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Old 11-21-2019, 05:34 PM   #36
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Originally Posted by venturaII View Post
I have no doubt that either manual for the B58 is heavier than our Aisin. Likewise, I'd expect a DCT and clutch setup is also going to be much heavier than a traditional manual with foot clutch (assuming they're for the same motor) simply due to the additional componentry required, so I guess I could buy the ZF being lighter than the DCT. I still have a very hard time believing a conventional manual transmission for the B58 in an F20/22/30 weighs 225+ lbs (192 for 8HP, plus 35 difference). A T56 barely weighs half that and certainly has more capacity than either GS6xxx manuals (Getrag or ZF) in the BMW...
Agreed. The manual is normally lighter, and I was just as surprised, so it could be a typo, but then I read this:

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According to Quintus, BMW M can develop manual transmissions to handle the torque but the extra strengthening makes them heavier than an automatic and the shift quality becomes quite poor.
https://www.bmwblog.com/2017/04/21/b...ons-soon-gone/
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