E34 manual transmission swap

 · I have an US Spec. E34 M5 and would love to, at some point, swap in a 6 Speed Trans. Is there a common 6 speed transmission that can be swapped into our cars in place of the Getrag /5? Thanks guys! Bmw uses a dummy starter relay in the OEM manual transmission e34 cars to bypass this. It's a little yellow Relay that has only 2 pins instead of 5; just remove the auto 5 pin unit and plug in the Oem manual 2 pin unit.  · Thanks for taking the time to help! I was wondering if anybody has swaped an automatic trans. with a manual trans. on a E I have a i with an automatic transmission and was wanting to change to a 5 speed and wanted to know what parts would fit. Could I use a manual transmition from User Interaction Count: 5.

I have an US Spec. E34 M5 and would love to, at some point, swap in a 6 Speed Trans. Is there a common 6 speed transmission that can be swapped into our cars in place of the Getrag /5? Thanks guys! Find this BMW i E34 S52 Swap offered for $ in Fresno, CA via craigslist. Tip from Sean. I have a bmw e34 i6 that I am testing the waters on. I'm looking to get around $12, for it. I have well over $20, into the car with receipts for most of it. The car started out as an HE53 i with a 6 speed manual transmission. I have an e34 and over the weekend I picked up an e34 parts car. The reason I did this is I want to convert my automatic to a standard and the has a manual transmission. Now common sence says it should be a straight swap with additional parts adds in concideration for the clutch and stuff.

I have an US Spec. E34 M5 and would love to, at some point, swap in a 6 Speed Trans. Is there a common 6 speed transmission that can be swapped into our cars in place of the Getrag /5? Thanks guys!. Check this info if you have the lifetime fluid transmission or no dipstick. Manual transmission: Four types of manual transmissions had been used in the E Models are equipped either with 5 speeds (i - i - i) or 6 speeds (lucky i). '95 M5 also had a 6-speed with a diff ratio, giving a theoretical top speed of mph!. Onwards, to the E34! This is the second easiest to swap, mostly because the electronics are pretty unobtrusive. The most common swap is for the , as they only made it for 2 years, one of which they offered a manual. Thankfully, one of our wise forum members posted a parts list for the swap. As for the actual procedure, it is much like a normal swap.