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Message: <blockquote data-quote="supergripen" data-source="post: 112914" data-attributes="member: 1254">well,i've asked this question before but no one here seems to have any ideas.all i get are jokes.. so no help here.talked to Mike Benvo at E46Fanatics and according to him,the tranny swap is pretty simple(relatively la).apart from the actual tranny,driveshaft,paddles plus all the linkages you probably need to reprogramme the DME.(but according to some mech i spoke to here,the ECU and ABS module needs to be changed as they are different.)Mike says that he didn't change his..even the ABS is still the same.i'm at a loss here..so for the moment,i'll stick to my steptronic(A5S325Z 5HP19)also note that the step has longer ratios compared to a manual(overdrive instead of directdrive)giving a longer pull throughout the gears and maybe putting less stress to the drivetrain as well not to mention higher top speed at a given RPM..see how long it lasts with the SK1.speaking of which,Technik's SK1 comes with ASAtronic and not their software which is for US models only..they also come with bigger Bosch injectors and Technik's own bigger intercooler.as far as piggybacks/standalones are concerned,unless ASAtronic is not able to handle 5.5psi,i'll stick to it.we'll see how it develops and play along..if i don't have to do anything else,then i won't.we'll see..</blockquote>