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yo i am thinking of changing my s1 rs4v to a rb26 later down the road.

but in the mean time i am wanting to change the auto to a s2 rs4 man. have been told this is hard and not to do but just sell my rs4v and get a rs4s.

i would use the 26 man but they are bigger and i need to bash the tunnel out to make it fit.

can be done but i am not chasing a stuped amount of power so a s2 rs4 man should be able to stand up and would fit with out much trouble.

what u all think?

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Who ever told you its hard has rocks in their head....

I did the entire conversion in <24hrs at home on the axle stands.

PS Im 21 so not like i have decades in the industry or anything. Heck I'd never even seen a clutch before!

its all do able, but just depends on how comfortable you are without it on a car hoist, i also slammed my mates r34 gearbox into his car, was heaps hard as in physical, but not brain surgery.

just make sure you change your automatic gear sensor to Neutral so you can start and turn off your car!

yer i not think it was that hard. i have done man conversions before when i was at jshop hear in perth just not on a rs4 befor.

ok good to know that the gtr box will fit.

i am looking at my mates r34 gtr motor and prob r33 gtr man.

will look for that tutorial later.

thanks guys

Stock auto ecu will run fine with no alteration. You just have to short out the fuses in front of the battery so it will start (details in the DIY I think). Link/Vipec replace the stock ecu so best to wait until you get the 26 so you can get the right one.

Stock auto ecu will run fine with no alteration. You just have to short out the fuses in front of the battery so it will start (details in the DIY I think). Link/Vipec replace the stock ecu so best to wait until you get the 26 so you can get the right one.

QFT.

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