NEW RS169 - Turbo Yoda the Skoda!!

[99Reza]

Great update mate

Now I’m tempted to do this exhaust mod myself!

Was the resonator recommended by other owners or specifically for VAG cars?

Keen to hear how it now sounds in sport mode

I believe I might be one of the first doing the mod. From my research, it seems that Vibrant muffler produce a 'brighter' sound compare to say a Magnaflow one.

Here's a video of my car with the resonator 2 years in:

YouTube

It does get louder and deeper overtime.

I believe Remus has a bi modal exhaust. Pricey though.

[TurboYodaSkoda]

Thanks for that Reza!!

It does sound much better and louder. Do you get any crackles and pops on over run or farts in up changes?

[99Reza]

Definitely DSG farts on up change, the more throttle applied the louder it gets.

I can hear some pop and crackles lately on over run only when the engine is cold though.

[TurboYodaSkoda]

Sweet! I have that to look forward to then!

[TurboYodaSkoda]

Long weekend, time for some winter camping to Hill End...time for a proper drive!

Yoda did really well, very relaxing and easy car to drive, doesn't feel always on it's torque band like the diesel Jetta, but accelerates much harder when you need to. Overtaking was a breeze, the wife was impressed how quickly we got past trucks and caravans. The boot swallowed all our gear which included a large esky, the tent, sleeping bags, clothes, three tubs of food and equipment and a tarp.

The one negative, was boy does it drink some petrol!!!...especially compared to the old Jetta TDi. It used a whole tank getting there and back, (about 520km). I filled up 45litres on the way home, so it should have got another 50-60km. The Jetta would have used and indicated half a tank on the same trip, which we've done twice before.

After having the car ceramic coated last week, most of the dirt, mud and dust came of with a quick hose down after we got home yesterday afternoon, which was a big thumbs up!



Yoda with one of his mates...

[HPRS230]

If you drive like an undertaker, youll get alot more lol.
I've had 850km on a tank.. once, all motorway speeds (90-110) in eco

Also add to your list of mods to do asap is the Dogbone insert.
Few good ones around, 034, APR, CTS etc...
APR seems to be the strongest & newest the 034 would be my 2nd pick. I had a CTS and it broke with in a few months

[TurboYodaSkoda]

I made a conscious decision to drive it normally, just to get a bit of a baseline for it's economy. I only used the 'Normal' mode as well. But I was a little surprised how much it used. The usage read 7.8l/100km for the trip which wasn't too bad I guess, just that on the same trip the Jetta was reading 4.2l/100km.

RE: doggone, I have noticed a little axle trap when getting off the line quickly, so yeah, may be next mod to come, the only thing that worries me is that quite a few people experience vibrations through the car after installing them.

I'm also making sure that I run it in properly by giving it a some nice full throttle bursts and just dropping gears every now and again so it's not doing constant RPMs to often.

[HPRS230]

The inserts are fine after a few weeks, as they mould to the bush.
I've got the HPA puck and mount and yes it has a lot of vibration, but its ok.

Yea I did a hard run in for the first 100km, 2nd & 3rd near redline, then roll it down near stopped, then back up
then 101-1000 was prob a bit harder again, then dropped the oil, but you know all this from the time line.

[VR28LT]

Don't forget a fresh engine will always chew more fuel.... took my rs245 atleast 5k before I started to see some real solid and consistent figures.

I seen on your video you used Frank to detail your car.... Does he not offer BRILA anymore or did you get a choice?

[TurboYodaSkoda]

The Always Dry, was what Frank recommended after he quizzed me about how we use the car. I'm not sure if he still uses BRILA, he was saying that he constantly changes the products he uses because the technology seems to be moving so quickly. The Opticoat that you see him use on so many of his videos is according to him at least two generations old.