E90 MSport 6 speed

Achappell8 · 08-02-2020, 07:39 PM

Hi guys - title says it all, I have an E90 6MT and I would like to add paddle shifters to make commuting easier. Has anyone done this yet & can offer some tips?

Thanks!

Emilime75 · 08-02-2020, 07:45 PM

Uhmmm, no. Take a moment and think about all of the actions you have to perform to shift a gear on your MT, then consider what it would take to automate that with paddles. Come back after you've brewed it over a bit.

iqraceworks · 08-02-2020, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Achappell8

Hi guys - title says it all, I have an E90 6MT and I would like to add paddle shifters to make commuting easier. Has anyone done this yet & can offer some tips?

Thanks!

Paddle shifters on a 6MT?? 🤔

Ok · 08-02-2020, 08:48 PM

Dinocrest · 08-02-2020, 09:13 PM

Dunno about that one man

wanna325i · 08-02-2020, 09:14 PM

so....you want world's first SMG 335i?

tcphoto · 08-02-2020, 09:57 PM

Bless your heart...

Spooly · 08-02-2020, 11:15 PM

https://youtu.be/HQ6vLNC8SnE
I hope you're a bit mechanically/electrically inclined. God speed.

F31B48 · 08-02-2020, 11:39 PM

desertman123 · 08-02-2020, 11:40 PM

hmm

JonOhh · 08-03-2020, 02:33 AM

I mean the technology exists to do such, of course...that's all a BMW SMG, FIAT MTA, Alfa Romeo Selespeed, Eaton UltraShift, that thing Hyundai is calling a world first for some reason (minus the shift actuator) is: a manual transmission with the clutch master cylinder replaced by a valve body and pump, that also controls the hydraulic actuators that sit where a shifter would normally. For a dedicated team of engineers given the models, data, and resources they have, it would be an absolute piece of cake.

However. I don't think an individual will be pioneering such technology onto a transmission all alone.

Speaking of that though, I think an automated manual (like SMG) that still has a direct connection shifter would be pretty neat...best of both worlds.

I'll stop rambling

Maybe you mean 6AT? That would be a much more doable addition.

nsjames · 08-03-2020, 10:50 AM

like this?

it's possible, just not practical.
unless racecar.

nsjames · 08-03-2020, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by AdM1nsarEas$

Easiest way is to take the transmission from an m3 (dct) and it will bolt right up. Add the m3 steering wheel and then code the car with an ob2 port (the things they have at autozone) and you will have auto

not sure if trolling or serious.

nsjames · 08-03-2020, 01:38 PM

no.

let's start with it's an XI car the OP has.

Emilime75 · 08-03-2020, 03:15 PM

LOL!!!

jzx_andy · 08-03-2020, 11:20 PM

Yep, have done this retrofit. My commute is so much easier now and I can still choose to row my own gears. Best of both worlds!!!

Leucosticte · 08-03-2020, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by jzx_andy

Yep, have done this retrofit. My commute is so much easier now and I can still choose to row my own gears. Best of both worlds!!!

that's wonderful, im assuming you used the hydraulics from SMG and managed to connect a shifter to them?

Achappell8 · 08-04-2020, 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by kakapo

that's wonderful, im assuming you used the hydraulics from SMG and managed to connect a shifter to them?

If I recall correctly, I believe he used a sequential gearbox out of a Hybusa to make gear selection easier

Emilime75 · 08-04-2020, 09:18 AM

You should really stop now.

Ok · 08-04-2020, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Emilime75

You should really stop now.

They ban people for less trolling than this on this site. These are the trolls that need to banned.

Achappell8 · 08-04-2020, 03:13 PM

it was just a joke - feel free to delete the post.

Leucosticte · 08-04-2020, 11:07 PM

why would we want to delete this bastion of knowledge?

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