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Over the last few years I have found myself loving the 06A/06B/06F family of motors more and more compared to the old 9A/6A/PL motors of late.
Now before any of you are wondering what I am talking about,we will take a brief trip down memory lane.The last 9A motor to leave the assembly line was over 15 years ago and VW made an attempt to revive the 16V with the ABF effort a motor that when transplanted into a MKII chassis brought smiles to everyones ears..
Fortunately for most times have changed and Volkswagen "2nd" Generation (1st generation being external water pump motors) of Water cooled engines have been on the assembly line for over 8 years in chassis's way more popular than you ever could imagine.
Over the last few months since talks about this started to raise,the emails have started to pile on and there are mostly geared towards the same question:
"Hi,I have a 16V motor and I want to know if I should build it up using a 9A block or an ABA block"
to which I reply:
"Have you looked into a 06A/06B block?"
Which results in a 5 minute explanation as to the pros and cons of each set up.The biggest obstacle for the 06A/16V hybrid was obtaining fasteners to bolt the block to the head.
With the help of user = elrey a solution was found via ARP (available via PM)
I was a huge advocate of the ABA/ABF motors 4 years ago (and still am today) but these blocks are for the extremist looking for a bigger rod ratio or taller deck block.
If you are looking into building your 16V motor you really should consider sourcing a 2.0 8V motor out of a MKIV Golf with engine codes below:
* AZG
* AEG
* AVH
Why? Well I have compiled a table of pros and cons of each set up and maybe I can sway a few of you into reconsidering which block to use in your next big build.
Building the 9A outright
PROS:
- No need to purchase another block
CONS:
- A few parts are getting to the point of NLA
- sourcing used parts leaves you scouring the classifieds into 20+ year old motors and such
- IM shaft driven oil pump - creating a weak point in the crankcase webbing
- crankcase breather system is finiky at best.
- No internal VR sensor pick up.
Building a 9A/ABA hybrid:
PROS:
- Uses a 236mm deck height block
- Has longer 159mm rods vs 144mm rods found in the 9A hereby increasing your rod ratio.
- Has facility for a 60-2 wheel on the crank and a VR sensor in the block.
- Has additional ribbing around the case and more mounting boses for "special projects"
CONS:
- Has an IM shaft and a shaft driven oil pump
- Still has an external water pump
- Requires machining of old/tired ABA serpentine pulleys to facilitate the increased width of the timing belt.
- Serpentine conversion kits are expensive (trust me I know...I sell them ).
Now we enter the new champ :beer:
Building a 9A/06A hybrid:
PROS:
- Same deck height as the 9A so piston/rod combinations are a direct swap
- Availability - practically every single MKIV Volkswagen/Audi A4 B5 (late)/ Audi A4 B5 / Seat Leon / Seat Cupra /Skoda Octavia / etc came with a 06"X" family engine making them the most common Volkswagen motor to date.
- Internal water pump.
- chain driven oil pump.
- Has facility for a 60-2 wheel on the crank and a VR sensor in the block.
- One of the strongest 4-cylinder water cooled blocks volkswagen has ever built with additional ribbing around the cylinder and crankshaft
- Serpentine conversion comes standard .
- 8 different Accessory brackets avaialable making Alternator relocations as simple as a bracket swap.
- Oil filter housing has built crankcase breather with provisions for turbocharger oil feed and crankcase ventillation.
- Provisions for turbocharger coolant return at the rear of the block if the boss is drilled and tapped for an M14 fitting.
- OEM Aluminum oil pan (for those that love AL pans).
CONS:
- Requires a complete bottom end out of a MKIV
- Convincing people to go this route
Well I hope this clears up alot of weary minds.I will be posting up the 06A conversion shortly for those that are interested.
Thanks
p.s. For those of you looking for a clean 16V plug wire set up:
06A 16V plug wire kit - $289 USD + Shipping.