So, after doing just about all the tinkering I can with my OBD11 I have finally decided to do some hardware mods. Since this is my daily driver and work car I didn't want to go over the top so I decided to find some minor mods that shouldn't have any effect on the warranty but hopefully make at least some difference.
I looked at the option of a full intake but after having one on my old Golf R I found it a bit too loud for a daily driver. Instead I have ordered the following items:
CTS High Flow Turbo Inlet Pipe:
CTS Turbo Muffler Delete:
ECS Silicone Turbo Inlet Hose:
I have these on order from ECS Tuning which I should hopefully get in the next week. These were all cheap enough (especially since ECS were having a sale) and should be nice and straight forward for me to install myself. Once they turn up I will update the post with install details as well as how I find them.
The other thing I bought was a SPULEN Dog Bone Engine Mount:
I stumbled someone selling one of these for a MK7 Golf GTI locally on Trade Me but didn't know anything about them. After doing a bit of research (firstly confirming that the MK7 Golf GTI version fits the Tiguan) I discovered that these apparently help with improving acceleration and throttle response ,I thought it couldn't be a bad thing for the Tig. I did read that some of these can cause some severe vibrations in the car but this one (their Street version) seemed to be one of the least susceptible to this. Figured if I didn't like it I could always remove it and at only $50 not a big loss.
Since this was coming locally it has arrived already:
Didn't get a chance to install this today but will do so tomorrow and let you know how it goes.
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