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Old 6th July 2009, 07:39 PM
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By preference i would go with a BMW box if possibly.
The 1.9, is that the M44 engine? i seem to remember the box for that being fairly compact. With the lever quite far back aswell so no reaching forward to change gear.

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Old 7th July 2009, 01:17 PM
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You could try emailing this fella, see if he'll run a tape over it and compare to some typw 9 measurements.

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Old 7th July 2009, 03:33 PM
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By preference i would go with a BMW box if possibly.
The 1.9, is that the M44 engine? i seem to remember the box for that being fairly compact. With the lever quite far back aswell so no reaching forward to change gear.

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yeah it is the m44
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Old 7th July 2009, 03:34 PM
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You could try emailing this fella, see if he'll run a tape over it and compare to some typw 9 measurements.

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emailing what fella
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Old 12th December 2009, 04:02 PM
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We used BMW 1.8L engine from 318ti, there was no problem to fit there the transmission we used from that bmw as well, but we made the "cockpit" symmetrical and we have RHD car
When you say you made the cockpit symetrical do you mean the transmission tunnel and what dimmention did you use. The 174 or 234? I am using an e36 518 donor
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Old 12th December 2009, 05:25 PM
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As fare as I am aware the m44b19 is just a skroked m44b18. The engion fits as I am youesing an m42b18. The m42 had forged inturnals witch thay droped for the m44 and also redisigned the intake manifold. I also am prittey dam shaw that I have a sparre box at home that shuld go on both m44 and m42 bell housings. I can check first but PM me if you are after it. As regard the box fitting. I have made my drivers futwell the same size as my pasanger with has alawed the box to fit.
It is all posable.
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Old 15th December 2009, 07:10 PM
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emailing what fella
I dont remember (I think it was an ebay link)

Aside from which, yes the M44 in the Z3 is the same block as the M42 from the E30/E36 318is just storked a little i believe but may be bored as well.

Incedentally, a lot of BMW people have had good success turbo and supercharging Just an idea for the future.

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