hey guys, new member here doing c5 rs6 manual swap cheep way, do need help

**rs2crow** · December 10th, 2015, 03:15

hi everyone ;D no crazy $$ adapter plates etc. that said, stuff looks pretty straight forwards, except... got FW from clutch masters (nice piece btw) 60-2 looks right on, dose any knows should i use at spacer?? at the same time got sb 4+extreme clutch kit. Relay would like to see how u guys did make starter to work

**Fastguy** · December 10th, 2015, 03:23

Originally Posted by rs2crow

hi everyone ;D no crazy $$ adapter plates etc. that said, stuff looks pretty straight forwards, except... got FW from clutch masters (nice piece btw) 60-2 looks right on, dose any knows should i use at spacer?? at the same time got sb 4+extreme clutch kit. Relay would like to see how u guys did make starter to work

Just my two cents but I can't imagine doing it without stevekens kit. It would have taken so much longer. Definitely doable but compound the headaches involved. Hard enough as it is and I don't know you save a ton more having to mess with fitment and fabrication yourself. Get it clocked even slightly wrong and you are going to be dropping it all and and starting over.

**nubcake** · December 10th, 2015, 10:33

You have to mill the block slightly & drill new holes to properly mount the starter.
My car doesn't have any spacer between tranny and the block, but I'm running early V8 flywheel, not the clutchmasters one.

**lswing** · December 10th, 2015, 12:26

Welcome, and good luck! Please type with caps, punctuation, and somewhat correct spelling.

You should really consider spending a bit more $ now to have everything right. Not much on this car is cheap anyhow, plenty of other parts that can cost a good amount.

Update your location in your profile, helps in general.

**ttboost** · December 10th, 2015, 12:56

What's "cheep way"? Is that a brand of adapter plate?

**kruat** · December 10th, 2015, 16:38

I wasn't aware you could do a 6spd swap without Steve's kit. I wouldn't even consider doing it without, but I don't have the fabrication skills either.

Get the kit, do it right. Thus isn't a vtech swapped Honda. The RS6 deserves better.

**Avus-RS6** · December 10th, 2015, 17:56

Cheep way? Cheapest way is to buy an already swapped car. They're out there and you'll be money ahead, not to mention less headaches, to buy one that's done and sorted.

I understand the desire to get one done for cheap, and if you have skills and lots of free time you might be able to do it. I wish you the best of luck.

**Other_Erik** · December 10th, 2015, 18:20

Originally Posted by Avus-RS6

Cheep way? Cheapest way is to buy an already swapped car. They're out there and you'll be money ahead, not to mention less headaches, to buy one that's done and sorted.

I understand the desire to get one done for cheap, and if you have skills and lots of free time you might be able to do it. I wish you the best of luck.

seconded

**Bowers155** · December 10th, 2015, 23:17

Hey! Sorry to high jack a thread but can anyone point me in the right direction of the adaptor plate! Also links to flywheel and clutch setups... Would love to be the only if not one of only few rs6 manual avants in the uk! Thanks in advance !

**lswing** · December 10th, 2015, 23:21

Originally Posted by Bowers155

Hey! Sorry to high jack a thread but can anyone point me in the right direction of the adaptor plate! Also links to flywheel and clutch setups... Would love to be the only if not one of only few rs6 manual avants in the uk! Thanks in advance !

User SteveKen on here, will set you up right!

**hahnmgh63** · December 11th, 2015, 04:40

One of the Manual conversion threads. There is also another with a clutch comparison.
http://www.rs6.com/showthread.php/26...ght=TDI+manual

**ben916** · December 11th, 2015, 20:00

Originally Posted by rs2crow

hi everyone ;D no crazy $$ adapter plates etc. that said, stuff looks pretty straight forwards, except... got FW from clutch masters (nice piece btw) 60-2 looks right on, dose any knows should i use at spacer?? at the same time got sb 4+extreme clutch kit. Relay would like to see how u guys did make starter to work

Something is not quite right here...

**rs2crow** · January 10th, 2016, 14:04

http://youtu.be/iO1NigcUD9I
she is up and running

**ttboost** · January 10th, 2016, 14:18

Nice...congrats. All tuned?

**rs2crow** · January 10th, 2016, 14:52

It has generic 19psi tune right now, will go to dyno next weekend wooi

**lswing** · January 10th, 2016, 15:16

Impressive work. Nice video too!

**Aronis** · January 10th, 2016, 19:52

RS2Crow, you did that swap in less than one month from start to finish? WHAT? That's amazing. Or perhaps you were well underway with the conversion before your first post?

You asked about the starter? What did you end up doing to make the start fit in? Do you have any photos from the conversion?

One month! that's fast! And the video is amazing but TOO DAM SHORT, get some more footage of the car up on YouTube! LOL.

Mike

**rs2crow** · January 10th, 2016, 21:25

Originally Posted by Aronis

RS2Crow, you did that swap in less than one month from start to finish? WHAT? That's amazing. Or perhaps you were well underway with the conversion before your first post?

You asked about the starter? What did you end up doing to make the start fit in? Do you have any photos from the conversion?

One month! that's fast! And the video is amazing but TOO DAM SHORT, get some more footage of the car up on YouTube! LOL.

Mike

actualy I did it one week

engine was sitting on shops table for 3weeks, it did take me some time to gather parts together, and I had some issues with one of the turbos, which got replaced by good used unit. Not ideal but SRM was not able pull true with billet turbos etc. I do have some picks, got to find time to post them up

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