I was confused on what it was, since VW told me it was a carb and I needed a carb flange for it I myself just assumed that it was carbureted. I'm guessing it is a single point injection then? Which basically works like a carb Correct?. I'm a girl so I'm not exactly a wizard with cars, the only other car I've ever worked on is my boyfriends 240.
VW quit using carbs in the 80s..
single point fuel injection is NOTHING LIKE a carb..
a carb works on the principle of pressure differentials..
fuel injection is just that, fuel being injected thru fuel injectors..
if you are looking to upgrade the performance of the car, the biggest gains to be had, are when you swap the 1.8 TBI engine out for a 2.0L ABA..
200 extra CCs
real motronic multi-port injection.
ability to get tunes for it
MUCH more upgrade room later down the road
plus, an ABA and the motronic engine harness and ECU can be had for VERY LITTLE money..
last ABA swap i bought, i paid less for the engine swap, then i did for the cam in the swap..
got the whole engine, with a trans attached, for 75 bucks.. the timing belt had given up the ghost..
but, if you are DEAD SET on leaving your neutered 1.8 in there, then you need new hydraulic lifters as well as a new cam, when you upgrade..
the biggest mistake people do, is leave the stock lifters and valve springs in their engine, and destroy their new cam.
do you have any idea what direction you even want to go?
if you just want a nice little boost in power, i would go with a 260-270* cam..
upwards towards 270, they start getting a little lopey, so idle changes, and it makes driving in stop and go a bit less enjoyable..
as was mentioned, the exhaust also leaves alot to be desired as well.. the 4-2-1 manifold/downpipe comes factory on the ABA..