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Old 08-15-2005, 01:22 PM
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Speed Scene Wiring has help a friend of mine do a A4 To M6 and back again. (He keep changing his mind)
www.speedscenewiring.com
Originally Posted by DERTY
We have been asked to provide a guide to doing a TH400/350 and a glide conversion for our cars. We also have been asked by a few members on how to do a M6 to A4 and A4 to M6 conversion. I have not personally done one, but I have a general idea on how to accomplish this. Can someone provide any specific details on this conversion, either way. For instance, PCM programming is required. A new wiring harness may be required for the different connectors, or at least rewiring it for the electrically inclined, etc.

Any information you guys could provide would be very useful!
Old 08-15-2005, 02:26 PM
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Wow, Speed, Inc's turning down a A4/M6 swap because it's too complex lowers my opinion of them. Call Futral, he'll do it for you.
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CAn anyone recommend a shop that will do the swap for me in Chicago or anywhere close,i called Speed Inc. and was told it was too complex of a job for them too take on.
Old 08-20-2005, 11:01 PM
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Will the swap from A4 - M6 effect OBD-II Emissions laws? What about if removing the AIR system as well? I really would like to know since the time i plan to do this is before i have to take it in.
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Wow, this stuff is involved! lol, I have a '94 TA and want to do the A4 to M6 swap. I called Tennesee auto and they said they're runing a little dry on LT-1 T-56's as of late. Would it be cost efective to convert an LS-1 T-56? I haven't started buying parts yet so I'd like to avoid any unnecesary buys.
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I have found shops will do the swap for as low as $650
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Originally Posted by A-man930
Wow, this stuff is involved! lol, I have a '94 TA and want to do the A4 to M6 swap. I called Tennesee auto and they said they're runing a little dry on LT-1 T-56's as of late. Would it be cost efective to convert an LS-1 T-56? I haven't started buying parts yet so I'd like to avoid any unnecesary buys.
A few addresses:

www.billygrahamscamaro.com
www.hawksthirdgenparts.com
www.hpsalvage.com
www.regalperformance.com
www.fparts.us

They all have LT1 / LS1 transmission swap kits + other used parts.
LS1 from $2000
LT1 from $1800

hawksthirdgenparts is preparig my kit: it should be here in
Old 10-11-2005, 08:52 PM
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damn love all this info here! cant wait to start having spare money to swap to M6...cuss sticking it in D gets boring.... lol

T-56!!!
Old 10-12-2005, 04:14 PM
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Has anyone done an A4 to M6 swap on a C5? I am considering this swap and would love to pick your brain.
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Originally Posted by JSTAN
Has anyone done an A4 to M6 swap on a C5? I am considering this swap and would love to pick your brain.
Yes get on www.corvettforum.com and do a search. I did a big write up when I did mine.
Old 10-27-2005, 09:06 PM
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Originally Posted by snketr
Yes get on www.corvettforum.com and do a search. I did a big write up when I did mine.

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i want to convert my ws6 A4 to a 6speed. If ur looking for a A4 adn vice versa for me email me. Redbull660r@aol.com or IM me Redbull660r. My car is a 01 with 22,500 miles on it.
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If You're Gonna Go From T56 To 4l60e, Lemme Know Im Gonna Be Doin The Opposite And We Could Trade A Lot Of The Parts To Save Money. 82k On My Trans Shifts As Firm As Day One. Benn Running B&m Shift Plus For 20k And Its A Great Cheap Mod. Ne Way If You're Local That Would Be Better But We'll Figure It Out. My Int Color Is Black 98 Z28
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Hey...didn't know a whole sticky thread was made on this! I'm the author of (I guess?) the original A4->T56 guide. Besides a write up, there are plenty of pictures too :

http://afrashteh.com/tranny_pics

There is also a T56 service manual in there.

Makes my day to see the hard work I put into that write up has really paid off. I can't take 100% credit though as some folks on camaroz28 had done some of the headwork.

Happy swapping...

Later,
Alex
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so has anyone gotten cruise control working? Any tips.
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Originally Posted by Michael Ozorowsky
so has anyone gotten cruise control working? Any tips.
Cruise control works fine if you connect the clutch switch correctly (this to start the car). Some people just connect the wires permanently: cruise control doesn't work + it's dangerous.

You also need to install a second cruise control switch on the clutch pedal, connencted in series to the other switch on the brake pedal.
Those switches open a circuit that disables cruise control.
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Has anyone ever thrown this SES before after the swap?

P0704 - Clutch switch circuit

I know I wired up the clutch switch correctly (black switch). I still don't have cruise control though so I'm thinking this is related to the SES being thrown. Anyone want to point me in a direction. For some reason I was thinking that there was suppose to be another switch connected (back of clutch pedal) but there's no wires or connector to plug into it.
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Originally Posted by tici
Cruise control works fine if you connect the clutch switch correctly (this to start the car). Some people just connect the wires permanently: cruise control doesn't work + it's dangerous.

You also need to install a second cruise control switch on the clutch pedal, connencted in series to the other switch on the brake pedal.
Those switches open a circuit that disables cruise control.
Could you elaborate on this more? Are you saying that the switch for clutch pedal, if I connect the wires together so you do not need the clutch pushed in in order to drive car, if I connect those together the cruise will work?
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If you connect those wires together permanently you don't need to push the clutch to start the engine BUT the cruise control won't work.
I'm talking about the big black clutch switch.

I personally think it's unsafe to don't use the clutch switch: if you start the car with the clutch engaged it may make a jump and hit something or someone.

It's also important to conntect the other switch that disables cruise controle: when you push the clutch pedal to shift the car looses a little speed and the cruise controle will open the throttle. You don't want that!
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Are there any special tools to make this job easier? I'm going to be doing the swap in two weeks, and I just want to have everything lined up ahead of time.
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I have the clutch pedal hooked up so that the car won't start without clutch pedal depressed. What do I need so that the cruise control will work? I try pushing the cruise control, nothing works. Won't accelerate or anything. Any idea why? Have any pics? I don't see anything about cruise control in the writeups everything else works fine.


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