Hi everyone, names Reed. fairly new to the skoda family, used to be a frequent member of the astra owners club but got rid of it a couple years ago to upgrade to a 2008 mk2 pre f/l 2.0 tdi L&K with dsg box.

So far ive kept it all standard but now im getting the itch where I want to make a couple of little changes. Great to see all the cars on here. plenty of ideas and like minded people.

a quick question to start off though, am I right in thinking that the engine in mine (2.0 138hp) is the same lump thats in the vrs but tuned down? whats the most popular method of upping the power?

cheers!

It is the same basic lump but I believe the vRS has a bigger turbo and different injectors. The most popular way of upping the output is either a tuning box from the likes of DTUK or a remap from a company like Shark.

Ian

ahh makes sense. thanks for the reply

Nice car you got there Reed, then again I am slightly biased

 

As stated by countryboy, 170 bhp from your engine should be easy enough to achieve with a map / tuning box.