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Old Aug 31, 2010 | 08:55 PM
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OK I have have a 98TA and 6LE busted his **** to get me the first and possably the only run of 6LE shacker setups and now I cant put it on. He molded the set on his car and from what i know its a stock LS motor for a 2000 SS. the problem.....

His tranny dipstick......or actually mine. you see his is on the pass side just behind the oil DS mine rides on top of the intake.

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is there a year of A4's that moved the DS to his position? If so then I can jjst buy a stocker if not is Lokar my only aftermarket option?

PLEASE chime in with any thoughts I want to honor his hard work and customer devotion, he busted his **** to get me all the stuff I needed and now i cant use it (at least not as soon as I would like too)

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Old Aug 31, 2010 | 09:23 PM
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mine is a 98 and mine is behind the oil stick on the passanger side. same with my buddys 98 z28
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Old Aug 31, 2010 | 10:57 PM
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It sounds like your dipstick interferes with something on your engine, right? I was able to modify a 4L80E/LS1 dipstick from TCI to sit below the top of my heads.

1) Dipstick tube: I used a grinder to cut it off the top where I wanted it, which was below the top of the heads.

2) Dipstick tube: I measured the length the dipstick stuck out the bottom of the tube BEFORE I cut the tube. Then, I took out the rivet on the TCI dipstick handle and took the dipstick apart. I cut the dipstick by the handle to the correct length, drilled new holes at the top of the dipstick, and reassembled the handle.

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Old Sep 1, 2010 | 09:07 AM
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Nice thinkin with the dipstick mod
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