Clean up

[gldgti]

basic in concept, but i sure dont want to stuff it up and hydrolock my engine , haha!

[Coaster]

Here is the minimum what I would do:
Before parking in the garage;
Fill up the tank and put good quality diesel additive to protect from the algae.
Block the inlet and exhaust so no moisture can get in.
Jack the car up and put it on the stands so the wheels are not touching the ground.
Connect the C-Tek battery charger to the battery (without disconnecting the battery). Unless the battery is Optima or similar in design (for starting the vehicle after lets say 6 months).

After following these instructions, this is what it should look like:

[Buller_Scott]

After following these instructions, this is what it should look like:

damn you for making me cry.

good info though tranny- that's the kind of forethought i wish i had.

[badgerboards]

After following these instructions, this is what it should look like:

this made my night hahah.

[Transporter]

I've got your Tig as $41890 with your options and the 147 at $42990 ..... but more importantly and something thats not mentioned often ....

The TDI Tig has a DPF, yes? .... and that is not suited at all to sustained city driving ..... so add the cost of replacing that (and its not covered under warranty) frequently ..... and its expensive ....

Our Touareg has the DPF and driven in the city, so far it is fine I check the particle loading and don't expect it to be a problem (should easily pass 200,000km)

Sharkie, if you remember; what was your average fuel consumption before chipping?

[Transporter]

Yeah I wouldn't go larger than 3" as well. Our Touareg 6 cyl TDI is 2.5".

[GoLfMan]

im going 3" when i go a GT2260vk

[Buller_Scott]

hey josh is that bolt on? cant be....

[Greg Roles]

Wow, thanks mate, thats fantastic! I figure 3" is the go, as I can't see even a tuned TDI enjoying 4500rpm plus. Even now beyond 4k just seem like noise to me. Still the difference in fabbing up an exhaust in 3.5 over 3" isn't going to be massive, so I'll investigate .Seems the tinkering is a ways from over yet!

Thanks for taking the time Aydan.

[gldgti]

no probs mate - i happened to have a spare half hour after work this afternoon so i thought i'd rough that out for ya - even when we "know" roughly how big is big enough, its nice to put some numbers to it and get some quantitative evidence....