Devils Mentor

iTrader: (20)

Well I just said bye-bye to my bird... It is on its way to my boys house in Middleburge to get ripped into for the A4 to M6 swap. I am a little worried since neither he nor I has ever done this. I know there is the Swap Thread, but it is so packed with post, I don't even know where to begin, but one thing does put my in the green a little bit - after 2 failed attempts in buying a 99+ m6 harness and ecu, I finally found one on craigs list a few days ago, so..... that is one issue I will not have.

Now I was going to pull the engine with the trans so that I can clean up the engine bay and maybe freshen up the LS1 oil & water pump, belts, pulleys, etc.. My question is - would it be easier to pull the engine and trans out from the top, or drop everything out from the bottom? We do have access to a lift so working from 12" off the ground is not even an issue here, I just want to know what would be easiest.

Also is there anyone here, let alone Jacksonville that has done a A4 to M6 swap? Like I said, the Swap Thread is more than hard to follow.


Thanks for reading my long winded thread guys!


DM

Devils Mentor

iTrader: (20)

Here is the list of what we are going to do:

A4 to M6
Clean up and repaint the engine bay
Prep body, fix body issues
Swap the 98 harness and ecu for the 99+
Oil & water pump, belts, pulleys
ABS & A/C delete
Batt. relocation to rear
Replace hood with VFN pin-on
Replace the front bumper with the Evolution bumper
Replace D & P doors
Replace the fucked up steering column
Replace the peanut brittle dash-pad

AND

Install my newly built Fab 9" from MWC



As for the "If I have enuff $$$" :

A fat nasty cam
K-Member
Solid motor mounts


DM

davidws6

iTrader: (36)

Do yourself a favor and drop it out the bottom. It's much easier, specially if you have a lift.

As for changing your harness, You might check into if your going to have to change the inside harness and cluster ? I have a 98 up in the hedge row and chopped off that connector from the inside that goes to the cluster. It was different than my 2000 TA.

98z28bitcha

iTrader: (22)

I have done a4-m6 swap myself tell ya the truth it easy if ever get stuck on somethin pm me i welling to help.

02 WS6 TA

iTrader: (7)

Cake... You won't need an M6 harness, you will simply not be using some of the pinouts from the A4. The other way around, however...Not so much fun. Ask me how I know.