I believe my tranny is on it's last legs. I'm trying to decide if I want to rebuild it or put in an auto, and what auto tranny to put in if I do that. What do you all think? I'm going to do much more research on this but just thougt I'd throw the Q out there.

 

well do you want a manual or do you want an auto?

 

M6 all the way, dont be a *#$%&@ ...lol

 

When you put it like that I guess I asked a dumb question. So, nevermind.

 

Only get an auto if you're going to drag race the car regularly.

Consider calling a trans shop about the T56 if you think it needs rebuilding. It could be something as simple as a bent shift fork.

 

Pretty much all I'll use it for is drag racing at a track and the occassional cruise around town on the weekend with the t-tops off. If anyone has done this swap and you read this could you please tell me how it went for you? Thanks.

 

Build that A4 right...and there will be no M6 guy in the world who will be able to out shift you.

 

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well, I went the a4 swap for two reasons. the car was technically the wife's car and she said we're either selling it for an auto, or I can make it auto. the sec. reason is its alot easier to drag race an auto. easier on suspension parts, quicker 60fts w/a good stall conv. ofcourse, and very easy to run consistently if you set it up to automatically shift at certain rpm.

I think 700r4 is cheapest/easiest one to swap in.

you'll need

tbody from 93LT1 $50 from me just switched to holley 52mm
throttle cable from same car ~$40 dealer
throttle cable bracket on side of intake for new cable ~$10 dealer
ext. cooler and/or auto radiator (I just have a b&m supercooler)
custom tune in pcm to run A4 program, then delete all functions for trans exc. speedo calibrations. nows a good time to delete all emissions stuff.
a4 crossmember~ $30 dealer
stall conv.-your choice. between $200-800
flex plate and bolts ~$100 from summit
same driveshaft
same trans mount
same torque arm
torque arm mount for side of trans that matches your torque arm$?
shifter/cable $100-300 use stock m6 console/boot. open a couple stitches at top of boot to allow shifter shaft through. this is by far the hardest most involved part of the swap w/me telling you what to buy.
and last but not least, cooler lines to the cooler.

if your looking for a 700r4, try to find a 87 and up trans. beefier internals. but 85 and up will be fine. def. get a good shift kit. the trans go is more exp. and harder to install, but def. worth the extra time/money (IMHO)
thats it. easy as that. you will also have to do a little custom wiring to wire in the lockup sw./harness since its not in there now. its very easy though, should cost about $80 or so for the kit. make sure the shifter you get has reverse lockout, reverse sw. for the lights, and neutral safety sw. built in. you can just make a jumper harness to go from the stock neutral safety sw. on the clutch pedal to the shifter. any other questions shoot me an email.
chris