Mk2 Tiguan Tuning

[Hole46]

Hi,

Who do people recommend to use for turning in Brisbane? I have been waiting for Harding to come out with a tune for a few months and have just been told that they don't have a confirmed ETA on when they will have one.

I have fitted a BMS intake, muffler del, turbo elbow, divertor valve and have a down pipe ready to fit. Was looking at the JB4 units just wondering if the CEL error is evident with the JB4 and the aftermarket down pipe.

etuners or BPS, they are both custom tuners, and will give a tune with before & after dynos for less money than the “off the shelf” tunes (APR, Harding, etc)


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[tigger73]

Hi,

Who do people recommend to use for turning in Brisbane? I have been waiting for Harding to come out with a tune for a few months and have just been told that they don't have a confirmed ETA on when they will have one.

I have fitted a BMS intake, muffler del, turbo elbow, divertor valve and have a down pipe ready to fit. Was looking at the JB4 units just wondering if the CEL error is evident with the JB4 and the aftermarket down pipe.

Have a look a page back and the Redline tuned car is ~20kwaw down on the similar APR tuned cars (stage 2 files). So to answer your question not Redline Tuning. I think any of the other options would be reasonable - APR (known quantity), Harding/OEM+, Tarmac Engineering / Spectune, RD Technik (through Keeley Motorsport).

[Bmos87]

Have a look a page back and the Redline tuned car is ~20kwaw down on the similar APR tuned cars (stage 2 files). So to answer your question not Redline Tuning. I think any of the other options would be reasonable - APR (known quantity), Harding/OEM+, Tarmac Engineering / Spectune, RD Technik (through Keeley Motorsport).

I did see that about Redline tuning.

Thanks for getting back to me, I like Harding but I have been asking them for a tune since I brought the car last year. I am itching to get the tune finalised. I will chase up the other companies you listed.

[tigger73]

I think you’ll find that a lot of them are all in the same situation in that they don’t have a tune developed yet for the Tiguan.

Harding doesn’t write their own files so will be waiting for the overseas tune house to develop the file for the Tig.

It’s unfortunately the way things are that there’s not a lot of choice. Mainly because the market for tuned Tiguans is not so big as say Golf GTI/R. And also because it’s still a fairly new model so not that many people getting these tuned. So kind of supply/demand thing too as it’s a fair bit of work/development to bring a product to market when there’s not a massive demand (compared to spending the time developing something else).


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[davesc63]

Just a query... Why is this such an issue? If they're all MQB platform and sharing the same engine, why does it matter if it's a Tiguan 162TSI or a GTI?

[HPRS230]

JB4 owner here with a Downpipe, I get CEL every now and then, once a month to once a day (not sure what it really depends on tbh).
Its easily cleared via the Bluetooth/Phone App or a OBDII reader. It does be come a PITA to start with, but the Mrs is trained to let me know once its on.

JB4 is a great tuning option if you want to slowing Mod and Add boost along the way with mods (and I know alot of people with them, and VW/Skoda havent never denied warranty work. There Rumors that VW/Skoda have tools to detect, but never heard of any as yet. Just remove unit before going to dealer...

If your planning on doing everything ASAP, tune it with BSP/Etunes, Harding's is off the shelf tune from what I understand.

[HPRS230]

Just a query... Why is this such an issue? If they're all MQB platform and sharing the same engine, why does it matter if it's a Tiguan 162TSI or a GTI?

Like anything that's been "cracked", new versions have better coding/security features. (I guess)

[davesc63]

JB4 is a great tuning option if you want to slowing Mod and Add boost along the way with mods (and I know alot of people with them, and VW/Skoda havent never denied warranty work. There Rumors that VW/Skoda have tools to detect, but never heard of any as yet. Just remove unit before going to dealer...

I spoke with an Audi rep who said when a car comes in for service they do a tuning sweep. Some are harder to detect than others (JB) but they can still tell. I guess if there is any history storage that will show the car performing beyond the stock boundaries.

Like anything that's been "cracked", new versions have better coding/security features. (I guess)

Ahh didn't know / think that newer ECU's were locked down. Carry on!

[HPRS230]

I spoke with an Audi rep who said when a car comes in for service they do a tuning sweep. Some are harder to detect than others (JB) but they can still tell. I guess if there is any history storage that will show the car performing beyond the stock boundaries.

I believe tuning is flagged 1 way by fueling chainges, the JB staying within the boundaries of the Stock ECU fueling table, and stock boost levels are returned to ecu.
Yea 1 day they will work it out


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[Dan_3MPS]

Hi,

Who do people recommend to use for turning in Brisbane? I have been waiting for Harding to come out with a tune for a few months and have just been told that they don't have a confirmed ETA on when they will have one.

I have fitted a BMS intake, muffler del, turbo elbow, divertor valve and have a down pipe ready to fit. Was looking at the JB4 units just wondering if the CEL error is evident with the JB4 and the aftermarket down pipe.

Someone posted on the forum here somewhere that BPS/Spectune/Tarmac did their 162 Tiguan with decent results and at a good price. I'd go there if looking for a Brisbane tuner.

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