01-17-2015, 12:41 AM
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Location: Australia, Melbourne
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Originally Posted by m5james
Thanks, deepblonde. Since its from an I6 engine, now I'm not sure how it mounts up. Even after reading this thread twice, I'm still not picturing how this'll work, whatever else I'd need to make the swap, etc.
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Originally Posted by Nick P
If anyone gets any GS6-X53 manual you just have to cut the bellhousing of your (preferably dead) auto tranny and also cut the bellhousing of the GS6 tranny and weld the bellhousing of auto on to manual - pretty easy actually. There's no way around, because you can't manufacture any adapter plate for GS6-X53 to couple it on N62, due the I6 are surprisingly mounted 1,2 inches further forward, than V8, according to my source.
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This way; or if you're willing to lose AWD probably be easier as you could use what you can find in the U.S.A.
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Last edited by deepblonde; 01-17-2015 at 03:25 AM.
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