2002 bmw m3 smg vs manual

How many hours of work am I looking at to do the swap? Any ideas. Hi my shop recently had you all do the machine work on an smg bell housing. Thank you for the excellent workmanship, and quick turn around. The transmission now shifts perfectly, and the car is fun to drive again.

Our customer was wanting to get the cruse control working now. Hey Peter — thank you so much. Hey Howard, thank you for reaching out. We only provide this service on the E46 M3s. Hey I have a manual transmission that is giving me issues and need a new one. As you may know, manual trannys are pretty expensive. Is it possible to pick up an smg tranny and just swap all the manual stuff except the meat or gears instead of shipping in the smg bell housing to machined?

Hey Taras, this is not something we would do and most likely the full SMG transmission is going to be similarly priced. Used SMG transmissions are less than half the cost of a manual g. If you munched a manual it makes total sense to swap your bellhousing onto a donor SMG. You have all the parts and no machine work required. This article is only for the E46 — not the E What parts will go into the new tapped hole? Thanks, Andrew.

Andrew — thank you for reaching out. The only service we offer outside the shop for the conversion is a bellhousing prep service. Anything else the conversion, programming etc we only do in house.

SMG won't be mistaken for a torque-converter automatic, but the A-mode shifts are more convincing than those executed by any other automated manual we've tried.

Sequential modes S1 through S5 mirror the speeds and smoothness of the A-mode shifts. To upshift, either tug on the steering wheel's right paddle or pull the stubby shift lever backward. For a downshift, use the left paddle or push forward on the stick. The lever's logic seemed backward to us, so we used the paddles almost exclusively.

We didn't find much use for the lower S modes, figuring that languid shifts are best left to the automatic mode. To engage S6, you must first switch off the DSC. Shifts happen in the blink of an eye in this mode--the quickest take as little as 0. By comparison, the Ferrari F1's 0. The tires bark in second gear. They'll atomize in first. M3 CSL. Only asking as I am toying with the idea of changing my SMG for a manual to get more control when driving!

Happy you made the right choice? Rosetta Underwear thermally upgraded Jan 5, 2, Scottyboi said:. They are both sh1te Smg will give you 10 times more ballache The end. ExCopdT Flexing a golden cincture Jan 12, 4, Hi Op, As you may gather from posts above - this is an already well covered topic. However I'll summarise them all for you - it's down to personal preference. ADL Flexing a golden cincture Jan 12, 13, It is common knowledge that one of the physical differences between the SMG and manual transmissions is the bellhousing.

Specifically, the SMG bellhousing is missing the spring and detents that give the self centering function to the manual version. Although it can take quite a long time, I would recommend making an effort to find a factory manual transmission bellhousing. It not only allows you to immediately make the swap when you get to that point, but also guarantees OEM functionality and eliminates the possibility of human error during modification of the SMG BH at a machine shop.

If you can find one, it will also probably save a fair amount of money versus paying a shop to modify yours. MSportParts Braymond Tags: None.

DME error code 80 Schalterkette Kraftschluss someone an idea? Nice DIY. Comment Post Cancel.