[s-cars] RS2 mods, what's better??

[Rich Beebe]

i'm curious whether the 95.5 5speed holds up better as well.

must... go... faster...

rich

> From: "RM" <waves at epix.net>

> I've def. heard of a few failures, but as an Audi tech, i know how some of
> these and other 5 speed cars get driven. Not to say you are at fault. But i
> think they can last a long time under more power if driven carefully.
> Speaking of which, is it a certain year car that is suspect or simply all
> early S-cars? What's the usual fix, a 6 speed swap?
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Djdawson2 at aol.com>

>> In a message dated 8/19/2005 1:43:28 PM Mountain Daylight Time,
>> waves at epix.net writes:
>> 
>> sounds  like a problem that existed before the mods and the mods
>> accelerated
>> the  failure. I'm to understand these transmissions are pretty good under
>> normal use, but i guess everything has their  limit.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Ask around on the list.  My trans failure due to power mods is not
>> isolated.
>> This is a known quantity, and if you mod your car significantly,  you
>> should
>> expect this to happen.
>> Dave