putting a auto trans in a '91 20VTQA

[Kneale Brownson]

If you do this, you probably can sell the tranny easily.  More difficult
will be getting the auto into the tranny space.  I'll bet you'll have to do
a bunch of sheetmetal banging to shoehorn the auto in where the manual fits
because it's so much larger.  When AudiConnection does an auto-to-manual
switch, they actually replace the sheetmetal.


At 11:46 AM 1/25/2006 -0500, JordanVw at aol.com wrote:
>im thinking about getting a '91 20VTQA.. i found one cheap.    i have no need 
>for the quattro system. but i like the 5cyl turbo..  and i want a wagon.   
>unfortunately audi never made a 2wd automatic turbo type 44 wagon. 
>
>at any rate, i was wondering how feasable it would to be to dump the 5spd 
>trans, remove the driveshaft and install an automatic from a same year 200 
>2wd? 
>id have to install the auto trans linkage to the shifter, remove the front 
>diff 
>and install the automatic CV axles and prolly just leave the rear diff in 
>there with the driveshaft off.
>ps, yes i can drive a 5spd, i have other manual trans cars, i just want a 
>turbo automatic type44 wagon and could care less if its a quattro..   a 
>number of 
>years ago my buddy Ian on here changed his '85 5kT from an auto into a 5spd, 
>so i know its doable..
> 
>any comments or ideas?   ps, no snide comments about automatics.  i have 
>owned type 44 automatics since 1988 ('84 5kT was my first car when i was 16) 
>and 
>my 5kT automatic  got 160k mi w/. no tranny problems until it was wrecked.
 my 
>current 86 5kT automatic has never had any tranny problems either. 
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