RE: Best manual box to fit 1990 Audi Turbo (200T)???

[Aleksander Mierzwa <alex@matrix.com.pl>]

Gerard wrote:

	>So people here are willing to help me mod the ECU on my 1990
Audi
	>Turbo. But I've got a fair warning about the automatic gearbox
on
	>these things, they're supposed to be running at the maximum
potential
	>already in stock.

That's correct

	>If I'm going to convert then I'd like to know what
	>gearbox is suggested for the front-wheel drive 2.2 5-cyl
machines.
	>Anybody fitted a Mercedes 5-speed manual from a W123 to any of
these
	>machines? 

Jeez, I thought that dropping a Northstar into the 5K was the wildest
idea that showed on this list, but this is a real knock-out :-)
Seriously, it's impossible. Mercedes is a RWD car, the gearbox has no
final drive :-) I don't know if it has separate gearbox and clutch
housings. You would have to disconnect them and insert the Audi final
drive unit in between :-) But it is impossible since the Mercedes
gearbox has the output shaft facing rearwards :-)

	>(I like the up and to the left reverse, as opposed to the
	>VW down and to the left model that keeps popping into reverse
everytime
	>one tries to select first gear! :))

You could put an Audi 5 speed gearbox - it has "down and to the right"
reverse. But usually it is cheaper to just sell your car and buy another
one than do such complicated swaps.

	>If I do a mod to boost my machine to 1.8 bar boost pressure on
the
	>turbo and change the computer can't I still run the automatic
as I
	>won't be pushing it that often?

Change the fluid to synthetic and pray to the Audi Gods. Is it 3 or 4
speed automatic? If it's a 4 speed, you are _guaranteed_ to have
problems.

Aleksander Mierzwa
Warsaw, Poland
mailto:alex@matrix.com.pl
87 Audi 5000CS turbo (mine)
88 Renault Medallion wagon (mom's)
91 mountain bike (just in case both cars broke at the same time :-)