A6 trans in an L98 3rd gen?

**Never-Enough** · 07-02-2011, 04:50 PM

My friend has a L98 350 TPI 3rd gen car that currently has a T-56 in it. He wants to go back to auto.

Are there any A6 trans that will bolt up to the L98 even with slight modification? I assume no.

So my next question is what would it take to make this work? If you can't make it work, what would be the best A4 option, a built 700R4?

**Firebirdjones** · 07-02-2011, 09:20 PM

A6 is massive. It won't even come close to fitting the trans tunnel in a 3rd gen. It would require extensive surgery with a liquid wrench

Easiest option if he wants to go back to an auto overdrive would be the 700r4 that originally came in the car. Or possibly a 350 turbo with a gear vendor unit that acts as an overdrive/gear splitter, affectively making it a 6 speed auto. But even that would require a small amount of surgery as the trans tunnel funnels down where this bolts on.

**joejenkinsglass** · 07-03-2011, 04:08 AM

[QUOTE=Firebirdjones;2674252]A6 is massive. It won't even come close to fitting the trans tunnel in a 3rd gen. It would require extensive surgery with a liquid wrench

Thats too bad, I guess that its the same for a 4th gen too? I was thinking an a-6 when my 4l60e gives up. It supposed to be a nearly indestructable trans.

**richard head** · 07-03-2011, 12:45 PM

[quote=joejenkinsglass;2674340]

Originally Posted by Firebirdjones

A6 is massive. It won't even come close to fitting the trans tunnel in a 3rd gen. It would require extensive surgery with a liquid wrench

Thats too bad, I guess that its the same for a 4th gen too? I was thinking an a-6 when my 4l60e gives up. It supposed to be a nearly indestructable trans.

I was looking into that too but I got a guy who'll build me a bad ass 4l60 for 1500... way cheaper, probably hold more power, I wonder about this gear splitter unit the guy above you mentioned though what do you think about that on a 4l60? build a 4l60 with that and REAL gas mileage would be possible lol

**joejenkinsglass** · 07-03-2011, 03:01 PM

My 4l60 is bad ass built by rpm, but it isn't the strongest of designs. I think putting a gear splitter on a overdrive trans would not be worth the time or money.