Neo914 powerplant mates!!!!, Audi V6 twin turbo likes Boxster tranny Options

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I couldn't find a Gates hose supplier open today so my V8 project got stalled. I really need to get this car running before Neo914 arrives from WA.

I went ahead and dug out the Boxster tranny buried behind the 914 V8 and got my new jack installed in my engine lift to get the Audi block on a dolly. This enabled me to test mate them for the first time. I knew the patterns were close but I found the alignment pins matched perfectly and most of the other holes as well. The starter pocket matched too. This means no adapter, no modifying the bellhousing, or finding an alternative tranny. The Audi pins had a shoulder but the diameter matched so all I need to do is buy the pins from the Porsche parts dealer and buy the bolts from the Audi parts dealer (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smilie_pokal.gif)

[neo914-6]

While I'm listing costs:

My bare engine cost $600 but had bent valves. It was from the East coast and sat so it had corrosion all over it. Delivery cost as much as the engine itself. My mechanic quoted $4500 in parts (discounted) and labor to rebuild. 30 sodium valve x $60 ea as an example of parts costs. The block will serve it's purpose and them I'll sell the parts or keep them as spares.

On the high end, local Audi/VW dismantler quoted $4500 for a complete running engine.

On the low end, (which I took) I found an Audi enthusiast on Craigslist who sold me a complete engine for $2500 plus a few hundred for the ECU.

There are so many trick parts for this engine... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/drooley.gif)