Re: Euro 6-speed box in US S4/6?

[Dave Eaton <dave.eaton@minedu.govt.nz>]

the 6-speed rs2 box is essentially the '94 s2 6-speed box with a stronger 1st
gear set.  the ratios are the same, although the shift quallity is much better
imho...

the 6-speed is rock solid.

hth,
dave
'95 rs2
'90 ur-q

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>Date: Fri, 27 Feb 1998 07:30:23 -0500
>From: Sean_Ford@idx.com
>Subject: Re: Euro 6-speed box in US S4/6?
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>To:   quattro
>Peter, and all,
>
>I hope you don't mind, but I'd like to expand your question. Not just S4/6,
>which Audi's would the 6-speed fit into? Would it fit in my '92 100? Is the
>6-speed a solid unit, or does it have any "gotcha's" waiting in the wings?
>My tranny's fine (can't believe I just wrote that; knock on wood), and God
>knows, my car's not seeing any real mileage right now, but just for future
>information, anyone have any idea on the cost of a 6-speed transmission?
>Did any of them make it to Canada, so we wouldn't have to scavenge from
>Europe? Like I said, just wondering.
>
>
>Sean Ford               '92 Audi 100CS 5spd 34k mi
>Sean_Ford@idx.com       '98 Honda CR-V EX auto 0k mi
>IDX,Boston,MA           http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Downs/5528
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>Original Message--------------------
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>Date: Thu, 26 Feb 1998 10:27:58 -0800
>From: Peter Henriksen <peterhe@microsoft.com>
>All this gear ratio talk has made me wonder (nothing more (for now) since I
>don't have either model) if a European 6-speed manual might be fitted to a
>US spec S4/6... I guess the question is not "if", but rather "how much?"
>(you know: Q: "How fast can I make this?". A: "How much money do you
>have?".)...
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