re. Re: putting a auto trans in a '91 20VTQA

[Mike LaRosa]

gotta agree with Ben on the 850's...

I had an 89 100 avant automatic, front wheel drive.

at 160k miles, we decided to look at new cars..  the
audi's
where more than i could spend.. the 850 wagon's where
in my 
price range.

After driving the 850 for at least 45 minutes,  i came
to the conclusion
that the only thing better was that the seats where
REALLY comfortable ;)
not that the audi was uncomfortable..

It was louder roadnoise wise, road like crap, and was
not even close
to the quality of materials in the 89 100 avant.

I decided to put $2,500 in suspension work in the Audi
instead.

Went new from the subframe mounts all the way out to
wheel bearings
and up as far as strut bearings...

then 10k miles later she freakin totalled it....
argh...

Mike,


but like people have said,  an 850 will be much eaiser
to find
in good shape...  what your looking for doesn't exist
in audi,
unless ya build it.  if ya like building,  then have a
good time ;)



--- Ben Swann <benswann at comcast.net> wrote:

> Yes- this is the solution! If you can find an
> automatic Type 44 wagon, this 
> would be more straightforward than the tranny swap. 
> You will get plenty of 
> power out of a chipped and tuned MC-1 for this
> application.
> 
> I tend to agree with aforementioned Volvo option
> too, but gotta admit, these 
> cars sound and drive  way cheap compared to even the
> 10 year older type44 - 
> I know, as my sister has had 3 relatively new Volvos
> ( '98 - 2003) and 
> eveytime I ride with her I am forced to hold my
> tongue on how cheap the 
> thing feels - at least compared to the T44 Audis.
> 
> Ben
> 
> [Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 03:00:09 -0800
> From: "Jim Dupree" <jdupree914 at sbcglobal.net>
> Subject: Re: putting a auto trans in a '91 20VTQA
> To: <JordanVw at aol.com>, <quattro at audifans.com>
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> If I was after a 5 cyl turbo 2wd wagon with auto I'd
> look for a nice 
> condition t44 wagon with and auto and then swap in a
> turbo engine. It is a 
> well documented swap and probably easier than
> swaping a 2wd auto into a t44 
> quattro.
> I probaly would not look to mate a 20v to the t44
> automatic becuase they 
> were not real strong trannies.
> I have several Audi repair manuals the infer the 92
> -94 S4 came with an auto 
> but never have seen one. I wonder if the 92 -94 100
> auto tranny would mate
> to the 20v engine?
> 
> Enjoy
> Jim] 
> 
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