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Originally Posted by dragoncoach
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He wants a manual transmission V8 X5. He is planning to swap in a transmission from an early '90s E34 3.0 V8. That won't work with the X5 transfer case, so he will make it rwd and remove the front drivetrain, modifying the suspension as necessary. Same approach as the Lemans X5 that BMW built, they made it rwd for the same reasons.
None of the electronics will likely work, but I suspect this is more of a gas axe project than an engineering project in any case.
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06-02-2011, 01:11 PM
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