Had the Octavia vRS remapped

Randell Floyd

Randell Floyd

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Arrived back last night after a couple of days down by Crowland getting the car fitted with some new goodies from the lads at Jabba.
Everything went fairly smoothly, was there from 9am too 7pm and had a 4hr+ drive home.

Lucky for me, the drive home was something special!

The car is awsome! Fifth gear on the motorway is superb, and what can I say about third! From 30mph too 110mph and very rapidly does it do it!

The dyno print is included, if you click on the pic it will take you too the larger version.

240.7bhp with 249.07ft/lbs


Very pleased!


 
Liverpool-Lad said:
So the standard engine is the 1.8 180bhp model?

What were the overall costs involved?
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Yes the vRS is a 180bhp 1.8t 20v in standard form.

The mods are :

Full Jabba Sport Custom Remap on RR and Road
Full Blueflame Exhaust system with 100cel cat
Carbonio Carbon fibre Cold Air Induction
Baileys DV30 Dump Valve
Boost Controller

That would all cost around £1200 give or take, I also had some new DS2500 brake pads and fluid change too DOT4, while some new 225/45 tyres will replace the current 205/50 in all four corners in a few weeks.


Engine wise the next step would be down the FMIC route and then a IHI turbo conversion, but for now this setup will be more than enough.
 
paradigm said:
Threads like this need banning, especially on Pay-Day :(

/Tries to resist getting Cupra R remapped :(

Enjoy the remap fella, seems like you have recieved quite a gain there!
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It's a must I'm sorry to say!
If you have the newer Cupra R you should be running a K04 turbo and your looking around the 280bhp mark after a remap :eek:


Simon said:
Very nice.

How well do the VAG Fwd cars put the power down?
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Suprisingly well to he honest, as you put off the damn ASR that messes around too much with the power.
Your looking at wheelspin in 1-2 and third sometimes in the dry, in the wet it's not going to be running at full boost.

The steps too take are wider tyres ( 205>225 ) and after that it's a case of running 18s or 19s which a fair few people do.

To be honest they say around 300bhp is usuable, but after that your looking at chaning tranction and other setups etc to get the power down. Jabba themselfs havea 400bhp Mk4 and they use it round track so much be able to get a fairly decent amount of traction.
 
They put the power down pretty well. A good choice of tyres is essential though and us Cupra boys reckon Eagle F1 GSD1's for the win.

Bear in mind, a stage one remap can take you from 180 to 225 bhp, not to mention the pretty huge torque increases. Stage 2 usually requires exhaust, decent recirq. valve and cold air induction.

Stage 3 needs a couple of extra bits, but you can be approaching 300bhp for very little money compared to other tuned cars. You seem to get a lot of bang for your buck when tuning these!

Out of interest, how did you find the Blueflame exhaust? I currently have the twin pea-shooter and would like the nice oval and I think BF do them, but I have heard some complaints. Then again, Milltek and Magnex had a few complaints too.

Also, the CAI, whats that sound like. It's recommended by a lot of people. Is the dumping noise very loud through it?
 
[SKR]Phoenix said:
Out of interest, how did you find the Blueflame exhaust? I currently have the twin pea-shooter and would like the nice oval and I think BF do them, but I have heard some complaints. Then again, Milltek and Magnex had a few complaints too.

Also, the CAI, whats that sound like. It's recommended by a lot of people. Is the dumping noise very loud through it?
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Nothing but praise for the Blueflame. I went and had it fitted at the actual workshop as most people do in Liverpool. They made some custom sections as they had none off the shelf without adding more than 30min extra.

The exhaust sounds is very nice, a deep rumble thats not too loud, without any booming when cruising on motorways. And it's note gets very nice when the exhaust has warmed up!
From what I've read on various forums, Blueflame always come out top for custom service and end product. The fact they make OEM for the likes of TVR is a good pointer, and the bike guys only ever rave about them!

The CAI can only be described as Dath Vadar when coming off the accelerator pedal! It's a very good piece of kit too, the carbon fibre looks nice under the bonnet :p

Some exhasut and CAI sound clips that I made a few weeks back : http://www.rhodribaker.zen.co.uk/vrs/ ( minus matt and andygolf ).
 
Oh man, it's payday and my birthday soon...... and I really do want Darth Vader under the bonnet now.

Sounds great, I had more or less decided on the Carbonio and BF Exhaust myself. Just been in one of those "I'll do it next week" moods.
 
merlin said:
Lovely gains, tis a great engine.

These fitted with LSD's?
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My exact next question.

A lot of people claim 240+ hp is too much for a front wheel drive. Personally I have no idea what they are on about.... in the dry :p
 
I don't know about the Octy VRS, but the Leon doesn't have an LSD, it has a stupidly over-complex electronic diff thingymajig that tries to emulate an LSD. Its not bad, but its definately not the best solution.

Randell Floyd: I have a 225PS Cupra R, so I assume thats what you meant by "a newer one".
 
Simon said:
My exact next question.

A lot of people claim 240+ hp is too much for a front wheel drive. Personally I have no idea what they are on about.... in the dry :p
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Nope, only kind of traction control is the ASR on the car which is more of a pain that a help.

Must admin the LSD on the ITR was a great piece of kit.
 
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