I have been in contact with forum members who had done the swap but cant recall who.

Does anyone have info on the swap?

I recall one member got the entire swap done turn key at a trans vendor but also cant recall which.

Please spare me the 'not worth it' opinions. I research things for projects and dont care to listen to dissenting opinions based on personal values.

Lets keep this on topic.

 

 

didnt a couple guys do it with the zo6 and rpm did the trans, and they ran 9.s LPFSTheFett is one

 

Contact RPM and IPS. They did the 9 sec Z builds.

I can give you a turn key car. I know how you are getting old

http://www.ipsmotorsports.net/

 

Just for that statement you and Jenn have to come to dinner Friday and deal with me for 2 hours.

 

are you going to do yours and race me

 

I can run faster than your car. My legs are 'modified' high power units.

 

I posted a thread similar to this a while back about doing just the opposite. 2kvert replied that he has done several C5s and is in the process of doing a C6. I had talked to him earlier today via PM about something else and he mentioned that the aforementioned C6 was his fathers and he is doing one for himself right now.

If you do decide to do it, I'll offer mine up as a donor.

 

OK I'm not racing you then

 

I won't tell you not to do it, since it is your car and you can do as you please, but I will ask you why don't you just convert the manual to a manu-matic? There are a few conversion kits out there; you get the low drivetrain losses of a manual with fully automatic action and faster shifts than you could by hand...
There is a reason why Corvette is the only modern "Sportscar" with a torque converter: Cost. High drivetrain losses and slow, vague shifts are not what a Corvette should drive like; The A4 is the same crap you get in a Grand Am and shifts as such; you couldn't pay me to put one in my car, even it it made it do the 1/4 mile in 8 seconds flat. Oh crap, I said it Sorry

 

 

Why not an A6?

 

Just to stop the non-sense here before it gets ahead of where its at..............

When a customer asks me to do a conversion to their car, I dont tell them A6's are better or quote what crap cars the A4 comes in. They want what they ask for and I am interested in the info needed to do the job and not philosophical opinions as to why something works or whats better.

For the record the Level 5 A4 from RPM transmission is the trans for the swap and its better than the trans used in the grand am and any other car including A6's. This trans can power a C5 or C6 to an 8 sec pass so stop posting non-sense in the thread.

This swap has been done to Z06's and they are 9 sec cars with minimal mods.

Its not for my car.

I think some people should stop posting what they like or what is their choice since mods exist even if you dont approve of them. I offer what is asked of me and I like projects especially when they are out of the norm. I dont want to dot he same things over and over. Not everyone mods the same nor should they.

I didnt ask for opinions in this thread. I asked for tech ifo....shame on me. Lets keep the responses tech in nature by those that know what I'm asking. I want to know how to do it because there are people who want things that make thier car faster.

 

Because the customer asked for and wants an A4 which is stronger.

 

I happen to be a supporting tuner which means I have customers that want what they ask for. Often they put macho-ism aside for what is faster and the A4 is what you do when you build a dedicated drag car. People sometimes have differing opinions from you and mod their car they way they want and not what powerlabs thinks it should be thus that 8 second run may be a bit more important to him than you.

 

So, to get this thread back on track....

I PMed 2kvert and this was his response:

That's cool. Yeah, I just finished a conversion of a 6speed to auto. My theft recovery car was originally a manual car but I bought a car with the auto w/paddle shift and thought I might try that this time so I was in the process of changing it over when I came across another manual drivetrain so I changed it back! Yeah, I'll be glad to answer any questions you guys have. Have a good one!

 

Hey Spin. I'm not sure what the other guys are doing with their conversions and they may have some cool tricks to get around stuff but I opted to go the only way I know and felt comfortable....Factory Equipment. I'm building a convertible for a customer now that was previously a manual. The ONLY thing that I felt was the tricky part was correctly placing the auto shifter cable bracket in the correct position inside the tunnel of the car. I actually had to tack it in place a few times before I got the placement correct. Placement is critical because the cable is a fixed length and if the mounting point is off up front at the shifter, it will be off where it bolts to the trans. The cable length itself will work no matter what but the mount points have to be specific. Other than that, the correct brake pedal(larger one), seal the opening in the firewall where the reservoir hooked to the clutch pedal, and an auto harness. Seems like a lot but I have 3 complete teardowns and rebuilds under my belt now and there's not much to it, especially if you have a good understanding of the C6. I'm sure you do. You can feel free to ask anything else I may not have covered. Thanks and good luck!

 

I think he said "Opinions are like a-holes, everybody has one".

 

Finished it for ya.