Date:         Tue, 30 Jul 1996 10:09:54 +0200
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         wrm@ccii.co.za (Wouter de Waal)
Subject:      Re: VW Customer Relations & reality check

Hi all

>options should be considered for this transplant.  The AUDI A6 salvage 
>yard donors are few, but among their number, the 6 speed manual box will 
>be common.  How about keeping it all together?  I think its 214 ft.- lb. 
>1900 rpm torque peak could easily pull the tall gearing when just rolling 
>along.

Sounds great, if you're willing to make / weld up all the supports to get
that in there. Just make sure those 6 speeds are in the right direction,
i.e. forward :-)

>  Also, if someone is remarketing original Audi/VW bell housings with ID 
>numbers removed to create a micro monoply so they can increase 
>their profits, that's OK.  But unmasking those OEM parts origin is also a 
>fair end-user group research project.

Are you saying you need the part # of the bellhousing that fits between the
Audi 5 cyl engine and the stock 4 speed VW box? Shouldn't be too hard to
obtain, for me anyways...

W
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