Can I put the E46 M3 differential in my car? w/ those lovely 3.64 gears? :)

[M powered]

Just curious

I'll just slip the technician a hundred bucks to make a simple mistake of adding a 3 in the M Coupe

[MDork]

slip him another few grand and maybe hell put the 6-sp in to go with it

[SilverStreak]

Not sure if E46 parts will fit on the M Coupe....

rukman?

[JediZ]

Will not work without a tremendous amount of modification.

[M powered]

Originally posted by JediZ
Will not work without a tremendous amount of modification.

Opps forgot that the diff is tied to the suspension

Thanx for the info.

[Dark Helmet]

no way in hell.

[zenon]

Will the ring and pinion gears at least fit?

[Dark Helmet]

don't think so, I believe that the ring-gear diameter is different and the pinion-gear housing may be the wrong size as well... overall.. not worth the hassle.

[SilverStreak]

Yeah, BMW's gears aren't like Ford's where you just pop in the ring & pinion, you gotta do the whole pumpkin, and you can choose which gears go inside, etc...

The good news is no chip needed to recal the speedo, the bad news is $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

[zenon]

I'd rather swap the diff and buy a new speedo gear.

[SilverStreak]

Me too, saves cash, but not an option....