- #BMW E36 SHORT SHIFTER KITS ROGUE ENGINEERING DRIVER#
- #BMW E36 SHORT SHIFTER KITS ROGUE ENGINEERING MANUAL#
Braking is handled by four-wheel discs with Euro-style rotors. The suspension features Turner Motorsports rear trailing-arm bushing limiters along with Rogue Engineering rear shock mounts. Silver-finished 17″ Style 23 alloy wheels are mounted with 245/40 Michelin Pilot Sport 4S tires. Photographs of paint-meter readings can be seen in the gallery below. Noted imperfections consist of a scuff mark on the rear spoiler, a scratch on the left quarter panel, stone chips, and aging rubber seals on the cowl and door sills. The right quarter panel and door were reportedly refinished following an incident in 2004. Modifications include tinted glass and a trunk-latch reinforcement plate. The car is finished in Arctic Silver Metallic (309) and features aerodynamic bodywork including a front air dam, rocker panels, and a rear spoiler. This E36 sedan now has 69k miles and is offered with a window sticker, manufacturer’s literature, service records, three keys, a clean Carfax report, and a clean California title in the seller’s name.
The car has been modified with a CSF aluminum radiator, a UUC Motorwerks short-shift kit, an Alcantara headliner, Rogue Engineering rear shock mounts, and Turner Motorsports trailing-arm bushing limiters. Additional equipment includes a power sunroof, an onboard computer, cruise control, a Harman Kardon audio system, heated front seats, and 17″ alloy wheels.
#BMW E36 SHORT SHIFTER KITS ROGUE ENGINEERING MANUAL#
The car is finished in Arctic Silver Metallic over black leather, and it is powered by a 3.2-liter inline-six paired with a five-speed manual transmission and a limited-slip differential. Thinking these small bushings can eliminate it altogether is unrealistic.This 1998 BMW M3 sedan was first delivered to Bill Jacobs Motorsport in Naperville, Illinois, and spent time in Kansas and California prior to its acquisition by the seller in September 2018. Being realistic about the amount of play at the transmission that can be minimized is important. Using external "cups" or bushings with "bolt-through" designs are excuses for poor design, over zealous claims, or just a way of promoting a gimmick. However, in a street car, this is not acceptable. In a racecar, this kind of noise and vibration is commonplace. Sure, solid aluminum or Delrin mounts product a nice, solid feel, but at the expense of tremendous NVH. There are companies out there pushing their solutions to unwanted transmission movement which are no suitable to street driven cars. Unfortunately, BMW Motorsport motor mounts (if available), can cost over $500 or more. To eliminate even MORE movement from the transmission, you must go to the root of the issue, the factory motor mounts. No additional adapters, mounts, cups, or braces are required for our mounts. We have designed this mounts to minimize unwanted transmission movement while maintaining vibration dampening characteristics. By changing the shape to the cylindrical shape of the Rogue Engineering mount, it reduces deflection significantly. The hourglass shape of the factory mount is not the best for stabilizing the transmission. What we have is a transmission mount made from Neoprene rubber, with a completely different shape than the factory mount. We wanted to ensure that there were no compromises in performance, no extras to buy, just a mount engineered to do what we want without needless add-ons. When we sought to have our own transmission mounts produced, we wanted them to be compliant for street use. You could probably even find someplace that offers solid aluminum mounts, for the diehards. There are even other aftermarket mounts designed with reinforcements to make mounts even more stiff. There are race-type mounts which can stabilize the transmission so much, you can feel every last vibration. However, they don't fit all cars and only offer minimal benefits. With this unwanted movement, what are your choices as a consumer? There are some BMW factory mounts that can improve this situation.
#BMW E36 SHORT SHIFTER KITS ROGUE ENGINEERING DRIVER#
This unwanted movement may potentially causing the driver to miss shift, a costly error which will always be considered driver error. This wiggle gets worse when the car is being driven in turns. Under engine load, the transmission can wiggle left and right slightly. Isolate vibration from the drivetrain to the chassis.Help stabilize the transmission under vehicle load allowing the shifter to engage into gear properly.The transmission mount is designed to do the following: They are required to do many things in the vehicle, yet are not quite suitable for those who actually drive their BMWs. The transmission mounts in a BMW are a common part that is frequently overlooked.