E30 M52 Prop Shaft Options [24v M50 + 318is Getrag g240 Gearbox] BMW Drive Shaft Length Guide | 051 

Cheers, glad you enjoyed it!

Thank you so much! I do try to pack everything I find out into each vid. Hope it's useful for you. 😃

Cheers Dan, appreciate it. Daren't ask, but hope you got your paintwork figured out mate. 🤞

Thanks mate, yeah I was pretty pleased all in all. Hopefully I can just not worry about it for a very long time now its renewed. 😃

In theory you should be able to use a 320i manual prop shaft as a direct fit. I think it'll work! The 325i prop will be too short, that's for use with the 318is g240 specifically. Hope that helps!

Thanks mate, seems like we'll both end up with sweet E30's then. 😃 Hmm good question, I'm not sure about that actually because E36 M3 front suspension was never an option for me due to the cost and rarity. If it pushes the front wheels out a lot further you might have an issue with E36 Style 5 wheels, but I've no clue whether it does. Sorry I can't be of more help with that. If you find out, let us know though because that sounds interesting.

@@SPANNERRASHno worries, you’ve helped me out tremendously. You explain stuff so well. I’ll have to get that M3 stuff and see how it goes. I’ll report back- but it will be a while before I do. I have kids so not a lot of free time. 😂

Interesting, I didn't actually know that! Both front and rear section fits up nice with centre bearing in the right place? Really useful to know if so.

Hopefully with it being a 6-pot too the same! I don't know if a Getrag g240 will appreciate that amount of torque though. 😆

Hi Tom, I've still got the prop, but to be honest I am intending to hang on to it as it would pair with another gearbox I've got to one side - if I ever want to swap another E30 (or if this gearbox ever blows up). If I change my mind on that I'll be sure to let you know, I know they are tough to find, hope you track one down!

⁠@@SPANNERRASHno worries, thanks for the response

Good question, I'm not 100% sure about that but I think you use the gearbox half from an E36 and the rear half from the E30. I suspect you could confirm that on E30 zone wiki. Sounds like you have a nice project on.

Can't quite speak from experience yet, but generally been told they are very robust and should be plenty strong for what I'm doing around 200hp NA. I think they run into trouble when used in higher torque applications though so if I was adding a turbo I might have a bad time. If you're doing an NA K24 I'd have thought you'd be fine!

@@SPANNERRASH cheers for the reply, and I’m planning on sticking a turbo in there aiming for 350-400bhp so I’ll maybe try a getrag 260 but will have to research into the prop shaft setup like you have done

@@MasterCaster97 Ahh yes sounds like you might need to look for a more robust solution, maybe an E36 ZF.

Hi Marios, if I didn't mention in the vid its because there's some debate about that. Lot's of sources so put should be pushed towards the front of the car slightly some say no preload is required. I fitted mine just like the one that came off (that was probably original to the car). I think there is maybe very slight forward preload onto the original mounting witness marks, but barely anything. Let's see if I have a problem, if I do, I can always revisit it. What do you think it should be mounted like? Nice I did consider welding on camber/toe correction to my rear beam too, maybe another thing I will revisit. Let's see what an alignment says first though! 😄 Hope your new disc arms work out well.

Hello m8, i tried messaging you on Instagram. Although we can also chat from here. I want to ask you about my 6pot swap that i am planning to do soon.

@@mariosnikolaou5212 Hi Marios, sure I will be happy to help in any way I can, so feel free to ask. 😁

I am putting an m50b25 vanos. I would like to use the 240 that came from my 316i because the 318is ones are really expensive and also using the 240 from the m40 means cheap gearbox and no need for altering the shifter angle etc. The prop that i need is a 320i one? How many mm it must be. Can the dual mass m50 flywheel fit the 240 gearbox? Thanks in advance.

@@mariosnikolaou5212 Aha, yes that's a perfectly reasonable plan. I have kept mine too as it gives me reassurance to have spares on the shelf. I don't know for sure that my 318is gearbox is good yet. Using the g240 from a normal 316i should be just the same apart from you need a 320i manual prop shaft. It should be a perfect fit, 148cm in length. Check out the table in the vid here: 5:37 I believe the M5X dual mass flywheel will fit fine, but I'm not 100% sure about that so might be worth asking on E30zone or R3v for confirmation. I think in this case you would need to use an M5X starter motor too to mesh with the flywheel teeth. But again I'm not 100% sure. Hope that helps.

Cheers Steve!

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