[s-cars] 2.0 A3 conversion to quattro?

[Cody Forbes]

It requires changing the rear floor pan for starters, a pretty huge undertaking that would likely cost as much as the car was worth. They make the FWD cars without the mounting locations for the subframe. I've seen people make an R32 out of a GTI and it pretty much takes buying the entire rear half of an R32 from a scrapper and grafting much of it to the GTI chassis. The A3 is the same platform so the same applies.

-Cody Forbes (mobile)

On Dec 30, 2012, at 3:20 PM, "tom at tomwintermedia.com" <tom at tomwintermedia.com> wrote:

> Looking at replacing my 200k mile MTM stage 1 s6 avant (1995), and weighing
> my options.
> 
> Anyone on the forums taken a FWD manual tranny A3 sportback and converted it
> to quattro? I wouldn't be doing the work myself, and have a shop I trust for
> this kind of thing. I'll talk to them, obviously, but wondering if anyone
> has been there done that yet. I'm seeing some decent prices on low mileage
> A3 hence my curiosity.
> 
> Also, if anyone has a 100k +/- C4 S4 manual transmission avant with or
> without tasteful mods that they are thinking of selling, we should talk.
> 
> It will be hard to see the s6 go, but getting pressure from the significant
> other because she happened to be in the car when my original fuel pump
> crapped out and then was in it again when the replacement proved faulty, so
> those two incidents have become her cause du jour to push for a replacement
> (both were about 1 hour from home, not good).
> 
> Also, any experience with the newer 2.0 quattro avants to share would be
> appreciated. Particularly when it comes to an MTM or other chip as well as
> other tweaks to push that car to reach a higher level of performance.
> 
> If and when I find the right replacement, I'll let you guys have first crack
> at my avant, don't worry about that ;-)
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Tom '95 S6 Avant
> 
> 
> 
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