None of the drive line items from the 3.0L will work on the 4.4L... The only thing I'll be pulling from the 3.0L will be the shifter related assemblies...

Flywheel, clutch, trans, wiring, and hydraulics will be from the 540i... trans mounts and wiring might be my biggest tackle to keep stock (plug and play)...

I'm going to see about the project vehicle today... sourcing parts will be time consuming and I still have a lot of research to do on coding the correct modules and such...

All this will be done! And done with as little cost as possible, not counting the project vehicle... I have $400 in the 540i 6 speed trans already... I'm going to look at the 540i that hit the pull-it-yard this past week... Maybe it's a manual and I can pull all the clutch stuff I need from that one vehicle... not many E53's in the yards yet and only a handful of them will be manual 3.0L's... I may be forced to use Ebay or go to the stealerdhip for those items...

I'll keep yous guys and gals posted!

Cheers!

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2001 E53 X5 4.4i (03-07-2001 build date) White exterior / hellbeige interior (6MT swap vehicle - Manny)
2002 E53 X5 4.6is (12-20-2001 build date) Imola Red exterior / M-texture interior (Red)
2003 E53 X5 4.4i (06-26-2003 build date) Silver exterior / Black interior (Silvester II)
2008 Mini Cooper S ragtop (04-17-2008 build date) Dark Silver exterior / Gray interior ( Topless)
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