Any update on your car for the lean condition?
I got a 2016 Jetta 1.4tsi and went Stage 1+ at 10k km. I upgraded to Stage 2 maybe 2 months ago, at 30k km, with oem downpipe. Had a cel at this time. Changed brake booster vacuum pump and his relay. Had no other issue. Bought and installed Autowerkes catted downpipe last week at 34k km. Fitting was horrible. 1 foot short of the middle pipe and wrong angle at the end... Had to modify to make it fit to oem exhaust... I lengthened it with a vibrant quiet flow and saw no difference in tone. Only hearing the turbo whistle a bit more. Had a P0420 after dp install so bought a o2 sensor spacer and cel did not come back.
I feels the gains going from stage 1+ to stage 2 were the same as going from oem dp to Autowerkes dp.
I also bought a Unitronic cold Air intake last summer... the extra hp's were noticeable but it felt as if low end torque was a lot less impressive. Turbo lag was longer too. I then sold the CAI and installed pipercross foam filter instead. Oem air filter housing is more than sufficient for this engine.
Very satisfied overall. Clutch seems to be holding well for now. Really love the low end torque.