Anyone done a tranny swap from 5kq to a 4kq?

[Tyson Varosyan]

Sweet! What's the avalibity like on the rear end from a ur-quattro?
Something that can be mail ordered? What kind of price range am I talking
about?

Tyson Varosyan
Technical Manager, Uptime Technical Solutions LLC.
tyson at up-times.com
www.up-times.com
206-715-TECH (8324)

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-----Original Message-----
From: quattro-bounces at audifans.com
[mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com]On Behalf Of sdewitt at stx.rr.com
Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2004 1:00 PM
To: quattro at audifans.com
Subject: Re: Anyone done a tranny swap from 5kq to a 4kq?


It's a straight trans swap, however you must use a rear end from a
ur-quattro as the final drive gear ratios are different from the 4kq to the
5000qt.

Changing diffs will mean a complete box teardown $$$$$$

----- Original Message -----
From: Tyson Varosyan <tigran at tigran.com>
Date: Thursday, September 2, 2004 2:50 pm
Subject: Anyone done a tranny swap from 5kq to a 4kq?

> Driving my 5k 5spd donor car around the past few days, I have
> grown to
> appreciate it's gearing ratios very much. The 4kq is the complete
> opposite,short rev happy gears which will seem much shorter once I
> double the HP
> output of the motor. I am faced with a dilemma... There has got to
> be some
> way to raise the gear ratios for the 4kq. A tranny from another
> car, or some
> gear pulling, maybe changing diffs... I don't know. I guess I am
> looking for
> direction on how to peruse that goal.
>
> The gear ratios on my 5k donor car are matched to the stock engine
> outputvery well - I am impressed. They are be just right for
> cursing with the
> weight and power of a 5k. I think that running those approximate
> ratios on a
> lighter 4k, while raising the power of the turbo motor to the 250-
> 300HPrange, will provide for a sporty kick with some respectable
> top speeds.
> 250-300HP, would in my opinion, be wasted with the 4k standard
> gear ratios.
> With stock gears, the turbo wont even have time to spool full
> power when I
> hit the redline.
>
> I cant be the first to ask about this
>
> Ideas?
>
>
> Tyson Varosyan
> Technical Manager, Uptime Technical Solutions LLC.
> tyson at up-times.com
> www.up-times.com
> 206-715-TECH (8324)
>
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