Originally Posted by
Gladbach
How did it go today?
See my full response over here (Tiguan IS38 and Big turbo upgrades) near bottom of the page.
In short, when I picked up the car, the cabling connecting the waste gate solenoid on the turbo had popped off so the car behaved like a dog.
Got it sorted on Monday and OH BOY, what a weapon. I'm preferring the power delivery to Stage 1 - a bit more linear between 2-3K (no surge) and some decent top end. Is it worth the huge cost over Stage 1 as you really need air intake bits, downpipe and intercooler along with the IS38 turbo? No, probably not. Also with Stage 1, the car still feels very stock to anyone in the car whereas with Stage 3 there is no denying that it has been modified.
But am I going back to Stage 1? Not a chance!
2018 VW Tiguan 162 TSI Sportline
APR Stage 3 ECU tune, TVS Stage 2+ TCU tune, IS38 Rev F turbo, APR intercooler, APR dump pipe, Racingline intake kit & 034 rear swaybar.
XForce Varex muffler & controller on the way.
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