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6 bolt mods


lostmypicks
10-23-2007, 02:46 AM
earlyer I was talking about swaping to a 6 bolt motor on my tsi but I got wondering and I sorry if these are stupid things to ask but if I were to buy a fmic for my 7 bolt would it work I my 6 bolt swap? stuff like th at because I would not wont to buy two of anything because it wont work on bolth motors.
again sorry if this is dumb to ask
thanks

TalonEclipseMixGsx
10-23-2007, 09:11 AM
Yep, It'd work. Most if not all intercoolers are universal, and can be fitted to just about any car. I'd say most of the aftermarket parts would be able to transfer over.

lostmypicks
10-24-2007, 01:41 AM
I thought most stuff I could buy for my 7 bolt would be good for my 6 bolt that I am going to swap to. but is there anything that you know that would not work?
I assume that the tranny would be fine as well.
thanks

gthompson97
10-24-2007, 02:05 AM
You mean bolting up the 7-bolt tranny to the 6-bolt?

TalonEclipseMixGsx
10-24-2007, 09:57 AM
Intake manifold. The runners are larger on the 6 bolt than on the 2g 7 bolt. So if you were going to buy a SMIM, you might want to wait on that. What year TSI are we talking about here?

http://www.roadraceengineering.com/eclipsetech/headswap/1g2gheadswapintakemanifoldlg.jpg

lostmypicks
10-25-2007, 01:28 AM
I have a 98 tsi and I was planing on a front mount not side. and yes could the 7 bolt tranny work with the 6 bolt motor?
also dose anyone know where to look for a good 6 bolt, maybe somewhere around $600 - $1000.
cool thanks

Blackcrow64
10-25-2007, 06:32 AM
You can bolt up the 7 bolt tranny to the 6 bolt motor to drop into any 2g and it will work fine. 6 bolts and 7 bolts have a lot of parts that are slightly different and cannot be interchanged. Of course any bolt on parts are interchangeable between motors. (Turbos, intercoolers, exhaust manifolds, piping, fuel injectors, etc...)

lostmypicks
10-25-2007, 10:33 PM
that is good to know, so that I can buy bolt on like that still use them when I swap.
now if I can find a motor.
thanks guys

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