Back in the day, last I heard was consensus was that the ZF 5 speed was superior, stronger box. I read that people would actually swap the 5 speed in for the 6 speed when doing M3 swaps and/or doing serious heavy track driving. AFAIK the ratios are the same. just the 6 speed is for fuel economy. The E46 was preceded by the E36 and was later replaced by the even better performing and more competent E90 and E92 generation 3 Series. Produced from 1999 to 2006, the E46 generation is widely loved by BMW enthusiasts for both its styling and robust, high quality engineering. The 330Ci is one of the coupe versions that was offered in the E46 German tuner Infinitas has cammed in a supercharger to extract an additional 69 horsepower and 60 Newton-meters (44 pound-feet) of torque. The 3.0-liter unit now pumps out a nice round figure of The E30 has better support locally, obviously it is a known model and people track it like mad, same for any 3 series for that matter. ATM my "project" E82 is on hold while i seriously consider other options. 2012 E82 125i - VIN 51467 - 330i/130i front discs (330x24) - Alpine White - Brown Leather. CLIFFS: 128i Coupe (driver only) beats 330Ci Coupe (+260lb passenger) by a quarter CL after almost redlining 3rd gear in the E46. Last edited by BL4CK-OUT; 11-07-2008 at 12:19 AM . '09 335i - Alpine white + Coral Red | '02 M5 - Imola Red + Imola Red. Gone, but never forgotten: 5354 posts · Joined 2014. #2 · Jun 6, 2017. Check for an answer at E46Fanatics. Be advised that some folks end up replacing the differential wheel they do the 6-speed conversion as the 5-speed differential ratio is too high (numerically low). As far as strength I'd go with a 6-speed tranny made by ZF. Custom catback exhaust with straight piping from the primary cats but with backbox.Remapped ECU with popsFootage recorded in Mexico City, MexicoI'll upload s the '03 M3 will fit your '01 330Ci but, your car does not have the auto leveling feature which could pose a problem. Also the '02+ xenon headlamps are BiXenon, I don't believe the pre-'02 coupes had bixenons. With the '01 sedan headlamps you would have to swap the outer lens out for the coupe headlamp lens. Mr.Motorwerk. .

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