Removing the engine?

The reason you don't find much is because the entire engine and transmission drop out through the bottom. You can remove the transmission on it's own because you can tip the engine down enough that it clears the clutch stack. However you don't have room to slip the engine forward enough to clear the clutch stack to pull the engine out the top. At least not complete. You might get it to fit if you strip the front of the engine. Never tried it myself as I drop them out like a majority of newer vehicles. That is why the book time on them is over 10 hours. The short version is to drop the subframe out, then unbolt everything and disconnect the main engine harness and the driveline drops out. Then you split them and replace the engine, then reverse the process. It isn't fun on the quattro drive because of the extra parts. If you figure out a way to bring it out the top please write it up. You might be the first to do it.

I don't want to be the first lol. I will just drop them both together, but is there a way to hook up the engine and transmission using a hoist? I don't have a way of dropping them on the floor as the car is sitting on a mid rise lift.

OOF, There were no hooks on them and with modern castings I'm not sure what I would trust. Might be able to bolt to the engine mount locations, When you pull the transmission on it's own they use a couple plates that bolt in place on the rear of the block. You could do the shade tree option and use a hoist to lift the body off.
What do you have for service info on vehicles?

Unless there is something i can use to
Raise the engine/tran once ready how am i going to do that because what am i going to drop them on? I cant drop them on the floor because that will be too low

I generally use a drivetrain jack, pretty much 2 transmission jacks that share a rolling base, but I have seen people drop them onto basically anything that lets them drag it out and back in.

Not too bad. Used a hook from used engine and went around fuel pump. Am sure installing going to be harder, lingning up the mounts

Well. when you strip the nose off it makes it a bit easier, LOL.

no choice, but so much to transfer over, all the wires, turbo, water pump , many broken cooling connectors, flywheel. I have never removed such transmission before, I am guessing this is a DSG, no tran pump or a shaft other than what is in the front which is attached to the flywheel

Welcome to modern German overengineering. Why have one part when you can have five to do the same thing! One of the reasons I really try to avoid most of the VAG brands and BMW and Mercedes. I tell folks that they are some great vehicles when new and under warranty, but once things start to fail, either sell or have a deep wallet. My bet is a dual clutch manual. They look simple, until they start to fail.

Installed the motor back and wanted to see how its running before putting anything back. No intercooler, radiator, lower mount, axles, etc. no coolant yet of course. Ran it first and had a misfire on cyl 1. Checked the wires abd they were fine and all had power. Not until i installed the aftermarket air filter did it become smooth, too many open tubes till done. There is a whistle that i think maybe coming from the open air tubes or the turbo. Is it possible that turbo not having coolant yet could create that? This is the turbo that came with the used motor. Its hell removing the feed lines even with engine outside so left it alone

Sounds like air being pulled into the turbo. The intercooler and air filter tend to make it but it's basically a big vacuum leak. That is also why you hear it as the turbo spools and slows down.