Tigger73's 125TSI Tiguan Build Thread

[tigger73]

Well as a fitting finale and 1,000th post in this thread I'm going to close this chapter on the Tig.

It's been a great ride. I have enjoyed every minute of it and if I was in the same position I would do it all again. Maybe with hindsight I'd do things a little differently but hey we got there in the end even if it was a bit of a round-about journey including 4 trips to Melbourne and the ECU winging its way to Brisbane, most of the fun is in the journey and not necessarily the final destination.

So as one door closes and another one opens, there's a new chapter starting for the Tig and who knows where it's going to go... only time will tell.

Do I have any regrets? Perhaps that I didn't get around to fitting a BBK and doing a turbo upgrade... and possibly a dual exit exhaust. But then again it was my daily driver and not a track car and I still wanted to keep my wife and 3 kids

Here's where it all started:



And after driving close to 100,000km and adding a boot-load of mods here's where it ended up:



I have enjoyed all the encouragement/support and information sharing that this forum provides. I probably won't be as active on here as in the past 3 or so years given that I won't have a VW in the drive. But who knows when the MQB Tig arrives I may well be encouraged back

[tigger73]

Buy a Q5 3.0TFSI, add all the kit you need, tune it and still pay less than the price of a stock SQ5. Excellent piece of marketing on Audi's side ..... 132TSIv155TSI reminder perhaps ?

The 3.0TFSI runs a detuned version of the S4/S5 engine, so imagine where it can take you whereas the SQ5, brilliant as it is, is more limited in future options .....

Thanks Sharkie - definitely food for thought.

[Sharkie]

The 3.0TFSI Q5's seem to be a bit of a rare beast... much like petrol Amaroks!!!

I think it's because the SQ5 is not much more and gets a lot of the "extra" kit as standard. Though a 300kW Q5 is going to be a bit of a weapon.

Buy a Q5 3.0TFSI, add all the kit you need, tune it and still pay less than the price of a stock SQ5. Excellent piece of marketing on Audi's side ..... 132TSIv155TSI reminder perhaps ?

The 3.0TFSI runs a detuned version of the S4/S5 engine, so imagine where it can take you whereas the SQ5, brilliant as it is, is more limited in future options .....

[tigger73]

The Q car in the Q5 range (see the Q ) is actually the 3.0TFSI ... V6 3.0 petrol with a supercharger & 200kw stock. Cheaper than the SQ5 by $15K, almost as quick and a tune away from 250kw.

Do a supercharger pulley upgrade and an extra ~50kw can be yours. 300KW Q5 that revs to 7000rmin anyone? It will leave a SQ5 for dead after that

The 3.0TFSI Q5's seem to be a bit of a rare beast... much like petrol Amaroks!!!

I think it's because the SQ5 is not much more and gets a lot of the "extra" kit as standard. Though a 300kW Q5 is going to be a bit of a weapon.

[Sharkie]

The Q car in the Q5 range (see the Q ) is actually the 3.0TFSI ... V6 3.0 petrol with a supercharger & 200kw stock. Cheaper than the SQ5 by $15K, almost as quick and a tune away from 250kw.

Do a supercharger pulley upgrade and an extra ~50kw can be yours. 300KW Q5 that revs to 7000rmin anyone? It will leave a SQ5 for dead after that

[tigger73]

The SQ5 is - apparently - the best-selling Audi model in the country, bar none. I must say I think it's the nicest (and best sounding) of all the SUV options out there so I can understand why they're selling well. I certainly prefer them to the (RS)Q3.

I might just have to go and take both for a test drive

Sad to hear the Tig is gone mate - mixed emotions no doubt. My car is going this afternoon so i know the feeling. I spent all weekend getting it super clean (cleaned all the leather/interior/vacuum and wash/clay bar/polish etc) and today its bloody raining.

I only managed to give the Tig a quick wash when I got home on Friday night as it was picked up later on that evening. Actually the new owner caught me out give it a final wipe over to get rid of some of those annoying dribbles that appear from under the roof racks. Fortunately it wasn't raining but I know the feeling I've picked up a brand new car when it was bucketing down and driven out of the showroom into a downpour

[Lucas_R]

Sad to hear the Tig is gone mate - mixed emotions no doubt. My car is going this afternoon so i know the feeling. I spent all weekend getting it super clean (cleaned all the leather/interior/vacuum and wash/clay bar/polish etc) and today its bloody raining.

[AdamD]

I love the exhaust note of 5 cylinder in the RSQ3 but an SQ5 is probably more practical in terms of size for the family.

The SQ5 is - apparently - the best-selling Audi model in the country, bar none. I must say I think it's the nicest (and best sounding) of all the SUV options out there so I can understand why they're selling well. I certainly prefer them to the (RS)Q3.

[tigger73]

oh come on tigger!! first you say stage 2 Tig is good enough for public roads but then ask for more hi performance cars ? Then talk about sound and drool for SQ5 ??

if you buy a RSQ3 it is not creating anything it is just buying something!

Ramee there's an attraction for having warranty. So getting a car with the level of performance that you're happy with and doesn't require you to mod it to get it there is a benefit.

I don't have a problem buying a car and doing some cosmetic/non-performance enhancements (wheels, suspension, exhaust, body kit, vinyl wrap, etc).

The wife likes Audis and SUVs so it's an easy sell on the home front. I'd just have to get a second job to pay for it!!!!

I love the exhaust note of 5 cylinder in the RSQ3 but an SQ5 is probably more practical in terms of size for the family.


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[Ramee]

But a stage 2 Q3 would never sound as good as the 5 cylinder engine.

For me it's not about all out performance as you really can't use it on public roads. It's more about creating something that is desirable and that sounds awesome [emoji1]


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oh come on tigger!! first you say stage 2 Tig is good enough for public roads but then ask for more hi performance cars ? Then talk about sound and drool for SQ5 ??

if you buy a RSQ3 it is not creating anything it is just buying something!

[tigger73]

You could have get a Q3 with a K04 (12.2 sec quartermile ) and beat RSQ3 stage 1 and you had lot of parts for that project in that lost Tig !!

But a stage 2 Q3 would never sound as good as the 5 cylinder engine.

For me it's not about all out performance as you really can't use it on public roads. It's more about creating something that is desirable and that sounds awesome [emoji1]


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[Ramee]

Audi RSQ3 with a dual exit exhaust.... or maybe an SQ5. But I'll have to save up for one of these... or win the lotto!

You could have get a Q3 with a K04 (12.2 sec quartermile ) and beat RSQ3 stage 1 and you had lot of parts for that project in that lost Tig !!

[Ramee]

hehehe! But I am sure she will say no for any future VW (VAG)

[tigger73]

Audi RSQ3 with a dual exit exhaust.... or maybe an SQ5. But I'll have to save up for one of these... or win the lotto!

[AdamD]

Funny you say that. I have been thinking along the same lines and putting together a criteria. This time if I do embark on a new project I think I'll plan it a bit better and also look at how I'm going to fund it also!!!!

The wife's Mazda 3 runs out of warranty later this year...