It may be worth a shot for you to reach out to DriftHQ. I think they’re a distributor for PMC.

 

 

That is where I purchased it and can't get anyone to respond. I have sent pictures and emails but can't get a response. Tried calling today and phone just rang and rang. So didn't know if the company was bad at support or not.

 

Ah man, sorry to hear. That’s not cool. I’ve been entertaining the thought of using a ZF adapter from them but I guess that will need to be reconsidered.

Good luck and please post how they respond.

 

Well got my first bmw ever and the motor was blown. Knew that before purchasing. So had a 2jz laying around from my old supra days. Thought why not. Have seen others do it so let's do it. I know it will be reliable and sound good. So off we go.

 

Looks like a fun project. Looking forward to your progress.

 

Little tear down and looking under the car.

 

Looking at that homemade expansion tank set up, I wonder if that's why the motor was toast.

One review I saw on that kit mentioned having to modify, but didn't specify what was.

to DriftHQ - as a last resort if you've tapped out calls and emails, you can take the social media route and make some noise there, no one likes bad PR on their page.

 

Looking at that homemade expansion tank set up, I wonder if that's why the motor was toast.

I see multiple issues on that engine.

 

So they called me today which was awesome guy was out of the office for a while. Apparently I have a getrag 220g from what he says? He said it only came on Europe models. Everything checks out that this is original motor and transmission so not sure. Maybe this car originally was from Canada? But their adapter and clutch is for a 250g or ZF transmission which mine isn't. Does this sound correct or are they blowing smoke up my butt so they don't have to send me new stuff? I thought I had a getrag 250g when I did my research.

 

Also are the bellhousings different? He says that's why the two top holes don't line up as well. My research shows that all these transmissions have the same bellhousing. So still won't fix my issue with holes being off if I have to order like a ZF transmission to make this work.

 

bolt pattern should be the same for the trans, as the m54 block didn't change
the clutch issue is legit - your (mine too) 22 spline is diff set up than the 10 spine.

Its still technically a 250G per RealOEM

 

So he is just feeding me stuff so they don't have to refund me for the clutch and also fix this adapter plate. I will call him back.

 

Few things to put together. Rod sizes are definitely beefier. Bring on the HP.

 

Wow, this is going to be interesting project for sure. 2J (I assume turbocharged?) in E46. What kind of chassis stiffening, diff setup are you planning? That engine is going to twist that chassis like a banana, lol. Than the poorly designed rear floor needs some serious bracing, otherwise bye bye floor. You will test the strenght of 250g Getrag beyond it´s limits. Just saying, because some of the above moentioned problems are real even with stock-ish power levels abd factory setup.

 

Haha yes there will need to be a lot of bracing and extra material added to this bad boy. Yup will be turbo charged. Doing full rear subframe drop and a M3 installed with M3 diff. When it's out inspect and weld in the plates for the beefier subframe install points. I do hope the car holds together I will be testing it hard. More and more I deal with this newer 250g and 22 spline issues seems like a hassle. Need to start looking for a ZF if I can find for cheap or do the T56 like I intended to do in the future.

 

Agreed - with that power this box isn't the best choice anyway
if you're near North East PA I may be willing to take it off your hands to help fund the other

 

Haha I am quite a ways from you. I'm on the other side of the country. Boise, Idaho. We don't have crap for parts around me. I will need to start doing some research. Just sucks because this transmission shifted wonderfully before pulling motor and transmission.

 

Well motor and transmission are out. Easy enough no real issues but the back part of the engine to use for cherrypicker Is a pain to get to. But have more of an idea of how much space I'll have.

 

extremely jealous of your workspace

 

Haha thank you. I wish I had taller ceilings though. Did the small garage cleanup, paint ceilings/walls, new toolbox and cabinets, than the lift last winter. Got it ready for a project like this. Was worth it.

 

Few new things done just picking away at small things here and there.

 

The fun process of grinding down piston rings slowly so you are exact haha.

 

Just getting this thing put together

 

So been back and forth with drifthq on this adapter plate setup. Some of the things they tell me to do seems like they say anything just to end a conversation. The latest is the guy told me to turn my transmission sideways to the other holes because it's universal. He also said some bmw transmissions sit sideways like this. When I line it up with the next set of holes which all don't line up again anyways the transmission sits at a 45 degree angle. Now transmission mount doesn't have a chance of working and looking at shift linkage looks like shifting into first will most likely shift it into 5th gear. Idk if anyone else have delt with these guys but all info they give me seems like these guys don't care to fix issues. Looks like going with a different transmission setup because it's a joke. I want the motor and transmission in so I can finish this thing up.

 

So it's been a while have done some things here and there slowly. Threw the idea out of using bmw transmissions with adapters. Went with a solid grannis racing 6 speed setup. Easy install and so far everything lines up pretty close.

 

Is that a T56? Or something else.

 

Yup T56 magnum-F.