Awesome photos, looks like you all had fun.
Any scrapes or bruises going over those... ehhh... pebbles in photo #3?

 

That road wasn't too bad actually. I use this car for off road, so I expect some body damage. I have taken some hits on the front sub frame, and noticed the transmission cross member has taken a hit. Nothing critical has been hit.

 

You look lovely 😎

nice looking time and nice egg

 

Awesome photos! Proper use of a Touareg.

 

It is good to see T-Reg gets its muscles flexed...

 

Any transmission overheating on Imogene? I’m planning on going next year in my 2016 T3.

 

Different gen, with LO range and a different transmission than you ..... just in case you missed that.

 

Did you try the Top of The World trail in Moab? Very difficult for me but made it to the top, insanely beautiful views.

 

nice photos. seems to be great place to visit.

 

Primitive Road, indeed!

 

Yes, I thought that was an interesting name choice also. There are about 6 water crossings that are 16-24" deep depending on time of year, including a 30 foot mud bog that would have really sucked to get stuck in.

 

As always, another unbelievably useless post by you....

I find it a shame you are consistently incapable of having an adult discussion without feeling the need to disparage people to feed your mammoth ego. I feel bad for those that have to deal with this type of personality off the NET on a daily basis.

So according to THAT logic, if the 4xMOTION is said to have a 45 degree climbing ability, should VW list that it's not 45 degrees if you're on black ice, so that clowns can realize that?

They do put labels on car batteries these days that states "Do Not Drink the Fluid", so yea, maybe they do.

 

They do put labels on car batteries these days that states "Do Not Drink the Fluid", so yea, maybe they do.

From what I gather, it's only the Americans that are so ****ing stupid that they need a warning brandished upon their coffee cup informing them that the contents are hot

 

In the Sandia mountains about 20 minutes from Albuquerque.
I've added another inch of ground clearance with 32" A/T tires, and 1/4" more lift and better tires. I'm now at 11" (279mm) and it makes a big difference. Notice all the wheels are on the ground. You can only get that much articulation with a sway bar delete.

Tire Clearance With 32" 255/75R17 tires, about 20mm. I moved the IC forward about 12mm and screwed the wheel liner to the IC duct:

11" of ground clearance I'm probably done:

 

Airing up after playing around at our off road park south of the airport. I rigged up this setup to air up all the tires at once. its alot faster and less work than doing each tire seperatly. The park is pretty much all sand and I air down to 15psi for flotation. I was able to climb some previously unclimbable hills after upgrading to a more aggressive 32" A/T tire.

 

Nice setup, looks like a lot of fun, and a well setup vehicle.

It's nice to be able to air up and down quickly so you will do it more often. I got some tire deflators and a large pump with a 2 tire harness recently. The pump is much larger than I expected, but I don't want to have to wait for cooling between each tire like smaller pumps require.

 

I tried the deflators I think they take too long and are not accurate. I use a deflating tool that removes the valve core. I have an ARB and a amazon china deflator, they are both the same. I actually like the china deflator a little better.

The pump is a Viar pump. It is the RV version so it has a better duty cycle than my first Viair. I have a SAE power connector tied to the battery that lies under the drivers seat to plug in the pump since it draws about 20A and I got tired of popping the hood everytime I use it-which is allot.

 

I run all my tires at the same pressure.

I have been thinking about doing that myself, and recently been running a little higher than the spec in the front. The factory front/rear split might just be for legal reasons- to make the car understeer for people that can't control oversteer, and seems to make the tires wear too fast on the edges.

I am not sure I believe the 5.XCFM claim of the pump. that is twice my pump delivery. If it is true, I'll buy one for the time savings.

This pump will definitely deliver about twice the air of your pump, it's just that neither pump will deliver that actual CFM when there is backpressure, because that is the rating without it. This pump is twice as big and twice as heavy as yours, so it would be shocking if it didn't pump faster.

Before this pump I was using a Slime 40063 digital auto shutoff pump, which is pretty much the biggest pump that can use a regular 12v lighter receptacle. It was a 1.23 CFM pump, but the main issue was the duty cycle- it said to cool 25 minutes for every 10 minutes of runtime, and it took almost 10 minutes per a tire, so technically one needed to wait an hour and a quarter to air up 4 tires. I kept it in the shade and put a fan on it, and it worked, but made me nervous. The MESA pump can air up a tire in something like 2 minutes each and has a 30 minute runtime before cool down, so no duty cycle issues unless you are airing up a huge fleet.

I'm usually camping offroad for a full week with three people and a dog, so with all of my recovery gear, tools, and camping gear I'm usually just clean out of space... so not thrilled by the size of this pump. I carry a ton of recovery gear aboard including a hi-lift jack with sand base, lots of shackles, tree protectors, blocks, etc. Switching the roof tent over to an inflatable xped style mattress helped, as it now has room to store all of our pillows and sleeping bags up in the tent.

 

I have been thinking about doing that myself, and recently been running a little higher than the spec in the front. The factory front/rear split might just be for legal reasons- to make the car understeer for people that can't control oversteer, and seems to make the tires wear too fast on the edges.

I think it is because the Touareg is sold as a tow vehicle, and specified tire pressure is for a full load. My specs are 39psi front and 41psi rear. being that the weight distribution is (guessing) 60/40% front/rear, why would I need that much pressure in the rear when it is empty most the time? I suggest adjusting pressure based on getting an equal tire footprint front/back when loaded as you intend to use it.

This pump will definitely deliver about twice the air of your pump, it's just that neither pump will deliver that actual CFM when there is backpressure, because that is the rating without it. This pump is twice as big and twice as heavy as yours, so it would be shocking if it didn't pump faster.

Shop compressors are required to list CFM at 0psi, 40psi, and 90psi. Because just like amplifier manufacturers, everyone was lying about output. These car compressors don't follow the same rules. At least they are giving CFM at one pressure. It is a little tricky to measure, you need a regulator and a flow gauge. A simpler way (at least for me) is to measure voltage and current at a desired pressure when filling a tire and then compute the Wattage. Assuming the efficiency is about the same at a pressure between different brands. But who does that I'll probably just buy it for the auto stop at pressure feature. How good is it? Is it using PID control or any intelligent algorithm? If done badly that feature could significantly increase the fill time. i know my delta between pumping pressure and desired pressure is 2psi at target, but can your pump figure that out quickly?

 

How has your alignment held up after your trips?

 

In the Sandia mountains about 20 minutes from Albuquerque.
I've added another inch of ground clearance with 32" A/T tires, and 1/4" more lift and better tires. I'm now at 11" (279mm) and it makes a big difference.
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Tire Clearance With 32" 255/75R17 tires, about 20mm. I moved the IC forward about 12mm and screwed the wheel liner to the IC duct:
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11" of ground clearance I'm probably done:

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In the Sandia mountains about 20 minutes from Albuquerque.
I've added another inch of ground clearance with 32" A/T tires, and 1/4" more lift and better tires. I'm now at 11" (279mm) and it makes a big difference.
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Tire Clearance With 32" 255/75R17 tires, about 20mm. I moved the IC forward about 12mm and screwed the wheel liner to the IC duct:
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11" of ground clearance I'm probably done:

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Lars.
I just moved to Bernalillo,NM and wonder if you would give me a suggestion as to where to have my TDI serviced.I'm not capable of DYI. Thanks,Bugsy

 

I suggest the VW dealer in Alb. The have all the special tools and and know the factory procedures, and have experts on call if they can't figure it out. There is University VW and Fiesta VW. I go to University, just because that is where I'm used to going and they usually do it right. Fiesta is probably good also. They only have one master tech that has been through the training, so you want to find out who will work on your car, and what their certification is if you are having something besides filters and oil. If you find a shop where one of the mechanics has a
Touareg then that would be a good alternative but I can't help you there. If you need alignment go to Chet's Wheel alignment. Don't go to Jiffy Lube or anything like that.

 

Another picture from the top of Sandia Crest yesterday:

 

checking articulation prior to changing out to shorter bump stops. The ramps are 250mm high, tires are at 30psi and all tires are in contact. At 41psi there is tire lift off. On a hard trail I would probably run 25psi which would give me more articulation.

 

Nice