Ferrari uses GM automaic transmissions or did for many years.
Bill
John Miller wrote:
> M3 engine swaps are pretty common and I think getting more so as E36M3s
> age and need engine work; typically it's putting an S50US/S52US (240HP
> US E36M3) S50/S52 (320HP Euro E36M3) or S54 (340HP E46M3) small six into
Getting way off topic, but I couldn't resist reminiscing on one of the
the more interesting swaps I was on the sidelines for.
Had a couple friends that were BMW fanatics. 1st guy had an E36 M3;
bought a Euro-spec 6-speed off ebay and installed it. So then there's a
5-speed tranny collecting dust in his kitchen. His friend gets the
bright idea that his family car, an E36 325 or something would be a lot
cooler with a manual transmission in it. (can't argue there!)
So they procure all the parts, and in a hot June day in South Carolina,
in a little tiny apartment complex single stall garage, set about doing
it. I only fetched tools and beer (and drank beer.) But in something
like 14 hours they had swapped the transmission, driveshaft, rear end,
drive axles, ECU. installed a clutch pedal, master cylinder, swapped
interior trim and spliced wiring harnesses. Finished at about 2am, and
we drove it to breakfast the next morning :)
An interesting lesson -- many BMWs have General Motors automatic
trannies in them!
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