felisia 1997 1.6 5sped manual any idears on tuning ?

GrayFox · 22-02-2004, 20:09

Hi and 10x for reading my post.
I have a Skoda Felicia glx 1.6 and I´m thinking about my opsons hwat can I do to the engen and what cind of engin is it (is it vw) and are ther any nise ways to mod it like porting the heads, turbo, intercoler, NOS, milling the heads and how far messing with the injektors or the computer and sutch any Iidears ar most welcom and if any of you have moded a skoda/vw engin plis post

p.s if you know of any books or papers about my engin plis let me know ...

and yeas I know I sound like "whit trash"

***DGW*** · 22-02-2004, 20:45

I have a 1997 Felicia 1.6GLXi as well. The engine is a VW one and you can get a Haynes Workshop Manual for the car. I guess you could order one on the internet from Amazon but it is in English and it only covers servicing and repairs - not tuning.

**robmawer** · 22-02-2004, 23:00

Most cost effective mods would be to change air intake and the exhaust, and possibly get some racing cams made up for it.
Fitting a turbo will be pricey, and probably cost as much as a new engine (such as the 1.8T).
NOS would be a cheaper possibility, though I don't know how much of a gain you could do before it starts to damage the transmission.
Messing with the computer won't be cheap, and you'll get something like an 8bhp gain.

IMHO, save the money you'd spend on mods and put it towards a future investment in a faster car!

Rob.

GrayFox · 22-02-2004, 23:35

I´m curious, is ther only one 1.6 liter vw engine 1997 ??
and if ther are many, witch one is in the skoda felicia ?
I live in Iceland and I´ve ownd 6 cars
ford mustang cobra 5.0 v8 1979 Black,
ford mustang giha (3.6) v6 1980 Gray,
mcc tredia 1983 1.4 White,
vw golf 1987 1.6 Green,
ford mustang 2.4 v4 1989 Gray,
and now the best car "not toy

" I have ever owned:
Skoda Felicia glx 1.6 1997 Black

having owned mustangs, I've done some mods but the are mostly fixing what the americans on the car line didn´t bother to do, in my experience there is very little bad to say abut german/polish/check engineering and so there is little to gain from porting or milling the heads on the car and the injektors and the computer are near perfect, but still I know that thes engines can give more power & pull so my question is how
(My wife is american and is pikin on my abut me spelling so I gues you guys reading this are probobly to and woould like to tell evry one I´m sorry that my english is not better than it is, but I´m trying ... )

GrayFox · 22-02-2004, 23:49

I like the way you think robmawer but I was thinking abut that to but but no.
the idear of 1.8 is a clever one but turbo isn´t that expensiv if the computer has a plug for the boost controler as I´m pritty sure is ther alredy (the plug) and most of the woork is in the timing and computer so if all I have to do is reset it for the mix ant bee shore that the timing is right for the gas (95 okt) then its all a mater of exost and inter-cooler am I right

so my question now is how mutch bust can the eingin handle and is ther a possibillity to hoock up a turbine to the computer in the 1.6 vw one plis qommet freely (if I´m beeing a moron plis tel me)

**robmawer** · 23-02-2004, 09:32

As far as I know, the 1.6 is a pretty strong block, so I reckon it could physically handle a turbo. Not sure whether the computer can be programmed to use it though - I wouldn't see why not, though it would probably take a lot of expensive experimenting to achieve this. And I'd be interested in knowing the answer...

Oh, and the engine in the Felicia will be the same as in the 1987 Golf you owned!

Rob.

GrayFox · 23-02-2004, 11:51

boys hear in scool hav been ading a turbine to any and evry thing they can get ther hands on so the only thing I´m afrad of (sins the block and pistns can handel it) is the comtuter I dont vant to make a seprit rev controled boost controler so I vas hoping that the compuert had the boost controle signal otlet for a boost controler (I must do this right). Any one know if the compuert has this fitur or if it is programable ? and any info on the streingth of the VW engine can it handel 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 bar I think 2 or 3 is very nice but I dont know any idears

GrayFox · 25-02-2004, 23:54

Will a 1.8T fit in a felisia 1997

and can I use the stock manual or do I have to buy a new manual with the engin ??

msoames21 · 29-02-2004, 02:06

Moving away from turbos, the Felicia Rally car had the 1.6 engine in it. If my sources are correct, that was a twin spark (like you get on Alfa's!!!). They did a tour of all the Skoda dealers in the UK (supposedly) and the mechanics drove it, a real beast apparently. Perhaps finding some technical details on that might help you in your search for more power.

Matt

22-02-2004, 20:09	#1
GrayFox Briskodian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Iceland Posts: 16 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	felisia 1997 1.6 5sped manual any idears on tuning ? Hi and 10x for reading my post. I have a Skoda Felicia glx 1.6 and I´m thinking about my opsons hwat can I do to the engen and what cind of engin is it (is it vw) and are ther any nise ways to mod it like porting the heads, turbo, intercoler, NOS, milling the heads and how far messing with the injektors or the computer and sutch any Iidears ar most welcom and if any of you have moded a skoda/vw engin plis post p.s if you know of any books or papers about my engin plis let me know ... and yeas I know I sound like "whit trash" __________________ Every night when trouble comes I´m first in line to stick my fingers in it

22-02-2004, 20:45	#2
*DGW* BRISKODA Staff Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Cambridgeshire Posts: 17,135 Thanks: 49 Thanked 173 Times in 130 Posts	I have a 1997 Felicia 1.6GLXi as well. The engine is a VW one and you can get a Haynes Workshop Manual for the car. I guess you could order one on the internet from Amazon but it is in English and it only covers servicing and repairs - not tuning. __________________ Denis 2002 Octavia 1.8T 4X4 turbo Estate - rebreathed on by Jabba ... 31.93mpg 2007 Fabia vRS - CC, ESP and full leather trim by Seat Surgeons ...48.09 mpg...

22-02-2004, 23:00	#3
robmawer Briskodian Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Rochdale Posts: 12,422 Thanks: 2 Thanked 69 Times in 62 Posts	Most cost effective mods would be to change air intake and the exhaust, and possibly get some racing cams made up for it. Fitting a turbo will be pricey, and probably cost as much as a new engine (such as the 1.8T). NOS would be a cheaper possibility, though I don't know how much of a gain you could do before it starts to damage the transmission. Messing with the computer won't be cheap, and you'll get something like an 8bhp gain. IMHO, save the money you'd spend on mods and put it towards a future investment in a faster car! Rob. __________________

22-02-2004, 23:35	#4
GrayFox Briskodian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Iceland Posts: 16 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hmm I´m curious I´m curious, is ther only one 1.6 liter vw engine 1997 ?? and if ther are many, witch one is in the skoda felicia ? I live in Iceland and I´ve ownd 6 cars ford mustang cobra 5.0 v8 1979 Black, ford mustang giha (3.6) v6 1980 Gray, mcc tredia 1983 1.4 White, vw golf 1987 1.6 Green, ford mustang 2.4 v4 1989 Gray, and now the best car "not toy " I have ever owned: Skoda Felicia glx 1.6 1997 Black having owned mustangs, I've done some mods but the are mostly fixing what the americans on the car line didn´t bother to do, in my experience there is very little bad to say abut german/polish/check engineering and so there is little to gain from porting or milling the heads on the car and the injektors and the computer are near perfect, but still I know that thes engines can give more power & pull so my question is how (My wife is american and is pikin on my abut me spelling so I gues you guys reading this are probobly to and woould like to tell evry one I´m sorry that my english is not better than it is, but I´m trying ... ) __________________ Every night when trouble comes I´m first in line to stick my fingers in it

22-02-2004, 23:49	#5
GrayFox Briskodian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Iceland Posts: 16 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	:) saving mony no I´m to stubit for that :) I like the way you think robmawer but I was thinking abut that to but but no. the idear of 1.8 is a clever one but turbo isn´t that expensiv if the computer has a plug for the boost controler as I´m pritty sure is ther alredy (the plug) and most of the woork is in the timing and computer so if all I have to do is reset it for the mix ant bee shore that the timing is right for the gas (95 okt) then its all a mater of exost and inter-cooler am I right so my question now is how mutch bust can the eingin handle and is ther a possibillity to hoock up a turbine to the computer in the 1.6 vw one plis qommet freely (if I´m beeing a moron plis tel me) __________________ Every night when trouble comes I´m first in line to stick my fingers in it

23-02-2004, 09:32	#6
robmawer Briskodian Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Rochdale Posts: 12,422 Thanks: 2 Thanked 69 Times in 62 Posts	As far as I know, the 1.6 is a pretty strong block, so I reckon it could physically handle a turbo. Not sure whether the computer can be programmed to use it though - I wouldn't see why not, though it would probably take a lot of expensive experimenting to achieve this. And I'd be interested in knowing the answer... Oh, and the engine in the Felicia will be the same as in the 1987 Golf you owned! Rob. __________________

23-02-2004, 11:51	#7
GrayFox Briskodian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Iceland Posts: 16 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hmm isn´t the compuert in the 1.6 the same as in most vw ? boys hear in scool hav been ading a turbine to any and evry thing they can get ther hands on so the only thing I´m afrad of (sins the block and pistns can handel it) is the comtuter I dont vant to make a seprit rev controled boost controler so I vas hoping that the compuert had the boost controle signal otlet for a boost controler (I must do this right). Any one know if the compuert has this fitur or if it is programable ? and any info on the streingth of the VW engine can it handel 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 bar I think 2 or 3 is very nice but I dont know any idears __________________ Every night when trouble comes I´m first in line to stick my fingers in it

25-02-2004, 23:54	#8
GrayFox Briskodian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Iceland Posts: 16 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hmmmmm good point 1.8T Will a 1.8T fit in a felisia 1997 and can I use the stock manual or do I have to buy a new manual with the engin ?? __________________ Every night when trouble comes I´m first in line to stick my fingers in it

29-02-2004, 02:06	#9
msoames21 Briskodian Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: East Anglia Posts: 162 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Moving away from turbos, the Felicia Rally car had the 1.6 engine in it. If my sources are correct, that was a twin spark (like you get on Alfa's!!!). They did a tour of all the Skoda dealers in the UK (supposedly) and the mechanics drove it, a real beast apparently. Perhaps finding some technical details on that might help you in your search for more power. Matt __________________ Skoda Fabia 1.4 16v Comfort Hatch 17" Alloys Pipercross Induction Pioneer DEH7500MP Cruise Control Fold out Cup Holder!

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