4.2 6 Speed swap for a 90

[cobram@Channel1.Com (Cobram)]

 -=> Quoting Paul E  Rivera <=-

 PER> Located a junk yard in Germany that has a 4.2 V8 and 6 Speed gearbox
 PER> (the rest of the car as well) for a 94 V8 exclusive (stretched
 PER> wheelbase V8).
 PER> OK V8 fans, is this a swap that can be done easily (easily is all
 PER> relative)?
 PER> Any euro V8 stick owners in the audience?
 PER> Price is a steep 7000 DM + shipping.

      Besides the problems of engine management and updated
      electronic controls from a 1994-1990 model, just
      about everything is different from a stick V8 to
      an Automatic V8. Exhaust, radiator, suspension,
      shafts and other components I can't recall
      at the moment.  Since the V8, especially the
      "long" version (which I believe there are none
      of in the US) were Audi's flagship, and basically
      a "cost no object" vehicle, the Automatic and
      the Stick were both designed with their own set
      of mechanical and structural components without
      regard to compatibility across the same line.

      If you had the whole car you'd be able to swap
      assemblies and replace parts that are incompatible
      as you go. With just the engine and tranny, I don't
      think it would be easy, relatively or not.

      BCNU

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