octavia ii

Glocknerstrasse – remap v2.0 and brake system test

I recently ventured into the Austrian Alps - summer climbing season at the end. Exhausted from mountains and bored. What is better place to test your car than famous Glocknerstrasse. Every major car manufacturer tests cars on Glocknerstrasse - you can see funny looking or cloaked cars with warning signs [...]

Skoda Octavia II (1Z3) – ECU remap v1.0

I refuse to die as empty as a can of beer – I rather screw everything up by myself than trust tExperts !!! This article is summary of my first attempt to recalibrate ECU for my Hilda HR I. Summary suspension must be faster than engine – what is point [...]

Skoda Octavia II (1Z3) – oil temp problems UPDATE

I've been working on an improvement of oil cooling as mentioned in my initial post about problems with oil temperature. Summary and facts factory tuned car is not designed for spirited drivers keep engine oil under 110 deg of Celsius improve air flow throughout engine bay common VW spec oils [...]

Skoda Octavia II (1Z3) – Eibach Anti-roll kit (front stabiliser installation)

I've bought an anti-roll kit as mentioned in a previous post about rear stabiliser installation. Why did I install the rear stabiliser first? It is very simple - I've heard "old wives stories" about miracle chassis upgrade. I just wanted to see what difference it makes. So I installed [...]

Skoda Octavia II (1Z3) – Eibach Anti-roll kit (rear stabiliser installation)

I really like driving properties of factory tuned Skoda Octavia II (1Z3) but there is deadly weakness lurking on rear axle - Eibach Anti-Roll Kit is your friend. I was moaning about it in my first post. SUMMARY noticeable reduced body roll it's stiff even with factory suspension easy to [...]

ATS Streetrally alloy rims 17″ x 7J ET45

From very beginning, I've got an issue with front brakes overheating as mentioned in my post. Unfortunately, I've bought my car without alloy rims and there lies main problem - steel rims are heat shield. SUMMARY rims used on Prodrive Mini WRC weight around 8kg per rim size 17" x [...]