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Originally Posted by venturaII
Heavier than an 8 speed automatic..?? I have to wonder if that's a typo... Not like it hasn't happened before...
Not that it affects me...this certainly isn't a swap I'd ever consider.
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Well, the reason the Supra came with a ZF8 verses a DCT is weight they said, so maybe the ZF8 is light for what it offers, and it is good to remember that our Asain manual transmission is glass compared to the manual in a M240i. The torque is about 2.5 times the levels of the twins, so the transmission would be much beefier, as well as, the clutch assembly. Add the weight of a clutch slave cylinder and extra foot pedal assembly, and I could imagine the manual being heavier than the ZF8.