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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Herr Odo" data-source="post: 727510" data-attributes="member: 43311"><a href="http://www.bmwclubmalaysia.com/newforums/index.php?/user/15768-unstopables-7/" target="_blank">unstopables</a>, thanks for your feedback.  changing to a 5-speed manual would be nice but have  heard horror  stories from a friend in the motoring media line who faced numerous gearbox problems and oil leaks since the conversion of his e36 328i. He has since  got rid of the car. but open to ideas at this stage. where would a good place to look for manual gb and half cuts? I have this view that better the equipment you know than getting an unknown half cut, which is always a gamble as you don;t really know the history and the condition of the product. A visual inspection does;t tell the whole story and no quality inspection is done on half cuts; the seller just want to make his money and whether you get a "quality" half cut that has gone thru rigorous inspections is none of his business.that's why i';m more comfortable with overhauling the existing engine and gearbox that i have.  as the owner , you know their history, their every little foibles, etc and u change whatever needs changing knowing that yo are getting the quality parts u pay for.  In addition half cuts at RM6K are not exactly "peanut" amount, and the risk of experimentation is high unless u have say RM30K cash-flow to play with for this restoration in case the half cut components you use fails you in the long run.My philosophy is do it right the first time.</blockquote>

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