Just out of interest, what would the 0-60 time of a standard Octy vRS be? The factory quoted figure is 0-62 in 7.9 seconds, but opinion seems to be that that is conservative. Not that I'm particularly planning to abuse my clutch and drivetrain................

i always quote 7 secs... for a start saying 7.9 is just too geeky... by right if i was rounding it up correctly i shoudl be saying 8 sec but that dosnt sound as good...and whats a few milliseconds between friends...

Joel

And top speed of 150mph I say (what's 4 mph between disbelieving friends)

What about 0-60 & max speed for remaped octy?

skoda always quote the 7.9 secs figure but when it was tested by 'what car' magazine they recorded 6.7 secs (in fact skoda dealers used to publish and distribute the extract from this in their showrooms a couple of years back. think 6.7 is about right IMO. now a mapped one has to be closer to 6 secs me thinks.

skoda always quote the 7.9 secs figure but when it was tested by 'what car' magazine they recorded 6.7 secs (in fact skoda dealers used to publish and distribute the extract from this in their showrooms a couple of years back. think 6.7 is about right IMO. now a mapped one has to be closer to 6 secs me thinks.

I think you will find that the What Car vRS was chipped , it has belonged to a member on here (Freakcrab)for some time , no one knows for sure , but the general opinion is that it was chipped , so about 6.7 for a chipped one seems about right .

Autocar also managed to get a vRS from 0-60 in 6.7sec (probably the same car as the one What-Car tested as both magazines are published by the same company).

They have never managed to repeat this figure with other vRS's and were of the opinion that Skoda had 'accidently' installed the 225hp version of the 1.8T from an Audi S3 rather than the std 180hp version :nono:

To put this into perspective, a Peugeot 206GTi 180hp, which weighs 270kg less than the vRS takes 7.4 0-60 and an Alfa 156GTA with 250hp and weighing 56kg more takes 6.5 0-60.

I have had a go driving the octy vrs used in that review. Drove it a few months back, and the owner had a go in my jabba chipped octy. The car didnt feel like mine did when it was standard, it seemed to have more getup and go but in a different way to the jabba remap. Also on the RR, the power figures were quiet high especially when compared to other cars on the RR day.

Hi Guys. Not been around much recently but I guess my ears were burning.

My car's definatly not running a 225 bhp version of the 1.8T it's a AUQ engine as fitted to all Octavia vRSs. It's just a bit special for some reason.

I'll try to get some times for mine, it seems the biggest problem is avoiding massive wheelspin.. i would say mid 6's for mine now. And about 7 for a standard one. Its really the 30-50 etc times that matter and i reckon on those the VRS is really impressive, even more so when chipped

Hi Guys. Not been around much recently but I guess my ears were burning.

My car's definatly not running a 225 bhp version of the 1.8T it's a AUQ engine as fitted to all Octavia vRSs. It's just a bit special for some reason.

ah ? the mystery deepens. :confused:

Hi Guys. Not been around much recently but I guess my ears were burning.

My car's definatly not running a 225 bhp version of the 1.8T it's a AUQ engine as fitted to all Octavia vRSs. It's just a bit special for some reason.

its could have a Blueprinted engine,i know that makes a huge difference to the performance of an engine.

i knew someone a while back in my Mk2 Golf days who had a 1.8 16V which had been blueprinted and as a standard power figure they had 139bhp but on the rollers his had 165bhp no other mods.

What's a Blueprinted engine ?

What's a Blueprinted engine ?

If you're thick Jane...then so am I

Just out of interest, what would the 0-60 time of a standard Octy vRS be? The factory quoted figure is 0-62 in 7.9 seconds, but opinion seems to be that that is conservative. Not that I'm particularly planning to abuse my clutch and drivetrain................

Hi Guys,

I have managed to get my Octi to 60 in (7.4) sec, mind you it was bone dry.

At the now legendary Funky Midlands meet most of the standard Octy vRS's mangaed to beat the chipped cars 0-60, best time being 7.08ish. Just seems that the chipped cars cannot get off the line cleanly.

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I have managed to get my Octi to 60 in (7.4) sec, mind you it was bone dry. [/quote']

Just wondering, was that an indicated 60mph on the speedo or did you take any errors into account ? eg on mine I'd need to be doing approx. 66mph on the speedo to actually be doing 60mph.

What's a Blueprinted engine ?

From what i understand, a blueprinted engine is one which is "hand built" as in put together more carefully than normal with less tolerances etc. Possibly internal also smoothed out more eg. Inlet/exhaust ports.

Thanks

Does 'blueprinting' count as a performance modification in the eyes of an insurance company or could it simply be a VERY CAREFUL engine rebuild?

I wonder how much blueprinting an Octy vRS would cost?

Any ideas/information?!!!

Does 'blueprinting' count as a performance modification in the eyes of an insurance company or could it simply be a VERY CAREFUL engine rebuild?

I wonder how much blueprinting an Octy vRS would cost?

Any ideas/information?!!!

shouldn't be relevant to the ins. co. as all the tolerances will be as a standard engine - its just better matched than normal - instead of using the first four con-rods from the parts bin they will take care to use ones of the optimum weight and make sure they are all the same weight to get the engine balance spot on.

With the speed engines run at the balance can make a huge difference ...When I raced a mini the engine was blueprinted and balanced it would run at 7,000 rpm and beyond - try doing that with a production mini engine :eek: it will be catch the flying piston time

shame the gearbox wasn't as well built though :(

marc

Does 'blueprinting' count as a performance modification in the eyes of an insurance company or could it simply be a VERY CAREFUL engine rebuild?

I wonder how much blueprinting an Octy vRS would cost?

Any ideas/information?!!!

Not cheap! Certainly much more than a remap i should think But blueprinted then remapped, now were talking

At the now legendary Funky Midlands meet most of the standard Octy vRS's mangaed to beat the chipped cars 0-60, best time being 7.08ish. Just seems that the chipped cars cannot get off the line cleanly.

This is most true. At Trax last year, with buckets of wheel spin in first (with warm tyres - had just come from the circuit and plenty of rubber previously laid down on the strip) I managed 7.1 sec.

Once you get too chipped up, there is too much power through the front wheels and too much overhang at the back. With an uprated clutch, I have considered a 2nd gear start on a 0-60. Having tried it gently, the clutch will take 4000rpm easily, but I would be concerned that to do this in anger might do something untowards in the cogs/driveshaft departments.

Not cheap! Certainly much more than a remap i should think But blueprinted then remapped, now were talking

I'd assume it would be expensive due to the amount of labour involved.

Aren't the Honda s2000 engines blueprinted? I believe they are hand built anyway.

Also 0-60 depends alot upon the driver.

na, i dont believe a stock one is 6 odd seconds or 7 seconds for that matter.

ive raced plenty in my 9000 aero, and easily left them, for example,

Honda Integra type R is 6.7, 190 brake i think, stripped out as standard, so there is no way a heavier Vrs, with traction issues is going to match one of these, or a 9000 aero stock with is 6.7. I think the 7.9 quoted is very fair for the cars size with that power.