05-02-2005, 10:56 PM
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Western Anomaly
Join Date: Oct 2003
Carmudgeonly Ride: White Orca
Posts: 16,660
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[quote=killerdeck]
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Originally Posted by mbr129
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Originally Posted by lemming
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Originally Posted by "killerdeck
Sounds like fair game. Personally, I regard the ZHP transmission to be [b
one of the best [/b]BMW has produced in the last 10 years. I have driven 1995-2006 manuals in 323, 328, 325, 330, M3, 525, 530, 540, Z3, M Coupe, M roadster, Z4 2.5, Z4 3.0, and X3 3.0.
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nah.
i have to disagree there. i've driven the ZHP manual and i wouldn't call it superior to the short shift throw plus firmness of the M coupe. could be the same mechanism with more "fluidity" because it's an e46, but the M coupe will stand to me as the finest gearbox in recent memory. hated the long throws of the e36m3 and the e46m3 throws are quite long, also. the throws of the standard e46s are okay but precise. |
That is why I said what I said. I agree, the M Coupe has the best IMHO too. But if I ranked all of those shifters, the ZHP would be in the top 3 and the best for current production models. |
i'm too lazy to look it up, but it is my suspicion that BMW used/uses the same OEM vendor as for the M coupe/roadster as for the z4's (which have a nice shifter, actually) and the ZHP package. it would be too obtuse to have a completely separate OEM mechanism if it's already proven to be acceptable for the rigors of the M division.
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