Silicone inlet hose trouble

[PDMJO]

There’s a thread somewhere for CAI’s. I’ve got the IE one, and off the top of my head there’s others with the racingline and APR ones.

[tigger73]

I don't think this is a CAI problem. I just think the distance from the front bumper/radiator to the engine is different in the Tiguan as opposed to the Golf/other MQB platform vehicles.

I'm almost certain that this is the case as the Wagner intercooler I installed has different length silicone hoses in the Tiguan kit as opposed to the "standard" MQB kit that works with the Golf, Arteon, Superb, A3, S3, TT, Octavia, etc. They wouldn't go to all the effort to put a specific kit together for the Tiguan if there wasn't a requirement for it.

I think we have to get Racingline (or other manufacturer) to test fit one of their hoses on a Tiguan and then make a product that is specific for the Tig.

[Hotlad]

I'll just probably run all the bolt on parts apart from the silicone hose.

It's only a stage 2 Tiguan so i suppose it's not like the bolt ons or a lack of silicone intake hose will even make that much of a measurable difference. Worst case I'll wait for the Tiguan R to come out and wait for mods for that to come on the scene .

[tigger73]

So the verdict right now is to use the stock accordion style hose if you go to an upgraded air box? Does it fit well with the r600 box? From pics I have seen here, it seems like it's a bit shorter than ideal, but enough to get past the ridge on the neck and clamp it down well?

I have popped borderline fitting intake and fmic hoses on boost so many times on other cars.

I'm running the R600 with the stock accordion hose. Fitment is waaaay better than the Racingline Silicone hose.

The engine does move around a bit so you really need a flexible coupling that's not going to come off.

[TrooperTig]

Was there any update on this? ECS say their hose is a specific fit and was “designed in house”. That would mean it’s different from Racingline. Their hose will not fit Tiguan. I’m told because the motor is tilted slightly making a gap of approx 40mm (shown in first pic on this post).

id happily buy the ECS one right now if it was to fit. I hate the accordion factory hose on my racingline intake

[Timmy35851]

Was there any update on this? ECS say their hose is a specific fit and was “designed in house”. That would mean it’s different from Racingline. Their hose will not fit Tiguan. I’m told because the motor is tilted slightly making a gap of approx 40mm (shown in first pic on this post).

id happily buy the ECS one right now if it was to fit. I hate the accordion factory hose on my racingline intake

I have an ECS hose bought second hand that was on a Golf R - fits fine