Hey Dudes,

For you 4.8is guys looking for transmissions, I found 4. Car-Part.com--Used Auto Parts Market This is my coveted source that I found in case I needed to replace/rebuild mine..... but in the interest of helping this awesome project go forward, I have relinquished my selfishness. There is a nice one with 59k for 900 bucks.

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2005 X5 3.0, 6MT, Alpine White on Truffle Brown, Sport, Preim, and Cold Weather, Alpina Stainless Headers, AFe Intake, UUC SSK, OEM 87's, 3.64 Differential Swap,Performance Modified Euro 2 Tune, UUC LTW Flywheel and HD clutch, Bilstein B12 Suspension kit
Future mods ZHP/Schrick Cam Shaft upgrade, Operation code name:Doppelschrauben-Kompressor

Wife's Ride: 2011 e70 X5 351 M///Sport.

Also in the fold: 2004 X3 3.0, 6MT, Black Sapphire on Terracotta, port, Premium, Cold Weather.