Thread: BMW N57 8hp to TD5 Auto adapter kit

Originally Posted by V8Ian

Not enough to cover the cost of the conversion.

It must be about the sheer driving pleasure.

I reckon it would also make towing easier on both the driver and transmission.

Originally Posted by Slunnie

My question also was how much cost difference is there between installing an N57/8HP compared to a Td5/8HP.

I've wondered that too, especially once you've sold the td5. I'd suspect it also depends on if you're engineering it, it'd be a fairly keen copper that notices a swapped transmission (maybe if you're on an LR club run). An entire engine is a tad more obvious

Originally Posted by admiralranga

I've wondered that too, especially once you've sold the td5. I'd suspect it also depends on if you're engineering it, it'd be a fairly keen copper that notices a swapped transmission (maybe if you're on an LR club run). An entire engine is a tad more obvious

Interestingly, in NSW the transmission conversion itself doesn't require certification. However it does need certification because the gearbox mounts are fabricated and structural.

VSI.06 Pg5 Items 6 & 9.
https://www.nsw.gov.au/sites/default...ember-2013.pdf

Ah interesting, in WA any non OEM option gearbox needs engineering

Anyone know what has happened to RRT and this project?

It just seems to have vanished into thin air.

I'm not sure, but hopefully he got it completed. House of Torque had Lawrence and the machine complete a Td5/8HP build and demonstrated how it is all done through to driving. Hopefully the solutions are more out there now.

Laurence_and_the_Machine - YouTube