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Thread: Tiguan IS38 and Big turbo upgrades

  1. #601
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    Quote Originally Posted by davman View Post
    Whats your budget for the IS38? Last time I checked the place that I got mine from had another one for sale. It cost me $1200 delivered.
    Ive been tracking them on forums buy and sells etc and they vary from $800-$1200 so id say $1000 budget.

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    The one I got was NEW but it had been tested for 15 minutes on a test motor - which I must admit I was a little dubious about those claims when I bought it. However when I looked at how much carbon build up was in my IS20 when it was removed at 4000klms, it was considerable. Running my finger inside the exhaust inlet on the IS20, my finger ended up being completely blackened - whilst doing the same on the IS38 I bought, there was hardly any carbon at all. So this was a relief, as the IS38 had indeed been hardly used.

    I too have seen IS38's being advertised for around your budget, but they do seem to of done considerably extra work.
    2019 MY19.5 Highline (R-Line, S&V, Sunroof)
    Stage 3 - Etuners Motorsport - 228wkW, TCU Tune
    G Revision IHI IS38, BMS Panel Filter, CTS Turbo Elbow, CTS Downpipe, Dogbone Insert
    Dynamic Light Assist (OBD11), Eibach Pro Kit Suspension

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    Quote Originally Posted by davman View Post
    IS38 Big Turbo Upgrade Done!!!

    My brief to Etuners Motorsport was:
    Keep it Quiet (but not too quiet)
    Keep it within budget (Total spend of $5,000 including IS38 )
    Make it SAFE, and then SAFE again, and then finally KEEP IT SAFE
    Then outside of that - go for your life.

    The result?
    Well when your digital speedo jumps up in increments of 20kph and is struggling to keep up - but then when the car is more than happy to potter around in daily traffic - then you have an amazing SUV.

    So I ended up with 228kw, and about 465nm ATW

    So we put in:
    BMS drop in filter, and removed the snow grate. No other airbox modifications were done.
    CTS Turbo Inlet
    CTS Downpipe with Hi Flow Cat
    IHI IS38 Turbo - New (but had been used) (06K 145 874G)
    Stage 3 Engine Tune
    Matching DSG Tune

    I really like dealing with Gordie. He listened to what I wanted, added his advice, but wasn't over the top in his recommendations. He enjoyed the process just as much as I did I reckon - and was over the moon himself at the end result - a true enthusiast.

    Thanks for everyone's input so far to help me make the decision making process easier.
    Now for planning the next set of mods...........
    Well done mate! Great results....is38 is the sweet swap in terms of performance for $.

    I’ll update the front page.

    If you get to do any 0-100 runs with draggy or vbox with launch control, post some times.
    VW Tiguan 162 TSI Highline w/ R-Line & DAP. Mods: OEM IS38 turbo, APR IS38 98 RON ECU tune, TVS Stage 2 + with custom TCU tune, APR Downpipe and resonator delete, APR turbo inlet, VWR turbo muffler delete, APR pendulum mount, APR dog bone insert, APR Open Pod Filter (MQB), RAMAIR intake tube, APR Red Ignition Coils, NGK R7437-9 Spark Plugs, DBA T3 slotted rotors front and T2 slotted rotors rear, ATE ceramic pads front and rear Vbox: 0-100 4.1s

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    Car's back at the tuners today for the finishing touches.
    Eibach springs are being fitted (the correct ones this time!).
    Custom CNC'd pendulum mount is being fitted to the Racingline dogbone insert.
    Stage 3 tuning is being tweaked.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Beedub View Post
    Car's back at the tuners today for the finishing touches.
    Eibach springs are being fitted (the correct ones this time!).
    Custom CNC'd pendulum mount is being fitted to the Racingline dogbone insert.
    Stage 3 tuning is being tweaked.
    Sounds like an exciting day.
    Where did you get your Eibach's from? Considering you had to swap them over, I am assuming locally somewhere.
    2019 MY19.5 Highline (R-Line, S&V, Sunroof)
    Stage 3 - Etuners Motorsport - 228wkW, TCU Tune
    G Revision IHI IS38, BMS Panel Filter, CTS Turbo Elbow, CTS Downpipe, Dogbone Insert
    Dynamic Light Assist (OBD11), Eibach Pro Kit Suspension

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    Imported from tunershop.co.uk. Much cheaper than sourcing locally, even with shipping.

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    Can you post a link - as the last few times I looked, it didnt seem to want me to plug in any Australian details.
    2019 MY19.5 Highline (R-Line, S&V, Sunroof)
    Stage 3 - Etuners Motorsport - 228wkW, TCU Tune
    G Revision IHI IS38, BMS Panel Filter, CTS Turbo Elbow, CTS Downpipe, Dogbone Insert
    Dynamic Light Assist (OBD11), Eibach Pro Kit Suspension

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    So did you end up paying the 229 euro, which includes tax and shipping?
    2019 MY19.5 Highline (R-Line, S&V, Sunroof)
    Stage 3 - Etuners Motorsport - 228wkW, TCU Tune
    G Revision IHI IS38, BMS Panel Filter, CTS Turbo Elbow, CTS Downpipe, Dogbone Insert
    Dynamic Light Assist (OBD11), Eibach Pro Kit Suspension

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    Correct. It also passed through customs with no issues either.

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