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Old Sep 20, 2020 | 11:19 PM
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Is there any difference between the auto and the manual differentials that will prevent me from swapping them and bolting them right up? Anybody? Thanks!
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Different gearing.
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Different gearing.
Yup that's the difference that I want though
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OH! I misunderstood then. I believe the A6/8 gearing is quite a bit longer than the M7 gearing.
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Nope no difference at all. Just make sure if it's a eDIFF you need to swap with a eDIFF. Meaning Z51 with Z51 or Z06 with Z06. I did this in my 14 m7. I put the 2.41 gear from a auto z51 in it so I could do the half mile without having to shift to 5th gear.
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Stick always, unless it’s a DD.

And always get the best version you can. Why would you not want the best of the best? Why wouldn’t you want the best version?

That’s like saying I want to be Michael Jordan but I’d rather him not be able to jump so high because a lay up counts the same as a dunk.

My daily, a Range Rover Supercharged is an auto and I don’t love driving a stick in stop and go traffic. But for a toy, stick only. It so much more fun and such a better driving experience.

I have had a c6 Z for a decade. I had planned on buying a C8 because I loved the renderings. Once I found out no stick, I bought another C6 and a Viper this year.
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