BlackEdDSG

I’m happy to have a ŠKODA warranty and I don’t want to mess that up by adding any power upgrades. They can wait until it has run out. however my Octavia 2.0tdi SE is close to 100k miles and I was planning to upgrade the bushes. Or at least some of them. Is it possible to do so and stay covered within the warranty? could I used ŠKODA OE parts only or can I use powerflex (for example) bushes as an upgrade? does it help if a ŠKODA main dealer fits the upgraded bushes? any responses greatly appreciated many thanks

The appeal of the ‘cheap’ mod was when I saw a racechip for £135 I think. Extra power and torque on the standard 16” wheels sounded appealing. There’s more to consider as you’ve kindly indicated

I used to do this with Saabs before I switched to ŠKODA. It turns into mission creep as one single mod doesn’t really work without a couple more. Power and torque with mpg sound appealing but then brakes and suspension and maybe wheels and all of a sudden I’m thousands in! I’m really appreciating the collective wisdom thank you. I am curious about the dog bone insert. I would like to know more please and feel free to patronise me because I’m no expert as will already be obvious

I’m still getting used to the drive partly because it’s a manual and the 190 4x4 auto superb was wonderful. I have to say though that it is really pretty good. I had a black edition DSG (hence my name) as my first ŠKODA and although it looked a little (too) flash the engine and set up is exactly the same. I’m enjoying the mpg difference too, around 59-60 so far compared to 47 in the superb.

I’m wondering if a remap would be tricky re warranty. My limited understanding was that a chip / box could be easily taken off if required. Curious to know the difference between a remap and a chip for this kind of modification (2.0 TDI 150bhp on standard brakes and 16” alloys)

Evening all, Long story but find myself back in an Octavia after 3 years in a Superb 190 4x4. It’s an SE 2.0 TDI manual with 16” wheels and looks a bit plain. However I was thinking about a couple of modest adjustments that wouldn’t alter the appearance but might add to the performance and ‘driveability’. i don’t know what I’m doing so I’m looking for advice from people wiser than me (you people). I’ve seen that an entry level RaceChip can add 26bhp and about 60nM for about £150. It might improve the mpg slightly perhaps but unlikely to pay for itself I know. Any ideas on this? Also I was planning on keeping the 16” wheels although possibly lowering the suspension a bit. Is this really worth it with a torsion bar suspension or not? I’m likely to have a very modest budget over the next couple of years so anything that I’d get a benefit from would be my priority. Thanks for reading this far. I’d be grateful for any ideas.

I’m v happy with my 190 DSG Superb but was wondering if anyone has attempted to add to the power / torque with engine management tweaks? interested to learn who and where to go to get it done but also if there are issues to consider re diesel economy, brakes and suspension etc. very happy to hear any thoughts and ideas thanks