Early e36 325i with zf manual transmission information

[BMRBOI 8]

Hi team

Any information on these? I picked up a 12/1990 e36 325i manual (didn't know they made them that early) thinking it would be the getrag 250 but it is a zf. Are they stronger/same as the 250 getrag? 

Cheers,

Niroy

[M3AN 4015]

 I asked that question the other week and was told in the case of the 5 speed the ZF is stronger and more desirable.

[BreakMyWindow 1870]

Put the last 7 digits of your vin in to an online bmw parts catalog and you can check which zf box you have. Car is definitely a factory manual? Or could've had the zf box and associated running gear for it installed.

[BMRBOI 8]

Factory manual according to the VIN. Attached is the gearbox option on realoem. ZF factory fitted.

I seem to recall the 328i manual box looking bigger than this one however. I wonder why the early e36 had this box? Might have borrowed it from an E34 manual as they started producing them earlier?

[zero 1160]

zf box is much better than the getrag.

 

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