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When you do an auto to manual swap you need to install a 2 position switch to replace the selector switch. And that is where i found where the transmission module is located in my e36 m3 021998. Comes with torque converter, cooler lines, heat transfer all still sealed came out of a perfect running car which received a manual conversion. Youll have to dig through if you want other part numbers f. Feb 05, 2015 wiring auto harness to start up as stated we wired it so we had to depress the clutch to start the car.
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In the 90s there is a coupe dream bmw 850i engine, became the heart of this machine. Smg to manual conversion on the e46 m3 lang racing development andrew lang from lang racing development goes into the details of our smg to manual conversion for the bmw e46 m3. Reprogram bmw after doing automatic to manual conversion. I have worked on bmws all my adult life e21, e30, e36. Mar 29, 2009 e28 auto to manual conversion ok, here goes. Bmw was founded in 1917 in 1970, there are the most popular model series bmw 3 series, 5 series, 6 series, 7 series. Brand new, plug and play gen iv ls wiring harness for a bmw e46 with an ls3ly5l92ly6 engine swap.
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