Re: Transplants

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In a message dated 97-01-05 23:56:09 EST, you write:

<< > Fellow Audians; I had a crazy thought this weekend and figured I'd
 > throw it out to the experts. I heard about a 1993 Audi 100 CS QUATTRO
 > Wagon that's for sale and I started wondering how difficult it would
 > be to transplant the engine/transmission and associated and necessary
 > parts from my wrecked (in the rear) '91 Audi 200TQW into the 100 CSQW.
 > TIA for your help and expertise. Greg.
 
 Wow! A beautiful idea. You are aiming at the now deceised S6 Avant for a
 fraction of the cost! Should be pretty straight forward. I have never
 performed an engine transplant, but maybe real experts can give you some
 insight. Scott (PDQ), care to comment?
  >>
Should be pretty simple...  Both are torsens, I'm assuming the 100 is an I5?
 If not, you could be changing quite a few pieces, and have a driveshaft
prollum....  But the S4 uses the 20vt, so I doubt it's close to rocket
science....  I vote, go for it.... The nitemare will be the harness and
computer, not the engine swap....  I'll bet it's easier than the 20vt urq
conversion that a buddy of mine is taking on (and you know I'm watching that
one closely)......  Sure do like the idea of an R/S2 avant here in the US of
A...  It's gonna be tight in there.....

Scott