Evening! TSI DSG content

[roooms]

That’s interesting. Few questions if you don’t mind…

1. How did you gut the pre-cat?
2. How do you know that’s enough of a change for more power vs custom downpipe? Any other examples?
3. Do you expect it to be louder?

Thanks for sharing pictures

 

[tandino]

That’s interesting. Few questions if you don’t mind…

1. How did you gut the pre-cat?
2. How do you know that’s enough of a change for more power vs custom downpipe? Any other examples?
3. Do you expect it to be louder?

Thanks for sharing pictures

1. Pain in the arse to remove but do-able on the driveway if you're handy with the spanners.
2. Only from what I've been reading up on and from other people's experience and Maf flow readings of gutted pre-cats Vs custom downpipes.
The existing downpipe is 3" inlet down to 2.75" exit so fairly substantial which will easily flow 400bhp.
3. I've been out for a quick test spin, not really noticeably louder in the van but mine is fully insulated, bit deeper note on tickover as effectively you've removed a small silencer as the pre cat will have a silencing effect on the system.
Certainly no drone inside.
Van seems to pick up noticeably better at lower rpm, I also noted my MAF reading on peak power on my local drag strip peaked at 230g/s whereas before I never saw more than 225g/s

Cheers Pete

 

[tandino]

Pre-cat. . . . . REMOVED!

Pre-cat. . . . . REMOVED!

www.mk5golfgti.co.uk

 

[tandino]

And so it continues.
Finished work early so cracked on with fitting my Wanger Evo 2 Intercooler

 

[JumpShip]

Good to see you've got your little helper there

 

[tandino]

Good to see you've got your little helper there

Yep, he was sitting on the cardboard just when I needed it to put the intercooler on it

 

[Rfkdemon]

Looks to fit a bit easier than the Forge one! Getting those pipes on was a pain!

I also left the little plastic deflector off at the bottom of the cooler so that a bit more was exposed to the airflow. I think it was only there when the smaller cooler had a gap there?

Mat

 

[tandino]

Looks to fit a bit easier than the Forge one! Getting those pipes on was a pain!

I also left the little plastic deflector off at the bottom of the cooler so that a bit more was exposed to the airflow. I think it was only there when the smaller cooler had a gap there?

Mat

Yeah I might get round to taking that off at some point, I was running out of light and time to get it all back together, the last pic of it back together is surprisingly dark, guess that's modern phone camera tech for you

 

[JumpShip]

I fitted the pipes first on ours and then carefully had the wife feed them through as I manoeuvred the cooler into place ..
But ours has the old crappy pipes that clip into place so I didn't wanna run the risk of trapping the new seals fitting them with the cooler in situ.

 

[Rfkdemon]

Ah right sorry I thought the hoses were upgraded too as the OEM rubber is pretty thin and flexible....don't think they last long at twice the power.

Mat

 

[tandino]

Ah right sorry I thought the hoses were upgraded too as the OEM rubber is pretty thin and flexible....don't think they last long at twice the power.

Mat

I'm trying to source some Forge ones but they have ceased production .
Trying to find a set in stock is proving tricky.

 

[tandino]

In the meantime in preparation for further up coming power increases later this year I went to BMVS/Bognor Motors for a TVS stage 2+ DSG map.
Not cheap but holy hell it's transformed the van...

 

[JumpShip]

Which hoses are you after ?

Boost Hose Kit for VW T6 2.0TSI - NVM Shop

Developed for the new VW T6 Transporter 2.0TSI engine. A set of four high quality silicone boost hoses with clamps to uprate the OEM T6 Boost hoses. A must for mapped engines. Available in red. blue, and black The Forge silicone hoses in this kit have been designed to include an expensive inner...

shop.nvmotorsport.com

Forge Boost Upgrade Hose Kit for VW T6 2.0TSI

Developed for the new VW T6 Transporter 2.0TSI engine. A set of four high-quality silicone boost hoses with clamps to uprate the OEM T6 Boost…

tteglobal.com

 

[tandino]

Which hoses are you after ?

Boost Hose Kit for VW T6 2.0TSI - NVM Shop

Developed for the new VW T6 Transporter 2.0TSI engine. A set of four high quality silicone boost hoses with clamps to uprate the OEM T6 Boost hoses. A must for mapped engines. Available in red. blue, and black The Forge silicone hoses in this kit have been designed to include an expensive inner...

shop.nvmotorsport.com

Forge Boost Upgrade Hose Kit for VW T6 2.0TSI

Developed for the new VW T6 Transporter 2.0TSI engine. A set of four high-quality silicone boost hoses with clamps to uprate the OEM T6 Boost…

tteglobal.com

Unfortunately, Forge have recently discontinued those hoses despite vendors still listing them for sale..
Unless somewhere has them in stock it's not happening unless they make another limited batch

 

[JumpShip]

Do the 2 stockists I listed not have any in stock ?
Unfortunately there's not many tsi's so not much call for forge to make them anymore.
Unless you can find 10 people plus willing to place an order.

 

[tandino]

Do the 2 stockists I listed not have any in stock ?
Unfortunately there's not many tsi's so not much call for forge to make them anymore.
Unless you can find 10 people plus willing to place an order.

I've tried literally everyone including a firm on eBay who listed them as in stock, I've also sent messages to the companies you've suggested so we'll see what happens!

 

[Pewt]

Have tried tried Samco or these ?

SFS Performance

SFS Performance manufactures and distributes the world's finest high performance silicone hoses. Whether you're running a race team or want to get the best performance from your road car, SFS Performance can provide the hose you need, when you need it.

sfsperformance.co.uk

or

Auto Silicone Hoses - Performance Hose Specialists - Silicone Rubber Hoses - AutoSiliconeHoses.com

AutoSiliconeHoses.com The UK's largest Silicone & Performance Hose Specialists | Flexible Hoses, Ducting. Coolant, Radiator, Turbo Applications. Aluminium & Steel Pipework. Manufacturer & Distributor of Hoses for all applications. Auto Silicone Hoses

www.autosiliconehoses.com

 

[tandino]

Have tried tried Samco or these ?

SFS Performance

SFS Performance manufactures and distributes the world's finest high performance silicone hoses. Whether you're running a race team or want to get the best performance from your road car, SFS Performance can provide the hose you need, when you need it.

sfsperformance.co.uk

or

Auto Silicone Hoses - Performance Hose Specialists - Silicone Rubber Hoses - AutoSiliconeHoses.com

AutoSiliconeHoses.com The UK's largest Silicone & Performance Hose Specialists | Flexible Hoses, Ducting. Coolant, Radiator, Turbo Applications. Aluminium & Steel Pipework. Manufacturer & Distributor of Hoses for all applications. Auto Silicone Hoses

www.autosiliconehoses.com

Only Forge made kits for the TSI unfortunately....
Think I might just invest in some new OEM hoses at some point is they're good for nearly 500 bhp

 

[tandino]

Not much done of late due to the freezing and wet weather.
Fitted my carbon bits on my front button Golf gearknob