Tigger73's 125TSI Tiguan Build Thread

[tigger73]

It's taken a bit of time to get around to editing this one, however here's a recent video of using launch control on the Tig. Expert iphone camera work by AdamD:



Launch control knocks around a full second off the 0-100 time

[team_v]

Hahaha, that looks awesome!
Good video!

[tigger73]

Hahaha, that looks awesome!
Good video!

Yeah was a bit of fun making it too

The Tig launches quite well. No real fuss - just hooks up and gets going.

[AdamD]

Hahaha, that looks awesome!

Sounds awesome too!

[tigger73]

Sounds awesome too!

Yes I always say video clips don't do exhausts justice.


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[Ramee]

Launch control knocks around a full second off the 0-100 time

Sssh@! Don't say that ... It sounds like our cars are slow

[203132]

Is the installation similar to the following link?

[tigger73]

Is the installation similar to the following link?

Yes, though main difference is the location of the bolt for holding the accelerator pedal to the floor and the fact that the Tiguan has some additional retaining clips.

Also the Sprint Booster "adaptor" is now a better design. General concept is identical though.

[tigger73]

OK after having the sprint booster in for a week I'll have to put it into the "worthwhile" mod list. I can't say it totally transforms the car but it does improve some of the bits that you just get used to as being a "characteristic" of the car.

Firstly getting off the line gets a big tick of approval. You only need to give a moderate throttle input for the car to respond and get you going swiftly. There's no longer a big hesitation while the transmission decides whether you really want it to shift from "eco" mode to something a little more assertive. A good squeeze of the throttle gets you going quickly and smoothly. Just like it should.

Second when turning corners and going around low speed round-abouts the transmission will kick down a gear when you squeeze on the throttle coming out of the corner. Previously the transmission would stay in gear and you'd be riding the torque curve until you got up to speed but now it kicks down and gets going.

That's about it. So are these two things worth it? For me yes, however for other people they may not be quite so fussed. The other thing to note is I already have a DSG tune which does make the car respond better in "D" anyway. However with the spring booster you don't have to give it a real bootful just a firm squeeze to get the result you're looking for - that's the big difference.

So I'd say the car now responds to my driving style a lot more how I'd like to. So instead of adapting my driving style to suit the car I've adapted the car to suit my driving style.

Now just to wait for the Haldex controller

[Ramee]

Ha ! Good review about the spring booster now you made me to want one But I will have to wait until Easter to get one of these. I hope Haldex would be great for your car and looking forward for a positive review. Are you getting one with the switch or just the controller?