yet another one

[DAZ06]

Hi all
thought i would pop in and say hello im a engineering design student with to meny intrests to list just that one is cars. i own a 1.6 skoda octavia glx so if you have any tips inside the meens of a student let me know

 

[billyo]

Hi Daz. Cheap mods - for power get a cold air feed intake into the standard air box. Add a sports back box for the fun noise. Widen your spark plug gaps by another 50% and run with super unleaded. Use redex to clean the injectors and cylinder head or a boost spray thing by ekotek.

For fun and not power try Stiffer suspension. Full sports exhaust. Induciton kit.

 

[obi_waynne]

HI DAZ. Nice to have you aboard. What is your aim in tuning the car. More noise & fun or more power? Do you care about economy and reliability.

 

[DAZ06]

increase power and try to keep it reliable im looking at having somthing for track days and the like im not after a target

 

[obi_waynne]

I've moved this thread to the Skoda topic - it just makes finding it a bit easier!

Billyo's made some good points there - i would add a fast road cam - don't go too silly with a race profile though. Cleaning the engine and making sure it is running at peak efficiency is also a good idea. Did you fancy comitting to some head work - big valve conversion and gas flowed head would add some more power.

 

[DAZ06]

fast road cams seem to be a good idea have you any idea were i can find them and how much they cost im at collage in shropshire at the mo cleaning the engine is somthing i plan to do once the student garage is open and i have a weekend to spare also im going to invest in some proper tyres soon but am debaing getting wider ones than are on it at the minate any suggestions

 

[obi_waynne]

Piper and Kent Cams are the places to ask - in that order.

Do you mean wider tyres on the standard rim or are you thinking of changing the rims as well?

 

[DAZ06]

its on standerd rims and caps which look crap so once i can afford it i was going to get a set of alloys on it along with a set of better tyres

 

[obi_waynne]

Sounds like a good plan to me. Have a look in the handbook and see what the widest rim you can get is and use this for the size of the new one - also get a taller wheel diameter and use a lower porfile tyre to keep the same overall size. Is the nut pattern the same as Audi and VW - if so you will have a really wide choice to go for with 16's or 17's looking really nice.

 

[DAZ06]

what is the VW that the skoda 1.6 has the engine from. piper or kent dont do cams for skodas but i know the engine is a VW one

 

[obi_waynne]

Think you'll find the engine in the 1.6 Polo, Golf and Audi A3 and Seat Leon. There are some minor differences in these engines so might be worth asking a Skoda mechanic if these differences are major. I think Seat will probably be the closest it puts out 105bhp.

The actual engine types for the Octavia are:-
Pre 2004 1.6 - 75/100/102 bhp (8v)
2004 onwards 1.6 MPI - 102 bhp (8v) 1.6 FSI - 115 bhp

Hope this helps you out a little.

 

[DAZ06]

cheers for that
just curious as to how much of an inprovement a cold air intake makes if you know and also whats the best brand of tyres to go for

 

[obi_waynne]

A cold air intake would not make much difference to the engine - another 1bhp or so at the top end and you'd lose a little low down torque as well so I would steer clear unless you want the induction roar noise.

On tyres - we did a thread on then - see here....
http://chat.torquecars.co.uk/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=63

 

[DAZ06]

thanks for that save my money for somthing better then will a sports exhaust do much or do they just make noise