Mk2 Tiguan Tuning

[Bmos87]

My friend is the mechanic at VW where I live, he isn't phased with me putting a tune on the Tig, it gets serviced etc on a Saturday morn. He did say that the way that they tell if the ecu has been accessed. Is by the number of times the ecu has been plugged into, it has a counter, though if the car has a warranty issue than they can and will look deeper and can tell. But for your annual service it won't be flagged.

I spoke to Advanced service Centre, they have said they will be carrying out APR tunes in the near future, but at $1600 starting price, I want to get some other quotes. The problem with running the JB4, is if the CEL code comes up and my wife is driving the car she will not be impressed and to put it simply won't want to have to learn how to fix it on her own....

I'm considering just leaving it without the dump pipe for now and just look at modifying a golf R, RS3 sedan or a Focus RS for me that way I have fast four door car that my wife doesn't have to drive and worry about, decisions, decisions...

[Melbourne_Tiggy]

My friend is the mechanic at VW where I live, he isn't phased with me putting a tune on the Tig, it gets serviced etc on a Saturday morn. He did say that the way that they tell if the ecu has been accessed. Is by the number of times the ecu has been plugged into, it has a counter, though if the car has a warranty issue than they can and will look deeper and can tell. But for your annual service it won't be flagged.

I spoke to Advanced service Centre, they have said they will be carrying out APR tunes in the near future, but at $1600 starting price, I want to get some other quotes. The problem with running the JB4, is if the CEL code comes up and my wife is driving the car she will not be impressed and to put it simply won't want to have to learn how to fix it on her own....

I'm considering just leaving it without the dump pipe for now and just look at modifying a golf R, RS3 sedan or a Focus RS for me that way I have fast four door car that my wife doesn't have to drive and worry about, decisions, decisions...

In terms of the APR tune, $1600 is very high, are you sure that isn’t the cost of a Golf R tune? I recall the rrp for a Tig was closer to $1300, also they have been doing 15% off recently so the cost should be closer to $1105 on sale. If you go straight to a stage 2 tune with the downpipe that might save you a little bit (as you are bringing a non-apr down pipe). If you went APR down pipe the cost of stage 2 is included in the price ie free upgrade from stage 1 to stage 2.

If you are throwing the rs3 FL in the mix, I personally would go an RS3 and perhaps leave he Tig, as is for the wife if she is happy. Stage 1 E85 time for APR have been getting between 10.7 and 11.1 for the quarter mile, truly remarkable. Super car performance in either a sedan or hatchback.

[Hole46]

In terms of the APR tune, $1600 is very high, are you sure that isn’t the cost of a Golf R tune? I recall the rrp for a Tig was closer to $1300, also they have been doing 15% off recently so the cost should be closer to $1105 on sale. If you go straight to a stage 2 tune with the downpipe that might save you a little bit (as you are bringing a non-apr down pipe). If you went APR down pipe the cost of stage 2 is included in the price ie free upgrade from stage 1 to stage 2.

If you are throwing the rs3 FL in the mix, I personally would go an RS3 and perhaps leave he Tig, as is for the wife if she is happy. Stage 1 E85 time for APR have been getting between 10.7 and 11.1 for the quarter mile, truly remarkable. Super car performance in either a sedan or hatchback.

I was quoted $1600+ over a year ago by APR, so they immediately went to the bottom of my list of potential tuners. Plus they use more boost than every other tuner I spoke to.


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[Bmos87]

In terms of the APR tune, $1600 is very high, are you sure that isn’t the cost of a Golf R tune? I recall the rrp for a Tig was closer to $1300, also they have been doing 15% off recently so the cost should be closer to $1105 on sale. If you go straight to a stage 2 tune with the downpipe that might save you a little bit (as you are bringing a non-apr down pipe). If you went APR down pipe the cost of stage 2 is included in the price ie free upgrade from stage 1 to stage 2.

If you are throwing the rs3 FL in the mix, I personally would go an RS3 and perhaps leave he Tig, as is for the wife if she is happy. Stage 1 E85 time for APR have been getting between 10.7 and 11.1 for the quarter mile, truly remarkable. Super car performance in either a sedan or hatchback.

I told the tuner it was for a Tiguan, he is also a a childhood friend. He said the price would start at 1600. When I questioned the price he said it was to cover the RnD cost and that was what it is. I spoke to the blokes at BPS yesterday. They seemed very knowledgeable about tuning VAG etc. They had also just done a stage 1 on a Tig and recently stage 2 with is38 on another. They quoted me $995.00 plus labour to fit my dump pipe, which was roughly $300. I think I will go with them. Will be calling another shop today to get a quote to compare.

As for RS3 etc. I am seriously torn between it and the RS Focus. I drove an golf R wolf a couple of weeks ago. It was good, though it was the wagon. I am yet to drive an RS3 and the RS focus, my local Audi dealership doesn't have one in stock and haven't been to Ford yet.

[davesc63]

To clarify... are you supplying the dump pipe, or is that cost for them to supply and fit?

[Bmos87]

To clarify... are you supplying the dump pipe, or is that cost for them to supply and fit?

I am supplying the dump pipe. They said the last Tig they did the dump pipe on, they had to get the mid section modified to fit etc. Though he did say it could be cheaper, will just depend on fitment etc.

[INASNT]

My latest Stage 2 file, no CEL for the last 2 weeks....

[TheTig]

My latest Stage 2 file, no CEL for the last 2 weeks....

Good stuff!

[FastMitch]

VW Tiguan R-LINE Stage 2 Revo tune 0-130kmh 2.0L TSI Turbo 260kw

YouTube

[Melbourne_Tiggy]

VW Tiguan R-LINE Stage 2 Revo tune 0-130kmh 2.0L TSI Turbo 260kw

YouTube

Wow, that Revo tune pulls hard in first and second gear......it would be interesting to vbox 0-100