turbo swap with motor in trans out???

**lowered97a4** · 10-30-2008 06:00 PM

just wondering if anybody has done a turbo swap with the motor in the car while the transmission is out when there doin a clutch, or if its possible. I did a clutch at work on a 2.7 with subframe out trans out there is a bunch of room

**jaredsogn** · 10-30-2008 06:48 PM

Is the trans already out? Otherwise, just pull the motor and change the turbos and clutch...seriously, I think it almost takes less time to pull the motor than the trans...I've done both, and the trans was by far the worst...PS, I wouldn't attempt it. Alot of the oil and coolant lines on the turbos are hard to get at with the engine OUT...

**AudiA4_20T** · 10-30-2008 06:50 PM

I would think it wouldn't be too bad

**ubermidget** · 10-30-2008 07:30 PM

its easier too just pull the whole thing out....

**GetAwayFromMe** · 10-30-2008 07:31 PM

You can get to them but it's though. There is not enough room for fat hands. Like the guy above said it's doable but it's pretty much easier to pull everything than do the clutch and turbos. It took me about 2 1/2 hours the first time and about two now. If you don't have much wrenching experiance than it will take longer, the biggest pain for me was taking the heatshields off but for someone that it taking everything at once this is not a problem.

**lowered97a4** · 10-30-2008 07:41 PM

o no im not doin it now just was wondering i did one on a allroad a lil while ago got it out in 3-4 hours took
so long because of heat sheilds. some pics u can see how much room u have may be a pain with the inlets tho

**hyperlight944** · 10-30-2008 09:12 PM

some ones been running that leaded race gas i see

**ThePaintballGuy** · 10-30-2008 10:47 PM

How can you tell?

Josh

**2k1.5blacks4** · 10-30-2008 11:12 PM

race gas with turn the hotside a rusty red look

**hans j** · 10-30-2008 11:22 PM

It can be done even with the trans in, but it isn't the best way to do it, or fastest. You can lower the subframe and that gives quite a bit of room, but nothing like having the engine out.

edit: you only have to pull the right side downpipe to do a clutch:)

**hyperlight944** · 10-30-2008 11:25 PM

actually from what i know .... race gas with lead turns the exhaust white ..... the lead turns it white .....idk about the red but who knows i just know the lead turns the exhaust white ..... a good way to tel when someones running race gas is white tips

**2k1.5blacks4** · 10-30-2008 11:33 PM

The only reason I say the red color my friend ran a 15g on his Volvo. When he sold the turbo the inside of the hotside on the inside was red . He bought the turbo new and only put 2 or 3 thousand miles on it and only the inside was red. Have heard people say that the cause before (we thought it was race gas coming threw the exhaust manifold from running to rich). But I could be wrong!