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<blockquote data-quote="Lee36328" data-source="post: 399479" data-attributes="member: 113"><p>Damnu,</p><p></p><p>Sorry for my tardy reply. Congrats on getting your ride.</p><p></p><p>Loafer is right; the steering is plug and play. I prefer this 3-spoke design, and have been looking for it for a long time. Quite rare apparently.</p><p></p><p>318i/is/ic, 323i/is/ic, 325i/is/ic- getrag s5d 200/250 g</p><p>1st 4.23, 2nd 2.52, 3rd 1.66, 4th 1.22, 5th 1.00</p><p></p><p>328i/is/ic, M3- zf s5d320/s5d320 z</p><p>1st 4.20, 2nd 2.49, 3rd 1.66, 1.24, 5th 1.00</p><p></p><p>Because the 328 engine has more torque, it can handle more load at lower gears. Therefore, the gear ratios for 1st and 2nd gears are slightly lower compared with 318 (4.20 vs 4.23 for 1st, 2.49 vs 2.52 for 2nd.) What that means in theory is for the 1st and 2nd gear for the 328 using 318 gear ratios, the ratio is slightly lower than ideal. I.e., the car's engine can 'pull more', but the gear ratios limit it slightly. </p><p></p><p>For example, in 1st gear, a 318 gearbox has a ratio of 4.23. That obviously means that the input (the crank, i.e. the engine) has to turn 4.23 times in order to turn the wheel once.</p><p></p><p>For the 328 gearbox, in 1st gear, the crank has to turn only 4.20 times in order to turn the wheel once, because it generates more torque (turning power) and can handle more load.</p><p></p><p>So, in effect, in 1st and 2nd gear, for the same rpm, a 328 running a 328 manual gearbox will pull faster than a 328 running on 318 gear ratios. Which probably won't affect you much, since a 328 manual gearbox is quite rare if I'm not mistaken, so I wouldn't worry about it. </p><p></p><p>Gearbox sifus, please correct me if I'm wrong. Thx.</p><p></p><p>Cheers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lee36328, post: 399479, member: 113"] Damnu, Sorry for my tardy reply. Congrats on getting your ride. Loafer is right; the steering is plug and play. I prefer this 3-spoke design, and have been looking for it for a long time. Quite rare apparently. 318i/is/ic, 323i/is/ic, 325i/is/ic- getrag s5d 200/250 g 1st 4.23, 2nd 2.52, 3rd 1.66, 4th 1.22, 5th 1.00 328i/is/ic, M3- zf s5d320/s5d320 z 1st 4.20, 2nd 2.49, 3rd 1.66, 1.24, 5th 1.00 Because the 328 engine has more torque, it can handle more load at lower gears. Therefore, the gear ratios for 1st and 2nd gears are slightly lower compared with 318 (4.20 vs 4.23 for 1st, 2.49 vs 2.52 for 2nd.) What that means in theory is for the 1st and 2nd gear for the 328 using 318 gear ratios, the ratio is slightly lower than ideal. I.e., the car's engine can 'pull more', but the gear ratios limit it slightly. For example, in 1st gear, a 318 gearbox has a ratio of 4.23. That obviously means that the input (the crank, i.e. the engine) has to turn 4.23 times in order to turn the wheel once. For the 328 gearbox, in 1st gear, the crank has to turn only 4.20 times in order to turn the wheel once, because it generates more torque (turning power) and can handle more load. So, in effect, in 1st and 2nd gear, for the same rpm, a 328 running a 328 manual gearbox will pull faster than a 328 running on 318 gear ratios. Which probably won't affect you much, since a 328 manual gearbox is quite rare if I'm not mistaken, so I wouldn't worry about it. Gearbox sifus, please correct me if I'm wrong. Thx. Cheers. [/QUOTE]
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