Agree with TiAg...if the OP has his car at a joint that is clueless, get the sumbitch down off the rack and take it to a BMW Indie.
I would bet dinner at a good NYC restaurant, that it is not the 5 speed MT trans itself, making that noise.
GL, mD

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