Yeah man, super fun track!

❤️❤️

Turns out it was just dirt in the shifter linkage. Fixed now and back to shifting smooth as butter 🤩

@@jpbuilds5 epic.

Having driven the car at a few events now I think the gearing is pretty much perfect for an NA 2.5L set up as I have a 3.15! But each to their own 😀

@@jpbuilds5 well... that's what i said 😇. Anyway nice job doing the swap 👌👌👌

Nah the whole point of the swap was to increase wheel torque in each gear and it definitely delivered on that! 🤠

@@jpbuilds5 wouldn’t a diff ratio swap solve that? Unless you’re having to shift past 5th.

@@Dildology shorter ratios are a lot harder and more expensive to find in Australia, as the diff was welded I would have needed a new diff entirely. Also as I street drive the car to events it would have been screaming on the highway. The gearbox swap gives me the best of both worlds, and it’s also a much stronger gearbox for when the car sees boost in future 😈

@@jpbuilds5😈😈😈😈

Hey man, there is a link to the file in the video description. You can also look up “alien engineering” as they are the ones who have designed it 😎

Much love 🫶

It’s pretty cool hey! No other m54 parts are needed. However you will need to machine the m54 cam vanos splines down so it’s shorted. You will also need to machine the m50NV cam gear mounting face down too. There should be some info online in forums and stuff!

​@jpbuilds5 so do you have a link for the cam blocks to set timing or if you printed them what would you charge to print a set for me and ship them to me in the States?

@@derekbellamy8040 Check the link in the description, I believe you can buy them on the Alien Engineering website :)

Hell yeah thanks dude!

Yeah any auto 36 one will work, or ZF if you have any lying around!

Is it a problem to fill it with 1.6 liters of oil? like stock. There is some improvement if you put 2 liters. I'm asking you because I have the same box but I just put in 1.6 liters.

@@gerasimoskakkavas I dont know, just wanna prevent possible dry run, because of tilted position. I dont have experience with stock oil level, maybe it's ok just like in normal position. I just wanted to make sure there was no lubricating issues, maybe it's not necessary, but i dont see any drawbacks yet.

Hey mate, they are 18x9 +35 front and 18x10 + 35 rear. Running 340mm f80 4 pot brembos front and stock e46 m3 rear brakes (327mm rotors)

​@jpbuilds5 thanks for the response mate! Gonna do a build the same as this.

​@jpbuilds5 sorry for the follow up. Did you do a wheel alignment on this? Toe, camber, etc? It could be another good video for this.

@@martsmarts yeah bro of Course! I plan on doing a follow up shortly

Zf is such a beta box 🥴

I can neither confirm nor deny that a 36 vert can fit a m52tub25 in the back seat 🤐

Thanks mate! Vert strange, maybe they are head bolt washers? Apart from that I’m really not sure! 🤔

Nice! Can always import from Europe, mines actually from Spain

@@jpbuilds5 hey brother. Got my hands on one actually! Is there an upgraded clutch kit you recommend? One that’s holds good torque fora turbo car. If u could link it id appreciate it :)

@@TruBimmer I just use a clutch max stage 5 kit I think (the 6 puk one) seems to hold up to NA abuse, after about 5 events and a year of use it was fine. On my boosted 46 I run a southbend stage 2 enduro clutch and it’s very nice for the street, held up to 355 wheel for over 4 years now

Sure will mate!

@@jpbuilds5 if I was to put it in a already manual 323i what would I need to do any modifications or straight plug and play

@@corey9895Would be plug and play, came with a 220g from the factory

@@jpbuilds5 ok thanks for that I’ve had people tell me that they have different splines and drive shaft are different and some people say it’s plug and play there is not much information online

Sorry mate, e30’s aren’t my forté 😢

I would say it made a little bit more power, would have been more noticeable on a 3L bottom end. Hard to tell the difference as I don’t have a dyno I’d estimate 5-10hp absolute max haha

@@jpbuilds5 how much more with a 3.0l bottomed end?

@@claytonhaskeA friend has one making 220whp so around that!

Hey man, I should be able to dig up the 3D printed file and send it to you! Dm me on insta!

I got them to take out as much as they could but it’s impossible to machine the ridge out fully without making the entire bore oversized

Thanks mate! I just used a cut off wheel on my grinder and dremel as well as a flappy disk on the grinder, worked a treat!

Hey mate, I can’t remember exactly but they were on the looser side of the factory specs

Hey mate, shouldn’t be an issue if it’s a manual e36/46, the only electronics going to the gearbox is the reverse sensor!

Had to find a link as it depends on where you are in the world, just google the name and find the cheapest in your country! I’ve got an angles eyes tutorial coming for e46 very soon!

Should be updating their website soon !

Maybe only slight rubbing on the rear bar but I plan to fix that soon 😎

Same flywheel from the clutch kit, to suit a m5x engine

The ratios are shorter, so It’ll have a lower wheel speed but higher wheel torque in each gear which will make it easier to drift 😊

M57 in an e36 is wild dude !

You should send one to me! 😁

Do a business, here in Europe they cost 150-300€ 320d E46 and a lot of E90 4cyl diesel had those 37dz

Hey there I've done a lot of looking into this gearbox and swap but In no way is the information provided here guaranteed to be correct as its from my own research via forums, videos, diagrams and a photos. Please confirm with your own research but I'm happy to share my understanding to be referenced or in case there is any useful info. But from what I understand there are two different kinds of bellhousings for the gs6-37 boxes, one with the started motor on the top and one with it on the bottom. I believe that the N engines (like the N52) use the housings with the starter on the bottom side and potentially a different bolt layout. But I could definitely be wrong when it comes to the N52 and they may very well have used the gearbox with the starter on the topside. The boxes that have the starter motor on the top side instead of the bottom, are the ones that can be mated upto just about all engines that share the same bellhousing pattern as an m54 so think (M20, M42, M44, M50, M52, S50, S52 ect) Another thing to note is that the gs6 DZ Diesel and BZ Petrol gearboxes have about a 10-15 degree difference in angle despite sharing the same bellhousing pattern. So for example a gs6-37BZ will sit normally when mated to an m52 in an e36 but the gs6-37DZ engine will sit tilted a bit, as shown in this video but that is addressed with a simple custom trans mount. There are unique cases like with the M20 engine in the e30's where the DZ box could be considered the better option as it will line up straight rather than the BZ box, because the M20 engines in the e30 sits on a similar or even identical angle as the m47 and m57 diesel engines the DZ boxes are originally off. Also if you are struggling to find a diesel GS6-37DZ gearbox, check some of the Polish craigslist type websites like "Allegro" there is an abundance of gs6-37dz gearboxes there for next to nothing. Just be prepared to either use google translate to communicate or to pay for a interpreter to organise shipping. Given how cheap these boxes are an interpreter is actually viable. It's how I got my gearbox for under $450AUD including shipping. Just make sure to use search terms like 320d as opposed to gs6-37 and to use paypal should anything go awry 👍

i'm currently swapping one into my e46 m54 drift car I can always let you know after i'm done but based off of my research it should work the same as the 37dz just have the right angle for gas engines.

@@goonlord311 dang 450 Australian is less than 300 usd!! I’m in Kansas City Kansas and the most common manual bmw gearbox in the states is the ZF320. They go for a little over 1000$aud

My friends and in used a 37bz from a (2006 e90 n52 330i)… that’s the the transmission that will bolt right up. Here the link that should help kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKCcgWpqm62Kr5Isi=0RPgMVTHCilAzgE_