Re: 4kQ tranny into V8

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In a message dated 97-02-17 16:34:03 EST, you write:

<< > Ingo, you are better off finding a v8 5spd (good luck) than messing with
the
 > autobox...  When the autobox goes, then you can explore your options
further
 > (I heard 3800USD for that rebuild)
 
  WHOA!!!!!!! I am pretty sure that I missed something here, but to whoever
 is trying to get a 5spd trans into their Autobox V8 is DREAMING!!! The
 block from the auto V8 is different from the block that they put into the
 5spd V8's. The 5spd block will accept any Audi 5spd, but the auto block
 will NOT. I have got a bare auto block and I when I tried to mate it to my
 UrQ 5spd, they were so far off that you would be hard pressed to drill the
 block to accept it. 
 
   In short: You MUST have a car that already had a 5spd in it. 
  >>
All caps, that would be a confirmation....  So here it looks to be that the
blocks are different on a 5spd v8 vs an auto v8...  This doesn't bode well
for Ingo, and he had such high hopes of swappin...

Better start saving for the inevitable, Ingo...  A "collage" (Caluge) fund
might slide by IRS scrutiny....  Thanks for the trivia Ben.  Now the words
out, Ben is forcing that big V into a little Ur...

Scott