engine and drivetrain 320i close ratio transmission

[Guest Anonymous]

I have a 75' 02 with a 320 close ratio transmission

in it and have someone who is interested in it. He

wants to swap my transmission for a 320 overdrive

and cash. How much is my transmission worth?

thanks in advance

[Guest Anonymous]

(nt)

[Guest Anonymous]

The one for the 325 M20 engine sells for around $900/$1k. Your transmission is pretty rare and should command a price of around $1000 too if in good shape.

An overdrive 5 speed sells from $50 to $250.

Price of an item depends on demand.

[Guest Anonymous]

URL: http://www.bmw2002faq.com/store/index.html

thats a rebuilt one with a driveshaft... 02 close ratio tranny, tho... i wonder if there is a difference between 02 CR and e21 CR tranny?

-Rob

[Guest Anonymous]

The 320 c/r boxes have Borg Warner syncros. Most early 2002 ones were the less desirable Porsche stone type syncros.

[Guest Anonymous]

(nt)

[Guest Anonymous]

Love that "parts bin engineering".

[Guest Anonymous]

URL: http://www.bmw2002faq.com/store/index.html

i assume they had a CR box and a normal box? for the ///Me30s?

[Guest Anonymous]

Rare here, but readily available in Europe as they all came with 5 CR and 3.25 diff. Here, M3s had 5 OD and 4.1 diff.

[Guest Anonymous]

I just got a CR for the baby six (early e21) stamped with the block ID (M60) and says 242 in the back.

BUT, I haven't found any reference for a 5 speed sport 242 model.

What do the part gurus think?

[Guest Anonymous]

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aka ... what is it, the 265 or something? at least that size? would be nice if they'd fit... for those insane 200+hp 02ers out there.. i assume the 320i CR tranny is of the more svelte 245 size?

-Rob (would like to apply to the 200hp club, but cant afford the dues ;\)

[Guest Anonymous]

because the 245 5 speed is based on the 242 design. So t really is a 245 as the 242 is by definition a 4 speed.

Matt

[Guest Anonymous]

You basically have to remove the transmission tunnel and refab one to fit. The 265 is both much wider and taller than the 245... also weighs about 60 lbs more. I looked at doing this on my 68' SC 2002... but decided I didn't want to ruin my car by cutting it all up just for a tranny install.

You can find 265 CR in early euro 6 series... also the 88-91 M3. Cost used is about $700-$1.2K. Rebuilt is $1800+.

I personally like them better than any other BMW tranny I've used. Have that CR in 5 of my cars.... love how they put the 4 most used gears right where they should be!

WH

[Guest Anonymous]

(nt)

[Guest Anonymous]

Same external dimensions. No need to cut the transmision tunnel. The bigger trannies for big sixes and e30 M3 are much bigger though and require surgery.