The ABA has 2 variants- an OBD1 and OBD2 version.
The OBD1 in the earlier MK3's is the better candidate as it has the
squirters and a forged crank.

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Subject: Re: A new project..inline 4 VW van

On Sat, Jun 5, 2010 at 9:01 PM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote:
....

> �My planned project is to pull the 1.8 liter and swap on the bottom end of
> the 2 liter motor. �The 2.0 liter ABA is supposed to put out about 25 more
> ponies and I am told they are better designed for lower RPM running with a
> forged crank and some under the piston oil squirters.