I know there are a few internal part differences between a '96 A4 and a '97, but considering they are both OBDII, there are no external reasons why it would not drop right into my Z right.

I don't want to have the car down while the tranny is on the bench being built, and I have access to a '97 core.... anybody know the differences or have tried this?

I will accept speculation, but at least let me know that you are guessing

 

As far as I know the 96 and 97 transmissions should be interchangable. You might have to swap your tailshaft housing or linkage connector over, but that doesn't take long.

 

They are not the same they are not the same! they are not the same!......I have the same problem. I may have solved mine BUT if not shoot me an email. I'll know by the end of this week.
I have a 97 car with a 94 transmission(built) opposite of your problem. located in 89031

 

I know that a '94 would not work in a '97...it's an OBDII car lol

I did some research after I posted this and I guess there are a few electronic changes, tcc, etc. Basically I need to track down a '96 core, I'm going to have CPT build me a tranny, but I can't have the car down for more than a weekend...hense the need for a core to ship there.

 

I am currently running a trans from a 94 in my car. I don't seem to be having any problems.

Some shift kits disable the soft TCC apply (so I read), and all I had to do was to swap the linkage connector, tailshaft housing, and I needed a different inspection plate since the one from my 96 trans wouldn't fit.

Got almost 500 miles on the trans and converter now and so far so good.

Well, one more thing was swapped over. The valvebody that's in the trans is one from a 96 since the one that was in the 94 had a problem of some sort.

 

It is possible to make anything work, but I wanted it to be a drop-in deal and correct for that year, I was hoping that chevy kept the same trans for 2 years....

 

If the 97 trans is from an F-body you should have NO problems interchanging them.They are the same only a few internal changes. Steven

 

The only think I can think of that might be different is the tailshaft housing. It seems they swapped them in midyear 1996. Early ones had the VSS on the left and later ones had it on the right. Why not ask CPT about it?

 

I did post a question about it but no one ever answered.

The connector where the linkage hooks to the transmission and the inspection plate were also different.

Also, the 94 transmission that is in my car right now came out of an F-body.

 

Are we talking about 96-97 differences like the thread title? My post was to MachinistOne who started the thread.

 

Thanks for the info Shoebox, I'll have to climb under there and take a look.

 

OBDIIcar lol? dude just trying to relay information that i recently received. I am not the 4l60e/700r4 guru. I just picked one up and was told by a few that they should work, after some research I found out they won't. Just sounded like a little sarcasm there, if not my apologies. I am a 2nd gen guy(74) that happens to have 2 4th gens that I do not know "much" about.

 

Could you please point me to the information that says it won't work?

 

All my information has come from word of mouth.

Something about the valve body(which I see you have replaced) and the front pump, and some of the electronics. Car is headed to the tranny shop next week. With the 94 tranny and the 97 slipping tranny, he said he'll swap the parts that need to be swaped and convert it. I'll give you the full details when it gets back, again I'm new to this electronic stuff.

 

Pulse-width modulation tranny vs non PWM and some TCC differences.