DangerBoy
Well-known member
- Joined
- Jan 16, 2010
- Location
- Calgary
- TDI
- 2010 BMW X5 35d, 1997 A6 Wagon AEL 2.5L TDI quattro 01E Six Speed Manual (Salvaged 2018)
2.5L AEL TDI into C4A6 Avant plus VNT conversion with ECU swap.
Hello everyone,
After researching and obsessing about having a TDI quattro for many years now, I've gathered a couple vehicles for building what I hope to be the car that can allow me to move on with my life. HAHA!
The donor:
I have a 1996 Audi A6 Sedan with the 2.5L inline 5 cylinder diesel mated to a 01E TDI 6 speed transmission, with all wheel drive. The car itself could use a little bit of work but it is from Europe so it has the projector headlights which I plan to keep. The interior is not my cup of tea, tan cloth with very few options. Only power windows up front, manuals in the rear... no heated seats, just a sedan with the excellent engine/drivetrain.
The receiver:
I just bought a 1994 Audi 100 Wagon with the V6. It is an automatic and has many features, black leather interior, extra fold out rearward facing seating in the back so I can take up to 7 people, power everything, heated seats... and the mechanical locking rear diff. I've read that since that car is an auto it very well may have the wrong diff ratio for the engine and trans I'm putting into it, worst case I'll just swap the entire driveline from the sedan and use that. I'm really hoping to be able to keep the mechanical locker though, I'll be keeping the EDL from the A6 most likely, so the only time I will even use the diff lock will be if I'm in really slippery/bad conditions and I want that extra traction at all times (I'm going to defeat the speed disengagement).
While I have the cars apart I plan on getting a VNT for the AEL and sourcing an ECU from ALH or something and configuring it for the 5 cyl. I may go for slightly larger injectors but at this point I want a wider power range rather than higher peak power so we'll see how that goes. This car is great but it doesn't spool like my ALH's did. I think this engine would really shine with a VNT setup.
After it is all said and done I hope it is worth all the work! I think it may just be nearly the best all-around car that exists, I'm interested to hear what you guys think. I have quite a bit of money already invested in the project so might as well tell myself it will be amazing! HAHA!
Does anyone on here know of a rear tailgate for a C4 100/A6 that doesn't have any rust or damage? The car is a forest green color but I can always get it painted. If anyone is looking for any V6/Auto/C4 sedan parts I'll likely be selling everything else afterward.
I'll be taking pics once the dismantling begins. This is more of a swap rather than a custom fabricated build, but still hopefully worthy of a thread!
Dave
Hello everyone,
After researching and obsessing about having a TDI quattro for many years now, I've gathered a couple vehicles for building what I hope to be the car that can allow me to move on with my life. HAHA!
The donor:
I have a 1996 Audi A6 Sedan with the 2.5L inline 5 cylinder diesel mated to a 01E TDI 6 speed transmission, with all wheel drive. The car itself could use a little bit of work but it is from Europe so it has the projector headlights which I plan to keep. The interior is not my cup of tea, tan cloth with very few options. Only power windows up front, manuals in the rear... no heated seats, just a sedan with the excellent engine/drivetrain.
The receiver:
I just bought a 1994 Audi 100 Wagon with the V6. It is an automatic and has many features, black leather interior, extra fold out rearward facing seating in the back so I can take up to 7 people, power everything, heated seats... and the mechanical locking rear diff. I've read that since that car is an auto it very well may have the wrong diff ratio for the engine and trans I'm putting into it, worst case I'll just swap the entire driveline from the sedan and use that. I'm really hoping to be able to keep the mechanical locker though, I'll be keeping the EDL from the A6 most likely, so the only time I will even use the diff lock will be if I'm in really slippery/bad conditions and I want that extra traction at all times (I'm going to defeat the speed disengagement).
While I have the cars apart I plan on getting a VNT for the AEL and sourcing an ECU from ALH or something and configuring it for the 5 cyl. I may go for slightly larger injectors but at this point I want a wider power range rather than higher peak power so we'll see how that goes. This car is great but it doesn't spool like my ALH's did. I think this engine would really shine with a VNT setup.
After it is all said and done I hope it is worth all the work! I think it may just be nearly the best all-around car that exists, I'm interested to hear what you guys think. I have quite a bit of money already invested in the project so might as well tell myself it will be amazing! HAHA!
Does anyone on here know of a rear tailgate for a C4 100/A6 that doesn't have any rust or damage? The car is a forest green color but I can always get it painted. If anyone is looking for any V6/Auto/C4 sedan parts I'll likely be selling everything else afterward.
I'll be taking pics once the dismantling begins. This is more of a swap rather than a custom fabricated build, but still hopefully worthy of a thread!
Dave
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