[V8] black interiors...now morphed a tad

[Ed Kellock]

So, a 97 A6 Avant in green w/ecru interior has a dead transmission.

No matter what you do with the engine, you still need a transmission.  To me
that makes it not quite the perfect candidate for an engine swap.

However, that transmission should be more readily available/rebuildable.
'Twould be interesting to make a call to Force5 and see if he has a
serviceable unit that could be swapped in.  Maaaayyybe even could trade
straight up working engine for working transmission.  Voila, the perfect
candidate.

I like the idea of a C4 Avant with a V8.  Hey, "they" even did it over
there.  How much of a job would it be to fit a PT into a C4?  

Fitting a 20v turbo 5 and a manual would be far more work and you would be
left w/o the distinctive looks of the 91 Avant.  Why build an S6 Avant when
they're already out there waiting to be purchased?

Personally, I would want to do this as efficiently as possible, given the
primary goal of creating a V8 Avant.  Starting with this particular
candidate, swap the working engine for a working transmission.  I chose the
PT because I have no idea how robust the A6 V6 autobox is so I figure tax it
as little as possible.  We're still talking 240hp in place of what, 172?
190?  Seems a reasonable upgrade.  Not to mention the bump in the torque.  

Ed




> -----Original Message-----
> From: v8-bounces at audifans.com 
> [mailto:v8-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Roger Woodbury
> Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 8:53 AM
> To: v8 at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [V8] black interiors...now morphed a tad
> 
> 
> Well, I just got back from the wrench's.  The verdict on 
> Michele's 100CS Avant is the crank position sensor is bad.  
> Strange. It was replaced in November 2007 and less than 
> twenty thousand miles ago.  The supplier can't offer an 
> explanation, and can't even identify the manufacturer 
> "because it was too long ago".  My mechanic will not use 
> aftermarket parts for this sort of thing, and the wholesaler 
> is issuing a credit for the original part.  A new OEM crank 
> sensor is on the way and will be installed next week.
> 
> In other news, I may have a perfect recipient car for a V8 
> transplant.  OR for that matter, a perfect recipient car for 
> a 20V Turbo transplant, depending.  The car is a 1997 A6 Avant.  
> 
> The deal is that the car has a dead transmission, and other 
> than that a decent service history.  Timing belt at 190k as 
> well as tires and some other things.  It is owned by my 
> mechanic who has peanuts into the car as it was abandoned by 
> the owners who had been given the car.  
> 
> So the operating theory now is IF we could find a suitable 
> V8, then we could do an engine and transmission swap and have 
> an A6 Avant that has all the nice things of the C4 cars with 
> the 60 or so more horsepower that they need.
> 
> OR, John thinks that maybe a 20Valve 5 speed could be put in 
> with MUCH more power, IF a suitable donor car could be located.
> 
> I haven't really asked how much for the car as is, but that 
> is an option as my mechanic is not in the parting out 
> business.  So if we (meaning mostly
> "I") don't do something with this car, it could be had for 
> pretty cheap to someone who wanted to something neat with it.
> 
> Green and, (I think) beige-whatever-that-light-colored 
> interior was in 1997.
> 
> And of course, you could do a black interior swap on this car, too.
> 
> Just thought I'd throw that out since the V8 list is soooo 
> quiet this morning.
> 
> Roger
> 
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