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Corasdad
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Sat Oct 14, 2023 7:06 pm

Would this be a good engine swap for my e30 auto, I would want to keep the e46 auto box, what else would be need as wiki doesn't seem to be working.

Any advice would be great
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flybynite
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Sun Oct 15, 2023 9:31 am

Yes it would be suitable but I'm still not sure you could use the E46 auto. The E46 tunnel is a lot wider than the E30 and the E46 auto would need a lot of wiring. Manual is much easier.

Try to PM or get in touch with DanThe, He has done more of these than most and makes many of the bits you will need to make it easy. You can also find him here.

https://bmconversions-uk.co.uk

Wiki can be tricky at the moment for some, try it with a VPN if you have one or different browser. Also try deleting the site cookies. It is working fine for me at ATM

Here is a link

https://www.e30zone.net/e30wiki/index.p ... Swap_-_M5x
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martauto
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Sun Oct 15, 2023 12:11 pm

Beat me to it mate.

Mart.
Only the E46 cab left now.
Just got too old.
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So if I get the same engine but with e46 manual gearbox that would work?
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martauto
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Sun Oct 15, 2023 3:15 pm

Good luck finding a manual box, I would stick to the auto but that is just me .

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Sun Oct 15, 2023 4:59 pm

martauto wrote:
Sun Oct 15, 2023 3:15 pm
Good luck finding a manual box, I would stick to the auto but that is just me .

Mart.
So can I use the auto box that's already fitted to my car, I have tried researching but there is very little about engine swaps with auto boxs
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