun 06, 2012 4:19 pm

so what would i need to do if i put an m62 box onto the m60 engine?
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Post Thu Jun 07, 2012 1:36 pm

i have a new unused 530 v8 clutch kit for £100.