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

[diemarthadie at aol.com]

 Roger has a project!!!

Wooo :)



V8 A6 Avant sounds great - and maybe even not too expensive if you can make swaps like you hope.



But, you have to promise photos to accompany the words as you work through this in the deep drifting snows.? Or is this really just you're way of staving off the New England Winter Madness that afflicts oh so many?? As a former Worcester/Cambridgian and long fan of the area (a youth spent from the White Mountains to Monhegan Island) I am well aquainted with the Madness ;)



Roger, have you read any Bill Bryson?? It might save you some money by distraction ;)



John



 






-----Original Message-----

From: Roger Woodbury <rmwoodbury at roadrunner.com>

To: 'Ed Kellock' <ekellock at gmail.com>; v8 at audifans.com

Sent: Fri, 6 Feb 2009 11:25 am

Subject: Re: [V8] black interiors...now morphed a tad



  
    This would be a good conversion.  The 3.6 litre V8 and automatic  transmission in the '97 A6 would make a GREAT car.  No, it's not an S6 but  the automatic transmission makes it a perfect car for general purposes. It  should deliver decent fuel economy as a long distance tourer, and around  town won't be terrible either....regular gas.    I know where there is a donor V8 with a broken timing belt...might be cheap  enough.  Then the engine could come out, be resealed and re-valved etc, and  the transmission, ecu and harness and all that jazz would be right at hand  ready to go.    The motor in the A6 is running very well, and might find a home once it is  out to help...might pay for the V8 with broken belt.    Thinking is dangerous when the ground is two feet deep with snow and it was  15 below zero this morning....    Roger    -----Original Message-----  From: Ed Kellock [mailto:ekellock at gmail.com]   Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 11:11 AM  To: rmwoodbury at roadrunner.com; v8 at audifans.com  Subject: RE: [V8] black interiors...now morphed a tad    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.  St

arting 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 20Va

lve 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  >   > _______________________________________________  > Audifans V8 mailing list  > Send posts to: mailto:V8 at audifans.com  > Manage your list connection:   > http://www.audifans.com/mailman/listinfo/v8  >   > You can help keep the audifans site running by shopping at   > http://audifans.com/shop/  >   > No virus found in this incoming message.  > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com   > Version: 8.0.233 / Virus Database: 270.10.18/1936 - Release   > Date: 02/05/09 11:34:00  >     _______________________________________________  Audifans V8 mailing list  Send posts to: mailto:V8 at audifans.com  Manage your list connection: http://www.audifans.com/mailman/listinfo/v8    You can help keep the audifans site running by shopping at http://audifans.com/shop/