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I thought I'd share with you what I have done to get a BMW Getrag gearbox to work with my 850 T5 engine. With the gearbox options for creating RWD Volvo T5s becoming harder to come by and more...

Il let you know if it worked in a few weeks!

Already have sold everything I don't need! I don't have the space either!

The project has paid for itself so far just from selling unneeded parts :-)

That's the one!! Il direct you to my build thread

I put it on the norortors website as was a little more specific.

http://www.norotors.com/index.php?topic=18908.0

Lots of pics here, and yes...

If its a td04hl then get someone to rebuild it using your old turbo and make a hybrid. That's what I did. You will need the super back rebuild kit as the 19t compressor wheels are generally not flat...

I have a 19t comp housing and super back wheel upgrade, I'm also have their adjustable wastegate. However it hasn't been tested yet. Hopefully in a month or so I will know!

Best practice is to balance your turbo, mainly as it spins at 100,000,rpm....
however lots of people successfully run rebuilt turbos which have not been balanced. Depends whether you fancy taking...