[V8] Manual tranny needs rebuild...kinda off topic

[DasWolfen at aol.com]

In a message dated 9/14/04 11:05:59 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
quattro_k at yahoo.com writes:

> This is a bit of a steer in another direction...but
> maybe another option other than rebuilding the ZF
> 5spd, is to locate a late '92-'95 S4/S6 tranny, and
> bolt it up...moreover, this transmission can be
> converted to 6spd using several items as indicated on
> www.intendedacceleration.com.
> 
> Chris @ force5auto has a tranny I believe...just
> getting the right clutch for it may be something to
> research...just a thought...but has anybody considered
> this?  It may come out a bit cheaper than rebuilding
> anyways...and you won't have to worry about the tranny
> "never being the same" after a rebuild....any
> thoughts?

 01E has a shorter input shaft than a 016. You need either a custom pilot 
adaptor to move the pilot or the correct flywheel...with the correct flywheel you 
can use off the shelf urS4/6 clutches......wanna guess which V8 specialty 
shop as a V8 01E flywheel sitting on the shelf?