Answer
Yes, an aisin ar, 5 or 6 speed bloke
ual can be mounted to the bolt pattern of a e30 2.5 liter 6 cyl engine with minimal reconfiguration.
bmw has used aisin transmissions before in some special diesel applications, as well as transmission from gm and zf so it should be a solid basis to work from. ironically, zf which holds stock in bmw, has been having bloke
y reliability problems recently with their bloke
ual and automatic transmissions and bmw has been looking again to aisin for supply.