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23-04-2008, 11:24
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| Briskodian | Greetings Hi all I'm Jimmy, living down in Dorset on the south coast and just joined this forum to learn a bit more about our family motor. It's a 2001 Y plate 1.6 Octavia Ambiente estate which we have owned for about two months now. Its a lovely car with loads of space and good economy etc. I know that a 1.6 litre Octavia is never going to be a performance car (I couldn't persuade the wife to get a vRS estate) but is there anything I can do to the engine to give it a little bit more performance? I have thought about remapping the ECU, fitting an induction kit and maybe even fitting a better exhaust (only when the current one goes though - I do not want to buy a new one for the sake of it) but I have no experience of VAG engines and how they respond to such mods. Any suggestions or advice would be most appreciated. Cheers James |
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23-04-2008, 11:26
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| ASZ Eternal  Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Leafy Chesh-shire
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Members Car: Black Magic Fabia vRS Thanks: 353
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| Re: Greetings Welcome to Briskoda!  I'm sure someone with a bit more experience of the 1.6 will be able to help you! 
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23-04-2008, 12:09
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| Briskodian  Join Date: May 2006 Location: Normally in Scotland!
Posts: 11,221
Members Car: Octavia TDi110 Thanks: 65
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| Re: Greetings Hiya. I'm afraid you're never going to see "big" gains from chip and zorst style mods to a non-turbo engine. A good guess would be about 15% from both, and that's just about enough to keep up with a TDi90 in real road driving. |
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23-04-2008, 12:14
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| Skoda Junkie!  Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: East Lothian
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Members Car: Skoda Fabia VRS 130 Thanks: 387
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| Re: Greetings welcome to briskoda Davy
__________________  05 Lemon Yellow Fabia vRS, PD160, Green cotton filter, Stripes and B pilar Graphics, Cupra Splitter, Aero Wipers, Rear Number plate surround, silvertec indicators, and led side lights, Forge Strut Brace, Black vRS Alloys, Whiteline ARB!! Soon to come: A wee nip and tuck, fresh look |
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23-04-2008, 13:38
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| Cuthbert Dibble  Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Watching Tom peeping at Lady Godiva.
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Members Car: Octavia Elegance 2.0 Tdi Thanks: 231
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| Re: Greetings Welcome
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24-04-2008, 07:50
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| Powahhhhhh..  Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Buckinghamshire
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Members Car: 2002 Octy 4X4 Thanks: 10
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| Re: Greetings Hello Jimmy and welcome to Briskoda.
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