Wasn't sure which of the forum sections to put this in, but I'm shoehorning it in here! I have a 93 EV with the AAF which has recently had a new timing belt service and head rebuild, but the lack of power is killing my fahrvergnugen! I'm about to move to eastern PA also and I shudder at the idea of taking this thing into the mountains.

Options abound for motor swaps; I know I'd get more fuel economy from a 1.9 TDI but my wife hates the smell of diesel and the end goal is to use this thing for family trips. I have found a few potential donor cars nearby, and will hopefully get something into the garage in the next week or two. I'm gonna play around with the 02M to see if I can figure out how others have gotten it to fit; the few build threads I've found don't seem to have working photos anymore. If I can't get it to work, I can always use my current five speed with the TDI fifth gear; I just won't have much room for increasing output from the 1.8t if I decide to. I'd like to transplant the instrument cluster and use the donor ECU with OEM management; there will obviously be a lot of paring down to do on the donor wiring harness. The fun parts will be engine mounts and maybe shock mounts and drive shafts since I've read varying reports about fitment. Let's see what happens! My move is in mid-June so I may be having the van shipped mid-project. Would love to finish in time to drive in from Texas but not getting my hopes up.