Engine Out / Engine In - SRS 2.0 CR TDI DQ500 4-Motion Caddy Build - Part 1

Below is a brief rundown of the major build we were involved in for the SRS Automotive - Caddy Van. The vehicle has been in the family for quite a few years now, coming to us with a blown BJB 105bhp Engine (rod through the block - standard!). We swapped in a 2.0 16v PD BKD Engine, initially tuning it to 220bhp & 350Ft/lbs, but finishing off with 340bhp & 435Ft/lbs before Stef decided he wanted to get some Common Rail DSG action after seeing our Arosa!

The build started in September 2017. The Engine was ripped out of the Caddy whilst Stef at SRS sourced a Tiguan 2.0 CR140 4-Motion DSG - not an easy feat! The reason we chose the Tiguan setup as a base was the DQ500 DSG Gearbox. In the Golf platform, the DSG Box is a DQ250, which is widely tuned and used on big power projects, but does require expensive DSG Clutch Packs when you start to push the torque pretty high, which is what we planned to do. The DQ500 is the same box as found in the TTRS / RS3 S-Tronic models, as well as the Transporter T5.1 / T6 DSG Models, obviously with different ratios depending on the fuel type. We did some stripping out of the loom while the lump was still in the Tiguan to ensure we did not remove anything that would cause the various control units to misbehave. Once we were happy with that, the Tiguan shell was sent to the scrapyard in the sky and the drivetrain bolted into the Caddy, minus the Prop Shaft and Rear Diff setup of course!