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Originally Posted by RICKY D
I’ve had more time to think and I’ve got a couple more.
1) I wish the D2 came with a 6 speed auto box ( forgetting manual transmission for now) the gearing is so long on the 5 speed I feel it hampers the cars performance. Closer ratios would be lovely. Is it possible to fit one from a D3?  |
Do you mean the in-between gears? I find 5th too low and revvy on the motorway and wish it had a 6th for cruising. The S8 is lower geared than the A8s in order to make it quicker, but closer ratios with a slightly higher 6th would be nice. Interestingly, the 6-speed manual does actually have closer ratios - 6th on that is the same as 5th on the auto, but Goran put a TDI 6th in his for better cruising.
In the TDI 6-speed I'm using for the manual swap 1-5 are about the same as the auto 1-5, plus 6th for cruising. That should be an interesting setup. I also have a B5 S4 6-speed for the biturbo project which is a fair bit lower than even the original S8 'box.
The D3 6-speed won't work as it has a completely different architecture to the D2 5-speed, with the front diff in between the engine and torque converter. The 6HP19 is similar to the 5HP24, but probably wouldn't take the torque even if you could figure out the electronics.