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Pete
Used 016 are very common. Audi specialty wreckers will want $ 300-600 for good used ones. U-pick it places for lots less, but riskier as to condition.
The problem with US 016s is that 99% of them have poor ratios and high final drive that results in a short first
gear and high revs on the highway. Apparently the better
ratio boxes were only sold in Europe. Hersh has one...
but so far no one has been able to find a steady source.
There are ways to improve the 016...specifically install
a lower (numeric) ring and pinion from the Porsche 944,
which is a close cousin to the 016. However Porsche retailers want $ 900 or more for this gear set new.
Some have been lucky to find used sets for less.
You may have also seen that Robert Logan expects
to sell a new (lower numeric) 5th gear for the 016
that I assume will drop the highway revs similar
to the European "U" code boxes. But last I heard
Robert was expecting that to be $ 700-800 or so.
And that does not address the short first gear problem.
The best solution may be to install the Audi 6-speed.
And if you read Robert's post, he was quite impressed.
I never saw a pricetag, but I suspect it's pretty pricey
compared to the 016.
Best of luck.
MikeD
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