They suit the car perfectly. Great choice

 

 

Cheers, Charlie, I'm very happy with them

 

:sun:

 

Nice wheels and picture!

The ultimate MK2, looks brilliant Bryan

The ultimate MK2, looks brilliant Bryan

That really is the best compliment I could wish for

Very nice Mr brimma, a perfect daily! Don't these get huge gains from a bit of shark wizardry too?

Very nice Mr brimma, a perfect daily! Don't these get huge gains from a bit of shark wizardry too?

Thanks, and yes, the Shark map has made the world of difference between a very ordinary car and a very interesting car to drive

You're welcome - it's lovely, I did have a quick eBay for mk2 estates after reading through the thread!

I missed your post on the map, what sort of power increase did it achieve?

You're welcome - it's lovely, I did have a quick eBay for mk2 estates after reading through the thread!

I missed your post on the map, what sort of power increase did it achieve?

About 130bhp on the rolling road, probably not the biggest figure you'll see quoted, but on the road it's superb

Car looks stunning, Seriously one of the nicest I have seen. Wheels suit the car a tee.

 

Makes me want a diesel estate now!!!

Just added a bit of paint under the bonnet to brighten it up a little

 

 

 

 

 

And a recent picture from the Santa Pod meet on 16th May

 

Latest shot of my rear end, so to speak

 

 

It's a lovely rear........

I see you've found your S

I see you've found your S

I got a bulk order from Superskoda, Sam, still have another 8 in the garage

Just added a bit of paint under the bonnet to brighten it up a little

And a recent picture from the Santa Pod meet on 16th May

what paint did you use on the engine cover and where are the gas struts from?

I like a lot......but why put a VRS badge on when it isn't a VRs?

No badge = Perfect

I like a lot......but why put a VRS badge on when it isn't a VRs?

No badge = Perfect

The clue is in the word 'replica'

Back in January 2015 I bought a 2.0 CR turbo after reading the Yeti Greenline big turbo build, and proceeded to get a quote from Shark Performance for fitting, but up until now didn't have the bottle to get it fitted

Well over the last few weeks I've plucked up courage and put the car in the hands of the Shark boys to fit it

And I have to be honest and say I'm absolutely gutted...............I should have had it done ages ago

A Wagner intercooler has also gone in, and the car is now punching out a healthy 175 bhp, and 345 Nm of torque

Yes, I could have gone higher, but I wanted to keep the DPF on, and wanted to keep the car smoke free, without putting any undue strain on any parts in pursuit of willy-waving figures

The result is a car which is smooth, pulls like a train where you need it, and still gives great economy figures

The drive home was a revelation, using the added performance when the occasion arose, and still achieving 56.8mpg

Life is short, and my only regret is that I didn't get the job done last March

Thanks to Ben and the boys for another great job, I really can't thank them enough

This is the graph of the finished article

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How far could you have safely pushed the new turbo? This basically is a Vrs now with that sort of power

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Really like this, the car Skoda should of produced.

How far could you have safely pushed the new turbo? This basically is a Vrs now with that sort of power

I didn't ask really, as it was never my intention to push it too far

Ben did say at one stage he got 406nm, but wound it back a bit, and we always wanted to avoid it kicking out a smokescreen

Really like this, the car Skoda should of produced.

I think everyone agrees with that, it will remain a mystery why they decided against a Mk2 diesel vRS

Edited 31 January, 201610 yr by Brimma

Nice car!

Would it not have been possible to remove the DPF and still got a nice smokeless map put on it?
I know the DPF helps reduce smoke but they strangle the engine a bit.

Nice car!

Would it not have been possible to remove the DPF and still got a nice smokeless map put on it?

I know the DPF helps reduce smoke but they strangle the engine a bit.

It would, I'm just not keen on it potentially failing an MoT

They;re ok to remove for the MOT just now as it's a visual inspection only so as long as a box that looks like a DPF is present, it's a pass even if it's empty.

Does it feel any laggier with the bigger turbo?