Help me decide m6 or stalled a4

[blow thru]

Hi guys im up for a rebuild on my a4 and cant decide whether to convert to m6 or rebuild auto with stall.Im only on boltons,tune and 3.9s.Help me decide its driving me crazy.

cheers

[DREADVE]

Depends what you want to do? Auto will always be better for drag and softer on your driveline, manual if you like smashing gears yourself, side stepping 2nd at big revs and painting lines always brings a smile to my face

[blow thru]

Depends what you want to do? Auto will always be better for drag and softer on your driveline, manual if you like smashing gears yourself, side stepping 2nd at big revs and painting lines always brings a smile to my face

A full m6 conversion for a vy ive seen seem to go for around $2400 but the risk of buying a 2nd hand box worries me a little then add a decent clutch maybe up for some dollars vs get the A4 rebuild and not cost a fortune.But i like the idea of a manual but still not convinced.May need to drive a m6 Ls1 to help make up my mind.

[holdenute]

If you still running standard diff gears you'll want to change those too other wise it'll feel slower with the manual than it was with the auto.

more $$$ and food for thought

[DREADVE]

If you still running standard diff gears you'll want to change those too other wise it'll feel slower with the manual than it was with the auto.

more $$$ and food for thought

Says he has 3.9 gears in the first post, You would have to buy a wrecked car i think to make it viable a mate of mine picked up a wrecked vy ss man from auctions the other day for about 3k from memory

[blow thru]

If you still running standard diff gears you'll want to change those too other wise it'll feel slower with the manual than it was with the auto.

more $$$ and food for thought

I have 3.9s

[185iboy]

Go m6! A mate just did it to his calais international - only cost 2k for the full conversion with a new ls7 clutch. Ebay!

[slowmonaro]

Mate, I recently got my monaro converted from M6 to A4 as I do mostly city driving and was getting too old and lazy to change gears myself!

Anyway, I'm in Brissy and if you do decide on purchasing a complete manual conversion including ripshift, box, loom, clutch (seriously, everything!) let me know

cheers, adam

[Radikl]

got the same set up, auto all the way, takes more punishment IMO.

Nice stally makes it run nicely.

I am over the manual shifting rubbish.......Strong cars run autos :)

[nolan81]

if ur engine makes abit of horsepower id go auto just pulled 6 speed manual out of vy ss and replced it with a rebuilt t400 with 5000 dominator for a good price was going to keep manual in but would have cost abit to build it tough enough and then proberly more money on the driveline

[***VX*R8***]

I found that it was actually cheaper for me to convert to manual than get a rebuilt auto+stall+trans cooler.
I was in the same boat and couldn't decide whether to go stalled and built auto or 6spd conversion.

Personally I think manual is better if you like to have some fun with corners and auto is better if you like to drag.

[Benno25]

If your a drag queen, go the auto. If you like to drive, go the manual.

:)

Cheers
Benno

[cthawes]

i really can,t decide either my auto is on the way out a auto done up with shift kit ect will be quicker ?? the clutches are really heavy on vx's arnt they ??

[Angeldust]

definetly manual... makes the driving experiance how it should be

[cthawes]

Mate, I recently got my monaro converted from M6 to A4 as I do mostly city driving and was getting too old and lazy to change gears myself!

Anyway, I'm in Brissy and if you do decide on purchasing a complete manual conversion including ripshift, box, loom, clutch (seriously, everything!) let me know

cheers, adam
pm sent regarding gear box setup
thanks

[slowmonaro]

A couple of guys here have sent me pm's re my manual conversion kit but I cannot respond due to lack of posts
If you are still interested please pm me some other form of contact details and I will respond.

thanks, adam

[GTS_215]

i just did a manual conversion on my calais and i highly recommend it. its a different car and heaps more fun to drive.

a built auto with a stall is going to chew through juice, especially if you decide to cam it down the track. go manual and you wont look back.

[blow thru]

i just did a manual conversion on my calais and i highly recommend it. its a different car and heaps more fun to drive.

a built auto with a stall is going to chew through juice, especially if you decide to cam it down the track. go manual and you wont look back.

Yeah i just bought a conversion and now this weekend gotta get the a4 out,glad you liked it and i cant wait either.

[poolkeeper]

Ill be in this very same boat eventually aswell, if only there was a nice sequential gearbox for our cars..

[ls1 VN]

Ill be in this very same boat eventually aswell, if only there was a nice sequential gearbox for our cars..

lol, there is, a Hollinger. $$$$$

OP... 6sp great for street, sounds good as it climbes through the gears, awful in heavy traffic, shuddering clutches. great for circuit racing.

Built auto for drags & traffic queues