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That sounds awesome Martin. You should have a chat to my bro about similarities / differences with APR Stg2 on his Mkv GTI. We should be coming along on the 2nd.
How much do the supaloy control arms change the driving feel? I've always been interested to see if they're a worthy upgrade to the handling.
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We would wax lyrical about it all day!Originally Posted by cbay
So far I only have limited observations:
-Massive reduction in axle tramp issues
-Tracks dead straight on it's own for miles
-Initial turn in is more crisp/responsive
2012.1 Skoda Octavia VRS DSG Wagon - Carbonio cold air intake and pipe - HPA Motorsports BBK 355mm rotors 6 pot calipers
APR Stage II ECU - APR 3" exhaust down pipe & high flow catalyst
APR/HP Roll bars - Eibach springs and Bilstien shocks
Supaloy lower control arms - Enkei 18*8 Wheels
Volkswagen Fan
Sounds great! Are you worried about volding the warranty?
Volkswagen Fan
I was about to ask the same question
MY12 - Octavia vRS Liftback, Brilliant Silver Metallic - Revo Stage 2
MY12 - Superb Ambition Wagon, Black Magic pearl effect
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Volkswagen Fan
Interested to hear the exhaust. Does it have a GTi DSG farty sort of exhaust sound on upshifts? That's all I want!
Also do you have dyno chart to show where the gains have been made.
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Not at all mate - I want to enjoy the car and experience
I am planning on 10k oil changes as a easy/cheap way to look after the engine
(I got this car so cheap that it would not matter if I incurred a big service cost)
Ultimately I can see me converting this car into my club circuit racer
It is a DSG but there are no farty exhaust sounds during upshifts
(Well, not that I can hear inside the car - maybe from an observers perspective, dunno)
I have not had it on the dyno - don't need to, the gains are significant and across the board
It's something that would be interesting to do but would need a stock car also for back to back comparison
2012.1 Skoda Octavia VRS DSG Wagon - Carbonio cold air intake and pipe - HPA Motorsports BBK 355mm rotors 6 pot calipers
APR Stage II ECU - APR 3" exhaust down pipe & high flow catalyst
APR/HP Roll bars - Eibach springs and Bilstien shocks
Supaloy lower control arms - Enkei 18*8 Wheels
Volkswagenist
some very nice mods there.
looking forward to seeing all the bits & bobs on the 2nd.
MY17 Superb 162TSI, Business Grey, Tech+Comfort Pack, APR ECU+TCU Stg 1, SLA, Rieger Splitter + Side Skirts, Eibach Pro-Kit Springs, Hardrace Swaybar, TPMS
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Hi Martin. You have actually done all the mods that I have been researching and planning on doing. I have been worried about voiding the warranty. I know for a fact that DSGs are not cheap to fix. I work in car sales for a major Brisbane dealership and we do have Skoda/VW dealership franchises. I have discussed doing such tunes with the service manager and whether I could get away with even a stage 1 tune. He swears that their software picks up any changes to the ECU. If a warranty issue arises and they can show the ECU has been remapped and that this may have caused the fault they can legally void the warranty. He is not saying that he would do so in my case but it is a possibility. It is a bit of a conundrum for me. How far can or should I go? How important is the warranty? Can I afford to not have a warranty? Should I consider extending the warranty? From your description of the results from the APR Stage II upgrade it sounds like you have the RS running just as I have imagined that it should from factory. I have driven several, DSG, manual, Tsi and TDi, liftback and wagons. I love the drive and the feel, but I have always felt it needed that bit more. Thank you for listing your upgrades and results. It has given me food for thought.
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