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ha, no survived that, just need extras for wet tyres :-)

After 2 or 3 Team Dynamic Pro Race 1.2 15 x 7 et15mm rims

Thanks for the info all, going to talk to Ernst and then go from there will let you know what I ended up with.

Thanks for all the advice . Just want to clarify; all the mentioned boxes will bolt straight up with out reworking the bell housing? What clutch and pressure plate is used, the M20 one? Does the starter motor bolt straight on? If the box is tilted at an angle is it away or towards the driver side, does it affect gearchanging as the linkage is at an angle irrespective of the gear lever position. If the gearbox is at an angle will that cause any lubrication issues When you say an angle how many degrees roughly? CamB; The 6 speed you mentioned, is it a close ratio? what is it out of? I would be interested if its not going to be a headache to have installed and maintain. Will it handle being flogged for 5 days in the Targa? I live up in the USA but the car is in Auckland at Bavarian, A 265/5 box up here in good condition goes for ~USD$3000.00 - $4000.00

Thanks for the link. I think that while I know I can play around with the final drive it won't get me what I want. My understanding from what I saw when I searched was that I can use a Bellhousing from a E28 528e M20 and then I can use this with a 265/5 close ratio box. The problem with this is that I found three different bellhousing part numbers listed for a E28 528e M20, talk about confusing.

An off the cuff reply would be that irrespective of the final drive you would not change the gear ratios between gears just overall top speed, happy to stand corrected on this, it would mean that 1st and second etc would be lower geared but the gap in ratios would be the same. Having used true close ratio boxes in other rally cars I don't think a lower diff ratio will fix the root issue.

Its for Targa, standard box always seems to be either revving its nuts off in 2nd or chugging in 3rd on twisty stages

What E36 is it from, I am still a tad confused about what fits what?

Need a close ratio gearbox for 87 M20 325i