TheBinarySheep

nearest Tesco is nearly 12 mile away. ive spoke with the tuner, and he says if I fill up with v power or similar then I will see a power increase. what is interesting to see is that stock, the car made almost 300bhp on 95 Ron. I had read about some Golf R's showing reduced power on 95.

Yeh because that's what is mostly available near us. Shell V power is 21p per litre more expensive and I have to drive out of my way to get it.

Had my 280 remapped today by a local VAG specialist. In one way I'm pleased, but in another way I'm a little disappointed that power output is only 344, where as I was hoping for somewhere around the 360 mark. Don't get me wrong, the car is fantastic, you can feel the extra torque in the midrange and much lower down in the rev range than before, but I've just got that feeling in the back of my mind that some easy HP has been left on the table. You regularly hear of people getting between 360 and 370 BHP from these engines with just a stage 1. In the grand scheme of things, I guess it's only 15hp that I'm missing out on, it's not going to make a world of difference. Before hand, I knew the tuner didn't chase numbers, and it's tuned for 95 ron so there's a little lost there. He's also said that boost pressure is 1.6 bar instead of 1.8 bar that some tune to as the turbo is a week link. Maybe that's a blessing and will help avoid turbo failure in the future. For those interested, HP is up from around 295 to 344, and torque is 463 Nm at 3200 rpm from around 360 Nm at 4800 rpm.

I'm going to assume it's the fixed one, unless it came standard on the Sportline? I remember having a variable rack in the VRS and it was fantastic.

There's nothing wrong, it's just not sharp. The problem could be compounded because I'm jumping between the Superb and a Mini Cooper S. The mini is really sharp, and while I know the Superb is never going to be that sharp, I'd like a little more response from the steering on initial turn in. Maybe having a stiffer sway bar might help as the suspension is probably absorbing some of the initial steering movement.

As the title says really. Is there an option anywhere that I could have a specialist chance that would make the steering/power steering more directly as it all seems to be setup for lazy driving. Using sport mode adds some weight but I'd like to see if there's a way to sharpen it up? For example, driving down a road, you can move the wheel back and forth and there's very little movement of the wheels themselves. It seems to be very linear rather than direct. I've got the car booked it at a VAG specialist on Wednesday so if there's any settings I can get done at the same time I will.

I'm trying to connect a dashcam to the fuse box in the car. Having done some research it looks like position 48 is the one to use, but, there's no existing fuse in there and there are also no contact points in there either. Is there another position I can use? EDIT: Doesn't matter. Followed the video below and piggy backed the same mini-fuse.

No worries. Thankfully, I've already replaced the shocks on mine for Koni FSDs, so I'm over the moon with the car and will be even more over the moon in a couple of weeks time when it's had it's ECU/DSG remap. It's a fantastic car, looks totally stock but surprises many people.

I tried to paste a link but it wouldn't work. It's was a B road and speed was about 60-65 ish (may have been 70, yes I know!). The thing for me was, I wanted a VRS with more power and while I knew the Superb wouldn't be as agile as a VRS, I certainly wasn't expecting it to be as floaty as it was. I will openly admit that at times I can drive quicker and more enthusiastically then I perhaps should, I simply couldn't understand why the Superb was unable to handle a road at a speed all other cars I'd owned previously could handle. For context, I've been driving 22 year so I've drove my fair share of cars along that same road. I also understand that the Superb wasn't designed for the type of driving I'm subjecting it to, I openly admin that, the suspensions isn't terrible for the market it's targeting, but you get a few people like me who see it has the same engine as a Golf R and is more family friendly and you suddenly start to get a few people that are disappointed with the suspension. It's a fantastic all round car with a few faults that can easily be resolved for those that want it to handle better.

Maybe there was a bad batch of shocks went out? All I know is, there's certain elements of driving enthusiastically that you feel far more uncomfortable doing in the Superb than you do an Octavia VRS. Country roads were the worst for me, going over bumps the rear would easily become unsettled. The loud BANG was also disturbing. There's one particular stretch of road where you drive down a hill which quickly goes up hill again and would fully compress the suspension at the bottom of the dip and cause a bang. It didn't happen in any other cars I'd driven, only in the Superb. In normal every day driving, it was absolutely fine.

My limited understanding is that fitting a RARB reduces some of the body roll in corners but doesn't get rid of the original issue, it masks it. As far as I'm aware, the problem is that the OEM shocks are under damped, which means they're not controlling the springs which results in a floating/bouncy feel. If you drive your car like a grandad, you wouldn't even notice the issue, but when you're pushing on and trying to be a little enthusiastic around B roads, you really start to notice the limitations of the shocks. The shocks are supposed to control how quickly the springs can compress/uncompress, and in the case of the original shocks, they let the springs compress/uncompress too quickly with the springs doing most of the work. Some people have installed stiffer springs, and this does go someway to reducing the bounce, but at the consequence of a lower ride height. If you like a good hoon down a B road every once in a while, fitting Koni's will make a huge difference. If all you do it motorway miles and you're not interested in hooning, then you probably wouldn't push the shocks to the limits enough to notice. This is the reason I think someone find the suspension as bad as they do, while others don't think it's an issue. Just to add, I went from a Mk3 Octavia VRS to the Superb, and while the Octavia's suspension could never been described as sporty, it was firm enough to have fun whilst also being comfortable enough for daily driving. The Koni's essentially make the Superb the same.

Yep, kept the original springs as I wanted to keep the ride hight OEM. As far as I'm aware the Koni shocks are not designed to work with other springs, only the OEM springs. Before, the car would lean too much in the corners, over speed bumps it would continue to bounce, on country roads you couldn't really push on as much as you wanted to as the car bounced all over the place, and sometimes bumps in the road at 40mph+ would cause a really loud BANG as the shocks bottomed out. I fitted the Koni's and that's all gone. My first test after I collected the car was a blast down a country road and I couldn't believe the transformation. Generally day to day driving doesn't feel a great deal different, possibly slightly firmer but there isn't much is it. The key thing the FSD's fix is the rebound on the suspension which is what I gather caused all the problems initially. The shocks also firm up when cornering as well to reduce body role and help with weight transfer when accelerating and breaking. If they did a VRS model of the Superb, I would imagine it would drive something like it does with FSDs. Some people have fitted stiffer springs or a rear anti-roll bar, which is cheaper, but for me they don't get rid of the problem, just mask/hide it. The problem is that damping on the OEM shocks are terrible. I've kept my original shocks, changed them at about 15,000 mile. At least then I can put them back on when I get rid of the car if I need to, or pass them onto the next owner.

they will transform the car.

I had exactly the same issue. In the end I fitted some Koni FSD shocks and now it ride brilliantly.

Does such a thing exist. Our Superb 280 is coming up three years next summer. I had intended to take out Skoda's extended warranty, but I'm itching for a remap so I'm wondering if it's possible to buy a warranty somewhere else that would cover engine/gearbox of a mapped vehicle?

I don't have any experience with a Golf R, but what I will say based on my experience of the non-dcc 280, it's geared for comfort rather than sportiness, and as a result, don't expect to be keeping up with a Golf R around B roads. The shocks on the non-dcc version just can't cope with the bump and undulations in the road and car feels unstable and you lack confidence when pushing on. I changed the shocks on mine, and it's made a world of difference. The DCC version might be different though.

Quick question, when getting a remap, can they also add more weight to the steering in sport mode? The reason I ask is that I always drive in sport mode in our Superb, where as with our old VRS I would drive in sport mode and then switch back to normal when I was doing lots of town driving as it was easier. In the Superb, the weight of the steering just isn't as heavy in sport mode as it was in an Octavia and I can manage all driving in Sport mode.

As the title says, I'm thinking of fitting a tuning box to my 280, but I'm not sure which to get. A JB4 looks like the most popular choice, but installation seems more complicated that DTUK? I've used DTUK on diesels in the past and they've been great. Just wondering if anyone has tried both on a 280?

I just got a garage to fit them.

I couldn't wait any longer, had the shocks installed this morning. Anyone wondering whether or not it's worth it, it is. Driving normally, it's slightly firmer than it was, still very comfortable. When pushing on, along country roads.... wow!!! the difference is night and day. The car feels more composed and you feel much more comfortable and in control when pushing on.

I've ordered a set of Koni Actives from Larkspeed this morning, although I don't plan to have them put on until after the cars 2 year service at the end of the month, but that could change.

Is there a reason why people are only fitting a rear ARB? I read somewhere that you should change both or it could introduce understeer? Or is that only application when your driving on track?

I know there's a number of threads going at the minute relating to dampers, springs and sway bars, but I wanted to ask, which of the options is the better at reducing the float/bounce while also improving corner ability by reducing lean? I think most agree that the Superb 280 is a great car, but the suspension is just too soft. When you go over certain bumps in the road the car seems to want to continue bouncing which means it doesn't feel planted. Then, when cornering, compared to my old Octavia VRS, you have to ease off the power into the corner as the car leans too much. I'm in a position where I want to make some improvements to how the car handles without reducing the ride height if I can, and without negatively impacting the ride quality too much. There seems to be three individual options (unless you want to do them all!); 1. Fit a stiffer rear sway bar (ARB), some have already done this, and I believe it reduces some of the lean in the corners, but I don't think it will do anything to reduce the float/bouncing. 2. Fit stiffer springs, this will for sure firm up the ride a little at the consequence of lowering the ride height, which I'm trying to avoid. 3. Fit aftermarket shocks such as the Koni Special Actives. This should have a positive impact removing the float/bounce as they'll control the rebound better, but I'm unsure how much of an improvement there will be while on the standard springs I'm leaning towards fitting Koni Actives, I think it'll help remove the bounce, but I'm not sure what impact it will have on cornering on the standard springs. The other alternative would be to fit stiffer springs and a stiffer ARB, I guess this would improve cornering, but will it have much impact on float/bouncing. What is the primary cause of the bouncing? It's the dampers? Ideally I guess you'd do all three options, but that's more than I'm willing to spend.

As the title says, what engine oil do I need for a Superb 280. I have some oil in the garage from when I had a VRS220, but I'm not sure if the Superb uses the same oil. I think what I have is 504?

Over the weekend the engine management light illuminated and the coolant temperature gauge was bouncing all over the place. I've used an ODBC reader to check the problem and it's P2556 - Engine Coolant Sensor. I did stop at a garage to top up the coolant as it was below the minimum line. I drove 1.5 hours home with no coolant loss that I can see, just the temperature needle bouncing like it was at a disco. The vehicle is a 2014 Octavia VRS TSI, mileage is almost 49,000 I have the car booked in at a local garage to get looked at tomorrow but I wanted some opinions, is it likely that the problem is just the coolant sensor, or is there a possibility that the water pump will need replacing too? I'm asking because we go away on Friday and will be using the car, I'm concerned the garage will replace the coolant sensor and we break down whilst away.