Jetta Sport 1.8t stage 2

2016 Jetta 1.8t tsi
Awe cat back
Usp catted downpipe
K&n intake
Apr stage 2

[@mujjuman]

damn utah has some nice, flat, smooth roads and HUGE houses

[@ericcampbell2360]

She spools pretty loud

[@jakeadams3889]

Eric Campbell I’m going to take an updated video sometime with a few extra mods to it

[@DSTRAIN420]

Love the sound of that awe cat. do you know how much power this is making?

[@jakeadams3889]

JtagHD haven’t taken it to a dyno, but APR days with no supporting mods it puts around 300 tq and 230 hp to the crank

[@williambarrineau7153]

hows your clutch been? I have a 2014 stage 1 Gen 3 1.8T with the following APR Carbonio Stage 1 Spulen outlet and throttle pipe Billy Boat full 3 inch turbo back (Catted) Neuspeed front mount intercooler Short shift kit VWR Springs TSW 18 inch Forged Neuspeed dogbone (Ordered) Audi RS7 One step colder sparks (Ordered) Turbo muffler delete (Strongly considering since I still have a tad bit of lag) I really want to go to stage 2 since its only 150 but everyone says you need a clutch you need a clutch.....dude I don't want to shell out 1,000 for a southbend clutch. Whatcha think? Safe to go or wait it out. My go fast itch is killing me dude cause this car is set to go to 2 and then some. Its that or pro tune and my finger is hovering over the trigger.

[@jakeadams3889]

H Barri mine has been stage 2 for about 5k miles so far. And I haven't noticed slipping yet. And I don't drive lightly. But it's all on driving style, if you ride the clutch and launch a lot it'll go quicker, but if you drive it normally, you should be fine for maybe 10 to 20k

[@jakeadams3889]

H Barri by the way, what short shift kit did you get? I've only seen the one from ECS

[@stephan97]

Any update on the clutch?

[@BCH37501]

H Barri, I'd get the clutch done. You'll definitely feel an increase in performance with a clutch, too. (Gen 3 GLI owner)

[@jasonciepluch5427]

I just purchased the same car, 2016 sport 5spd and this is exactly the sound I'm looking for. Have you upgraded the diverter valve? Or gone to a blow off valve at all?

[@jakeadams3889]

jason ciepluch I have a turbosmart dv that I just need to install. But with an intake you get a lot of great sounds off the stock set up

[@jasonciepluch5427]

Jake Adams Cool, and does your car have the secondary air injection? And if so, did the k&n intake come with an adapter?

[@jakeadams3889]

i have the K&N, the car does have secondary injection and the intake does have an adapter for it. so it makes it pretty easy

[@wavybaby7493]

jason ciepluch Check out the one by CTS Turbo, huge fan of all of their parts

[@jasonciepluch5427]

Flips They are definitely on my radar. Been looking at their downpipe and DV. What products do you have experience with?

[@diegomurillo2194]

To clarify, the resonator doesn't restrict performance right? Just makes the exhaust a bit quieter right?

[@jakeadams3889]

Diego Murillo yeah. Resonators don’t change performance at all, just make it quieter

[@lowklasseurotrash]

Any issue with the car since stage 2? Where do you live? Snow? I'm in Utah so I'm just curious on driveability in the snow. Also have you had any backfires or flames? I got a n2mb wot box and even with apr stage 1 no flames

[@jakeadams3889]

I️ live in Utah, and snow isn’t too bad. Just can’t hit boost on fresh snow. And I’ve gotten flames a few times, but it cracks and pops quite a bit.

[@lowklasseurotrash]

Jake Adams awesome thank you! You're in ut?! Any way we could link up and I can ask you a couple questions? If not can you email me and I'll ask?

[@jakeadams3889]

Dylan Nicholson yeah what’s your email?

[@lowklasseurotrash]

Jake Adams [e-mail]. Thank you

[@Jbaaaaak]

Hey quick question man. Have you been able to pass emissions with all those upgrades?

[@jakeadams3889]

lorence b I passed last year. I just took it to the shop that tuned it and there were no problems.

[@JasonAndersen7]

Deciding between the USP dp, APR dp w/ free stage 2, or the CTS dp. Do you have any opinions on the USP dp w the cat? I hear alot of people don't like how they only make them catted now.

[@jakeadams3889]

JasonAndersen7 i got the USP dp on sale, it works great and about half the price of the APR. I don’t know enough about CTS. but you will save money if you go with a less expensive option and pay for the tune. But in my opinion a dp is just a simple pipe. No need to overspend on it

[@JasonAndersen7]

are you still riding on the stock clutch? how has it been holding up with all the torque?

[@jakeadams3889]

JasonAndersen7 it’s losing the battle. It can’t quite hold up to the torque, after a WOT run or just fast driving, i can smell a little clutch burning when I get out.

[@icy3004]

CTS is good. I have one. APR is the best deal if you're going straight to stage 2. If you buy apr dp, it comes with stage 2. If you get a different dp it's going to be $750 for apr stage two. No point in doing that lol. Just go right to apr unless you can catch Unitronic at a big car event.

[@kobegray6871]

Please help me find a tune for my 1.8l where did you get yours

[@jakeadams3889]

APR was one of the few to make a stage 2. But they still have a stage 1

[@kobegray6871]

@@jakeadams3889 you think you could send me a link to it I look it up and can't find it

[@kobegray6871]

@@jakeadams3889 would you sell your stage 2 tune

[@smatchimo645]

you get better throttle response with all this? i hate how slow the stock 1.8 shifts/drop in rpm

[@jakeadams3889]

Smatchimo with a turbo outlet pipe, turbo muffler delete and throttle pipe you can minimize the lag in throttle response. But it is a lot quicker with stage 2

[@smatchimo645]

thanks bro i cant wait to upgrade. no reason to get a gli :D

[@williambarrineau7153]

Get an intake a downpipe the throttle and turbo pipe kit and if you want turbo muffler delete and you'll feel a lot better. This would total you 1500-2000 depending upon the parts you get and if you put them on yourself or not and you will be feeling a lot happier about your car

[@tototrevino]

@@williambarrineau7153 I wanted to say, would the turbo muffler delete, help out? I have the outlet pipe and throttle, it would be some to install myself. Those 2 did help a bit on the response time if u ask me.

[@thomasjman]

It sounds like it breaking up a t 2:33 4:23 and 4:25 were you having issues with it cutting out?

[@jakeadams3889]

Thomas F I’ll make a follow up video with everything set and summer tires. The cuts were traction control and there’s no way to turn it off

[@icy3004]

@@jakeadams3889 usp has a traction control kit for about $100

[@jakeadams3889]

ICY 300 I’ve looked into it, and just decided to buy stickier tires so I could keep the power

[@chill_yam]

is it Awe track or touring? did it get louder with time? Thanks!

[@jakeadams3889]

Mighty92Yo the video is with track exhaust. But i got the touring resonator as well to switch back and forth. It makes it nice

[@chill_yam]

Which one you like better? I have stage 2 apr with apr downpipe, and I'm debating track vs touring. If I get the track would it be really loud? I use mine as my daily driver. Thanks again Jake!

[@jakeadams3889]

Mighty92Yo with the track, it will drone at highway speed, but the pops and cracks on downshifts are too fun to miss out on. If you really wanted, request both resonated and non, I think it’s an extra 150 or so. But with experience it’s worth it, a 5 minutes swap out and it makes it drivable for long distance

[@chill_yam]

Thank you Jake really appreciate your input! One last thing, where did you get it from? or do you recommend a place to get it from and how was the installation?

[@jakeadams3889]

Mighty92Yo I got it from their site. And I installed it myself, it only took 45 minutes but a grinder or a reciprocating saw will make it much easier

[@michaelperry2401]

Hey I have the same car and I hate the rev hang does a tune help with it ?

[@jakeadams3889]

Michael Perry the tune won’t do a lo for that. I went with a stage 2 clutch kit. The single mass flywheel gets rid of a lot of it

[@michaelperry2401]

Jake Adams I guess I’m screwed cuz my car has 33k on it not trying to replace the clucth that soon does a tune help a little tho because it seems like when the cars still cold like the first 1 - 2 shift it drops like a rock or above 3k seems to help a little in general it’s such a inconsistent car to shift but that’s why I thought I could be software related how much did the flywheel improve the rev hang also if you have any advice about the car in general I’d appreciate it not much info online about the 5 speed mk6s

[@jakeadams3889]

Michael Perry i don’t want to say absolute answers because I could always be incorrect. But with the manual transmission, there isn’t any software update for it. It would have to be more flywheel than anything. I’m going to try higher temp fluid to see if that changes anything. But I would really recommend the burger motorsports adjustable clutch stop, and new shift linkage bushings and bracket bushings from ECS. they make it shift much smoother and more satisfying

[@yamahaha_4072]

Hey man where are you located. Have some questions about the tune and such

[@jakeadams3889]

Myles Telzer I'm from Utah, but what questions do you have?

[@yamahaha_4072]

Jake Adams what DOWNPIPE did you go with. Was it worth going to stage 2 vs stage 1 it's not much hp gain but way more torque I have a 2016 sport auto. What year is yours

[@jakeadams3889]

Myles Telzer I went with the USP catted pipe, its a great pipe for the price. But with stage 2, it doesn't seem much more power, but the delivery is much smoother and easier to predict. I have the '16 sport in a manual. Looking back, i would've skipped 1 and gone right to 2

[@yamahaha_4072]

Jake Adams thanks for the input. I'm gonna go with the is20 swap and unitronic tune. Will be rated at 312 crank

[@yamahaha_4072]

Jake Adams for just under 3k dollars

[@RobertSmith-vz9et]

Damn that sounds really nice you have the stock turbo still?

[@williambarrineau7153]

Definitely stock turbo my friend. You gotta Frankenstein this thing if you want a bigger turbo like the is38 or is20. There is only one car I know that has done it and it's pushing 450-500 wheel. It's really not practical on these things unfortunately since it doesn't come with LSD. You're better off with a GTI and doing it since lsd is a factory option. That applies to GLI as well. Until they put an LSD from factory you're looking at 5-8k of work to get it running right

[@trillreef]

Is it easy to install the exhaust system and does it affect the intake?

[@jakeadams3889]

Jake Bowen it took about an hour, but I feel like it makes the intake a little bit louder, but that’s just my opinion

[@trillreef]

would you recommend a new intake or keep it stock, if I were to install the exhaust system?

[@jakeadams3889]

Jake Bowen I always say intake is worth it. Unless you don’t like pure joy and a great sounding car

[@lowklasseurotrash]

any issues with clutch slip?

[@jakeadams3889]

Dylan Nicholson nothing so far. Been running stage 2 for about 7000 miles so far

[@lowklasseurotrash]

Nice let me know if you would I'm still on stock clutch and stage 1 tune on stock clutch and I'm itching for 2

[@djustan3373]

Any drones when cruising 80mph?

[@jakeadams3889]

DJ Ustan at 80 it drones pretty bad. But I have a resonator that I can throw on it with my AWE exhaust. So if I drive any further than 50 miles I put it on before I go.

[@djustan3373]

Wow thats great. How does it work? What kind a resonator is that? Thnx

[@jakeadams3889]

DJ Ustan from AWE tuning, they have a resonated and non resonated version. I got the non resonated. But paid $115 extra to get the resonator as well. So I can change it back and forth as much as I want

[@djustan3373]

Thanx for the replys. Do you have video with muffler installed?

[@jakeadams3889]

DJ Ustan no, but I can definitely take one sometime this week

[@runova1304]

How much Horsepower? Any cars youve raced and won?

[@jakeadams3889]

RunOva I am planning on dyno sometime soon, but from Apr they say tune alone is good for 220ish. And the only race I’ve lost so far was against a 500hp Supra. Anything from STI to Camaro I’ve won

[@runova1304]

It says stage 2 is 250HP not 220 .. ? And youve beat STi's???

[@jakeadams3889]

RunOva 250 is at the “crank”. But the wheel number is 213. So that’s more accurate. And I’ve beaten big turbo WRXs and one of 2 STIs

[@runova1304]

A big turbo wrx would push between 400-1000HP depending on how built it is... theres no way

[@jakeadams3889]

RunOva I didn’t ask him all he had done to it. But an 04 WRX with an external wastegate, bov and other mods it’s safe to say it’s somewhere near the 350 ish. Seeing as the stock transmission can only hold 270ish tq

[@LambertAutoWerks]

what turbo muffler delete are you running? trying to find one for my passat 1.8t gen 3 but not having any luck

[@lifthrd]

Patrick Lambert I also have a B7 Passat 1.8t. No turbo muffler delete available for it yet I believe. After not being able to install it myself I took it to my local VW/Audi shop, and they were unsuccessful as well. We tried CTS turbo and Spulen brands of TMD.

[@landonhart]

0-60??

[@jakeadams3889]

Landon Hart on my p3 I got it to 5.3, but with stickier tires I’m sure it would be in the 4’s

[@doodi26mij]

any check engine light because of the downpipes?

[@jakeadams3889]

doodi26mij I ran it for about a week on stage 1 with a downpipe and it did pop up once. But since stage 2 I have gone almost a year and still no issues

[@doodi26mij]

Jake Adams any difference when installing downpipes with stage 1 only? I dont wanna go stage 2 but I like the sound of dp. So how about stg1 and dp?

[@jakeadams3889]

doodi26mij you will get a check engine light. And with a dp stage 2 is needed. It changes fueling a little bit to account for the dp