6 speed transmission kit?

[Mihnea Cotet]

Richard and all,


AFAIK S2 and RS2 tranny mounts are identical and S2 items are much more 
commonly available used in Europe.

Otherwise I fully agree with what has been written so far... from the other 
side of the pond :-)

Just a thought,

Mihnea

At 13:49 7/01/2004 -0800, Richard Hoffman wrote:
>Mounting the transmission to the motor is the least of your concerns with a
>swap like this.  They bolt up just fine.  Depending on the specific 6-speed
>you buy, the crank reference senders may be in the wrong spot.  More
>problems arise depending on what chassis the swap goes into.  If you go into
>something like a 4000q, you'd need RS2 transmission mounts as well a
>machined spacer to mount it, custom driveshaft (6-speed is longer), custom
>half-shafts (6-speed is wider with larger output flanges) and a custom
>linkage since no OEM linkage fits those cars.  You can modify an Ur-S4
>linkage for use on the 4kq.
>
>If you are talking 80/90 then the same problems present themself, only you
>can use more OEM parts.  RS2 front halfshafts, 4kq center driveshaft, RS2
>linkage.  You still need the spacer and RS2 mounts.  The clutch line has to
>be bent to shape to clear whatever linkage you use and its a tight fit (I
>did this last night)
>
>Its a lot of work!
>
>Richard
>90 CQ 221k 6-speed swap in progress
>70 100LS 47k
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Travis Edwards" <travmonster at lycos.com>
>To: <quattro at audifans.com>
>Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 1:37 PM
>Subject: 6 speed transmission kit?
>
>
> > Anyone ever heard of mounting a 6 speed transmission out of an S4 onto a
>10V (turbo or not) 5cyl? I have seen kits for the VW cars to turn their cars
>into a 6 speed, and although I have looked, haven't seen one for the 5
>cylinder. I'm just brainstorming right now, but I have a theory that might
>be cool if it's not TOO expensive.
> >
> > ---Travmonster
> > '85 4000 quattro
> >
> >
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