building a fun cabriolet

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07-02-2016, 09:42 AM

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grillage

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Dave, does the donor need to be a manual? are the ECU's flashable? I have found a few auto passats and A4s in the range but few manuals

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07-05-2016, 08:30 AM

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no they dont need to be, ecus are swappable. however the actual crank is different between Auto/Manual. I used an auto the first time around, there are ways to use it with a manual flywheel, the pilot bearing is the concern.

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07-06-2016, 04:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Hybrid_Hatch

If you wanted a 'fun' cabriolet, I would highly recommend going with a 1.8t and a manual transmission swap. Find a FWD manual B5 A4 and drop in the engine and transmission and enjoy the **** out of it.

what cars came like that? so far i've only ever seen audi tt's transverse 1.8t and fwd.

i like the way that sounds, drop it in as a unit