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**jawhie** · 01-06-2005, 10:25 PM

Thanks for the welcome and the picture help. The pic was just something I found online that looks like my car. I still haven't figured out how to put a picture in the signature section, but I found a smaller photo for the avatar.

So I'm definitely thinking about getting a low mileage engine to swap in, but what are my options for that? Does it have to be a 5 series? Or can it be something cooler, faster, and much more kickasser than that? I really don't know much about engine types.

Also, my standard transmission is kinda messed up. The synchronizers for some of the gears are shot so they make grinding sounds when shifted into gear too fast. What's weird is it doesn't happen in the winter when the car is cold, but comes back when the car is warmed up. Anyway, I'm thinking of swapping engine and transmission simultaneously to save on labor costs. Is this a good idea? I heard the engine needs to be taken out to get to the transmission.

01-06-2005, 10:25 PM	#6 (permalink)
jawhie Posts: 5 Join Date: Jan 2005 Last On: 07-24-2005 04:47 PM	Thanks for the welcome and the picture help. The pic was just something I found online that looks like my car. I still haven't figured out how to put a picture in the signature section, but I found a smaller photo for the avatar. So I'm definitely thinking about getting a low mileage engine to swap in, but what are my options for that? Does it have to be a 5 series? Or can it be something cooler, faster, and much more kickasser than that? I really don't know much about engine types. Also, my standard transmission is kinda messed up. The synchronizers for some of the gears are shot so they make grinding sounds when shifted into gear too fast. What's weird is it doesn't happen in the winter when the car is cold, but comes back when the car is warmed up. Anyway, I'm thinking of swapping engine and transmission simultaneously to save on labor costs. Is this a good idea? I heard the engine needs to be taken out to get to the transmission.