[Another] 2020 SQ5 Build Thread

[hbnoodles]

flashing back to stock will not fool audi's software - they can check the flash counter on your ecu to see that it has been flashed and will still TD1 you.

I don’t think this is true. If you bring a car in with the tune then the dealer will 100% know it’s tuned. If you flash back to stock it’s up to the dealer to figure out if you’ve tuned it. From what I’ve read/listened to a flash counter isn’t the end all be all for determining a tuned car. I don’t know if I got TD1’d or not but the dealer didn’t give me any shit…but the work was electrical in the door and nothing mechanical related.

[TheContrarian]

I don’t think this is true. If you bring a car in with the tune then the dealer will 100% know it’s tuned. If you flash back to stock it’s up to the dealer to figure out if you’ve tuned it. From what I’ve read/listened to a flash counter isn’t the end all be all for determining a tuned car. I don’t know if I got TD1’d or not but the dealer didn’t give me any shit…but the work was electrical in the door and nothing mechanical related.

It's true.

[hbnoodles]

Well - dealer completed the warranty work and didn’t give me any grief so that was the end goal. If they know it’s tuned it not going back to them as I have a couple thousand miles left on it before it’s over 50k and I’ll just go to Indy shops then.

[davesxx01]

Although it’s true you can’t fool the dealer, your flash only affects your engine warranty, the rest of the vehicle is still covered.

[Local]

Although it’s true you can’t fool the dealer, your flash only affects your engine warranty, the rest of the vehicle is still covered.

truthfully, under The Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act they have to prove that tune caused that part to be broken. But most people don't fight the initial dealer yes/no.

Audi has an unwritten but much observed policy of denying only engine and power train warranty when they find out you have been tuned. This makes sense under the MMWA enforcement decisions. Audi marks the cars associated with this policy are marked TD01 (TD1?) in their system. Usually the owner is not notified until they try to submit the car for warranty work. Your warranty advisor can see it and will normally tell you if you try to put the car in for work that Audi does not intend to cover.

My service advisor told me recently. My car is 034 stage 2. I knew it was coming.

21k miles.

- Local

[cmil527]

Ohh boy... makes ya ponder a JB4!

[hbnoodles]

This is definitely all good to know - thanks for the info everyone.

[hbnoodles]

After a long delay my new bumper is finally here! Appointment is all scheduled for this coming Monday, and AWE exhaust has been ordered as well. Going with 90mm tips instead of 102mm as I think the 102s would be just a bit too big. Can’t wait to get this done.

[cmil527]

After a long delay my new bumper is finally here! Appointment is all scheduled for this coming Monday, and AWE exhaust has been ordered as well. Going with 90mm tips instead of 102mm as I think the 102s would be just a bit too big. Can’t wait to get this done.

Finally... congrats!

[hbnoodles]

Finally... congrats!

I know, super pumped. Maxton spoiler, RS grille and fog covers will be installed Monday too so car will have a whole new look.

[cmil527]

I know, super pumped. Maxton spoiler, RS grille and fog covers will be installed Monday too so car will have a whole new look.

Nice, all freshened up for spring... weather up in Jersey hasn't been cooperating with me trying to get my Intercooler and Maxton front lip on and patiently or not so patiently awaiting my Maxton rear showing up. Plus gotta get the summer tires mounted up on my new black wheels!

[hbnoodles]

Nice, all freshened up for spring... weather up in Jersey hasn't been cooperating with me trying to get my Intercooler and Maxton front lip on and patiently or not so patiently awaiting my Maxton rear showing up. Plus gotta get the summer tires mounted up on my new black wheels!

We’ve got similar projects going! My intercooler is going to be a part of my “front end” project with intake, motor mounts, IC, and front strut mount. Going to my indy shop for that instead of the body shop.

[DiscoDan]

After a long delay my new bumper is finally here! Appointment is all scheduled for this coming Monday, and AWE exhaust has been ordered as well. Going with 90mm tips instead of 102mm as I think the 102s would be just a bit too big. Can’t wait to get this done.

Has this been installed? Pics?

[hbnoodles]

Has this been installed? Pics?

Will post later tonight! Got my car back last week then promptly left for a week long trip and never put any up.

[hbnoodles]

New incoming! BC Forged EH-T01. Thanks Mops!

[hbnoodles]

Incoming!!

[SQ5onFIRE]

Incoming!!

Those rims look amazing what are they and what are the specs on them?

[hbnoodles]

Because CTS makes garbage parts.

Yeah - the HFC I briefly looked at was the $1800 Wagner one but also don’t have a great view on CTS.

Those rims look amazing what are they and what are the specs on them?

Thank you! These are BC Forged EH-T01. 21x9 +25 up front, 21x10.5 +30 in the rear. Will get Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4s in 265/40 and 295/35 for rubber. Hit Mops up if you want your own!

[hbnoodles]

Also have an appointment this coming Monday for the following:
- Wagner FMIC & charge pipes
- New Brisk spark plugs
- 034 Engine Mounts
- 034 Front Strut Brace
- 034 X34 Intake & Süperdüper inlet
- 034 HPFP & Fuel-It ethanol sensor
- AWE Non-resonated exhaust
- 034 Rear diff mounts
- 034 rear subframe mounts

MTM bumper was installed and painted, will put some pictures up in a few days. Also got an RS grille and lower side grilles installed too. Maxton front lip and rear spoiler will be going on from a separate shop after a wash and ceramic coat as well. 034 sway bars and end links are delayed so that will happen in probably a month.

Final part of this will be getting the rear tips installed. I have 4x 90mm tips from AWE I’m taking to another shop for fabrication as that will need a more custom touch.

[Local]

Also have an appointment this coming Monday for the following:
- Wagner FMIC & charge pipes
- New Brisk spark plugs
- 034 Engine Mounts
- 034 Front Strut Brace
- 034 X34 Intake & Süperdüper inlet
- 034 HPFP & Fuel-It ethanol sensor
- AWE Non-resonated exhaust
- 034 Rear diff mounts
- 034 rear subframe mounts

MTM bumper was installed and painted, will put some pictures up in a few days. Also got an RS grille and lower side grilles installed too. Maxton front lip and rear spoiler will be going on from a separate shop after a wash and ceramic coat as well. 034 sway bars and end links are delayed so that will happen in probably a month.

Final part of this will be getting the rear tips installed. I have 4x 90mm tips from AWE I’m taking to another shop for fabrication as that will need a more custom touch.

love your build list.

wanted to add something that you might think about:

034 Sell's racing lines PCV and catch can kit. These actually help with a major failure point on our car and as a bonus keep the intake oil free. It also includes a metal oil filler cap.

also, I don't see a down pipe?

just going stage 1+ e85 ?

kind of like leaving HP on the table at this point huh?

regards,

[hbnoodles]

love your build list.

wanted to add something that you might think about:

034 Sell's racing lines PCV and catch can kit. These actually help with a major failure point on our car and as a bonus keep the intake oil free. It also includes a metal oil filler cap.

also, I don't see a down pipe?

just going stage 1+ e85 ?

kind of like leaving HP on the table at this point huh?

regards,

Thanks man! Build has taken some time to put together but finally pulled it all together. I’ve seen that catch can product and have been pretty intrigued (especially with the fact it’s an issue) but at least right now I didn’t have room for another $1k part. If/when the PCV fails I’ll bite the bullet.

More or less the same thought process with the downpipe - didn’t see a huge upside in going stage 2 as it’s relatively minimal gains over the 1+ file and I will switch back to 91 in the winter so stage 2 would get a bit smelly. Decided the HPFP was more important to spend on after reading through some of the misfire threads and figured that locking the fuel system down was priority over stage 2. I will definitely be considering the stage 2 TCU tune though.

[Local]

Thanks man! Build has taken some time to put together but finally pulled it all together. I’ve seen that catch can product and have been pretty intrigued (especially with the fact it’s an issue) but at least right now I didn’t have room for another $1k part. If/when the PCV fails I’ll bite the bullet.

More or less the same thought process with the downpipe - didn’t see a huge upside in going stage 2 as it’s relatively minimal gains over the 1+ file and I will switch back to 91 in the winter so stage 2 would get a bit smelly. Decided the HPFP was more important to spend on after reading through some of the misfire threads and figured that locking the fuel system down was priority over stage 2. I will definitely be considering the stage 2 TCU tune though.

A high flow cat downpipe doesn't smell?

The way I see it is the HP/tq increase of the downpipe is minimal, but the faster turbo spool / less lag is where you want to be. Plus, if you're doing all the rest of the work you might as well do the last part - a cts high flow cat downpipe is what? $600 these days?

I was on the fence myself about doing stage 2 but ultimately my fears over stink and noise were unfounded. Even my mother doesn't notice much of a sound difference.

The stage 2 TCU tune with AMAX shifting is tits though. It will cut significant time off your 0 - 60 - way more than the difference between stage 1 and stage 2.

I agree about the fuel pump - I couldn't believe how much injector duty cycle I was seeing with the stock fuel pump on stage 2 93.

I'm not sure if the 034 stage 2 map takes advantage of the better fuel pump (other than the corn + map) but it certainly can't hurt.

Be sure to get a full Dyno and data log of a few pulls after all your upgrades are done to do a health check on your car. I was surprised seeing mine for sure.

[hbnoodles]

A high flow cat downpipe doesn't smell?

The way I see it is the HP/tq increase of the downpipe is minimal, but the faster turbo spool / less lag is where you want to be. Plus, if you're doing all the rest of the work you might as well do the last part - a cts high flow cat downpipe is what? $600 these days?

I was on the fence myself about doing stage 2 but ultimately my fears over stink and noise were unfounded. Even my mother doesn't notice much of a sound difference.

The stage 2 TCU tune with AMAX shifting is tits though. It will cut significant time off your 0 - 60 - way more than the difference between stage 1 and stage 2.

I agree about the fuel pump - I couldn't believe how much injector duty cycle I was seeing with the stock fuel pump on stage 2 93.

I'm not sure if the 034 stage 2 map takes advantage of the better fuel pump (other than the corn + map) but it certainly can't hurt.

Be sure to get a full Dyno and data log of a few pulls after all your upgrades are done to do a health check on your car. I was surprised seeing mine for sure.

Yeah I wasn’t totally sure on smell but good to know a HFC probably wouldn’t be that bad. Honestly I had to draw the line somewhere on where the project would end (wasn’t initially planning on doing ethanol sensor/HPFP but drunk ordered them and here we are) so the budget is maxed out for the time being. Not to say the build is done by any means (Stage 3 is very enticing in a year or two) but it’s going to be on pause once everything gets done over the next few weeks.

Good call on the dyno though, should get some baseline logs of overall engine health and probably an oil analysis done too.

[Hostile]

A high flow cat downpipe doesn't smell?

a cts high flow cat downpipe is what? $600 these days?

Because CTS makes garbage parts.

[Hostile]

love your build list.

wanted to add something that you might think about:

034 Sell's racing lines PCV and catch can kit. These actually help with a major failure point on our car and as a bonus keep the intake oil free. It also includes a metal oil filler cap.

And 034 has stated that the RacingLine PCV system (and others like it) that remove the entire PCV system is an inferior design.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PzXJQmw0Cc&t=2451s

[hbnoodles]

And 034 has stated that the RacingLine PCV system (and others like it) that remove the entire PCV system is an inferior design.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PzXJQmw0Cc&t=2451s

Oh damn nice fine! Might wait for their design then once it’s out.

[Local]

I went with a full custom pcv system myself and a mishimoto catch can.

I figured because 034 was pushing the system on their website it would be comparable.

I guess they do sell some crap then!

[siren0001]

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[Mops@Nemesis]

Nice kicks, my man! 😎

[hbnoodles]

Nice kicks, my man! 😎

My guy! I owe you multiple beers for all my e - mails.

[Mops@Nemesis]

My guy! I owe you multiple beers for all my e - mails.

Mounted pics and a crisp high-five will do just fine.


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[hbnoodles]

Mounted pics and a crisp high-five will do just fine.


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That can be accomplished!

[hbnoodles]

Here we go! Looks funky without the tips installed but this is money.

[FlakoRevoS4]

Here we go! Looks funky without the tips installed but this is money.

mine is going to look like this too once i install it, i am not doing the RS tips, and my sq5 is white too.

i did go with the alibaba one, got it for 800 shipped.

[DiscoDan]

Here we go! Looks funky without the tips installed but this is money.

Thanks. Where did you get it painted? Install yourself or a shop? If shop, which in the area?

[hbnoodles]

Thanks. Where did you get it painted? Install yourself or a shop? If shop, which in the area?

It was painted and installed up at Colorado Coach up in Boulder. They did a good job but gave me a hard time about the aftermarket parts initially (they also did my front grilles). Stuttgart autobody was also recommended to me, didn’t go to them because they had a super long lead time. Shoot me a PM if you want to know pricing.

[Local]

Get that exhaust done and she's gonna look really nice.

All this makes me glad my dealer threw on the sport exhaust free of charge.

[hbnoodles]

Get that exhaust done and she's gonna look really nice.

All this makes me glad my dealer threw on the sport exhaust free of charge.

At the shop now! But yeah in some ways this has been a giant pain in the ass to accomplish but I love the B9 look and so happy to could blend the two designs.

[DiscoDan]

At the shop now! But yeah in some ways this has been a giant pain in the ass to accomplish but I love the B9 look and so happy to could blend the two designs.

This is the main reason I've postponed going with the MTM bumper and new tips, just the massive pain in the dick and inconvenience. Still on my to-do list but it's way down there with other life priorities

[hbnoodles]

This is the main reason I've postponed going with the MTM bumper and new tips, just the massive pain in the dick and inconvenience. Still on my to-do list but it's way down there with other life priorities

Yeah, dealing with MTM should be on no one’s high list of priorities either. To their credit though I’m really liking how the bumper looks so it will hopefully all be worth it.