I recently ran into some car trouble with Project GTi, as I was in dyer need of a Serpentine Converison kit for my 2.0L 16v. Luckily, I was put in contact with Issam over at INA Engineering. He helped me sort out some of the kinks out and was very helpful about any questions I had about the kit. After a nail biting two week wait, my package finally arrived as I was anxious to hear my engine come to life again and couldn’t wait till it was installed. Thanks to the very good people at AAA insurance they covered my tow over to my good friend Ron at VW Specialities in Huntington Beach,CA. Ron was able to get my car running in no time at all, and before I could say Indiana Jones, the GTI was back on the road after many months tucked away in the garage.
What is the ABF alternator conversion?
As seen in the image above it is an adjustable serpentine belt set up that eliminates the need to use tensioners and positions the alternator low enough to clear ITB’s (Individual throttle bodies) on an 8V,16V or even 20V set up!
INA Engineering is currently working on 06A/06B applications as well using this amazing set up and now kits just became easier.We also have the means to source any serpentine set up from the ABA A/C & the uber rare non-A/C.
The ABF Adjustable alternator set up has been sought after by many individuals. With some fervent searching and development work, sourcing the parts for the 16v enthusiast just became a lot easier and now with lightened pulleys to really accentuate your engine bay.
Heres a little bit on how INA Engineering came about; words from Issam at INA Engineering Inc.
“I first started piecing together the kit after i stumpled upon an online auction for this super cool bracket (ebay.de). At the time I didnt know much about the ABF motor and this was probably 9 or 10 years ago. I sourced the bracket and took a photo of it , shortly after I managed to find a used ABF alternator and made a kit. Someone on vortex offered me a premium for it and with the money I sourced 2 more brackets and 2 more alternators….then it went from there.”
“When I first started out, customers would source there own belts, pulleys and crankshaft pulley. At the time the only affordable crankshaft pulley was sourcing an ABA pulley and machining it down. This was alright, except the fact that most of the ABA pulleys I sourced used were pretty managled and people had a hard time paying for used goods which wasn’t fair. I later found out that the 06A 1.8T pulleys were more affordable and readily available. I was able to source them for a good price. By now I had sold probably 140 kits and it was time to make a move….I made a big buy of 150 brand new 1.8T 06A crank pulleys and the rest was history. We now had complete kits ready to rock and role.”
Heres a clear shot of the Contitech 6PK894 belt that is included in the kit.
The Serpentine kit fits nice and snug in the 16v engine bay. The added bonus going with the INA Engineering kit, now sits much lower then the stock unit, which will allow me to add (ITB’S) individual throttle bodies in the future. Yippy
The Bracket (shown above) are sourced directly from Germany, the alternator (also shown) is sourced from Belgium as for the remainder of the components they are sourced individually and/or made directly from INA Eng.
Heres a closer view of the overall set up .. what do you think Dubworld readers?
Photographer Oliver took this shot of the pulleys, you can tell that INA has put a lot of thought in sourcing/making these parts; high quality with factory precision. All the billet parts(shown above) are designed and machined by Issam.. pretty talented if you ask me. Everything is done in house by INA ENgineering Inc.
Issam future plans for INA is to establish his himself as an engineering company designing components. He wants to create another business that will sell the stuff Isaam designs and have a one stop shop for all your Volkswagen and Euro needs.
“On the road again, I can’t wait till I’m on the road again… err.. I’m Back DubWorld readers.. follow me on my build as parts soon find its way on the car.
Photo Credit : Oliver Peteliver, Max Chao, and Big Thanks to Issam at INA Engineering for everything.
:: Tamer Omran
