Skoda Superb III 4x4 280 - A sleeper’s journey – 280ps to 560ps

[superbtte]

I swapped insurance companies but overall the increase was approximately from £500 to £600

[BossFox]

A golf R with the same engine and a larger turbo just made 624ps and 686nm so I should be ok with 104ps less.

On standard engine internals that's amazing.

I ran 510bhp in the Yeti for a year and many track days (2.5 5cyl Audi Engine) and despite it being safe to 525 aledgedly it did a piston ring at the end of the year after about 12-14 hours hard use.

[superbtte]

On standard engine internals that's amazing.

I ran 510bhp in the Yeti for a year and many track days (2.5 5cyl Audi Engine) and despite it being safe to 525 aledgedly it did a piston ring at the end of the year after about 12-14 hours hard use.

 

Yes, the EA888 gen 3 is surprisingly strong when mapped correctly.

[superbtte]

Bumper finished, great job from RS Fabrications!

 

 

 

 

 

 

[4WDDSG6]

awesome build , congrats my friend.

[superbtte]

A before and after

 

[4WDDSG6]

looks oem :thumbup:  :thumbup:  :thumbup:  :thumbup:

[Hyphons]

looks oem :thumbup:  :thumbup:  :thumbup:  :thumbup:

Agreed

[superbtte]

Tarox F2000 disks ordered, both front and rear

 

http://www.tarox.co.uk/product/front-tarox-brake-discs-skoda-octavia-mk3-340mm-f2000/

http://www.tarox.co.uk/product/rear-tarox-brake-discs-volkswagen-golf-mk7-310mm-f2000/

[vRSmiked]

That looks brilliant...

[superbtte]

The new Tarox F2000 brake discs with Ferodo DS2500 pads. Along with the winter wheel set:

 

Team Dynamic ProRace 1.2 Silver 17x7 (ET 38) + Goodyear Ultra Grip Performance Gen-1 XL  215/55 R17 98V

 

[superbtte]

 

 

[chris-H]

Stunning, and a little bit bonkers.

Love it!

[old newbie2]

Stunning, and a little bit bonkers.

Love it!

very true, but only a little bit, if you didn't know better the exhaust tips could be stock items.

 

Q? Were the original rear discs solid or ventilated?

 

We are thinking of getting the R a new big brother............

 

DC

[superbtte]

very true, but only a little bit, if you didn't know better the exhaust tips could be stock items.

 

Q? Were the original rear discs solid or ventilated?

 

We are thinking of getting the R a new big brother............

 

DC

 

Hi, yes went for OEM-ish look for the exhaust and low key appearance in general both outside and in the engine bay.

 

Original disks are solid, these feel SO much better.

 

Drove the R. You will love the superb. If ever in the midlands let me know if you want to have a look at mine.

[old newbie2]

Hi, yes went for OEM-ish look for the exhaust and low key appearance in general both outside and in the engine bay.

 

Original disks are solid, these feel SO much better.

 

Drove the R. You will love the superb. If ever in the midlands let me know if you want to have a look at mine.

Thanks for the info & invitation.

 

Typical Skoda / VW penny-pinching, the 280 shouldn't have less braking power than a Golf, even if there is a (nominal) 20 ps power difference the 280 is a heavier car.

 

SWMBO & I looked at a new Sportline 217 yesterday & that had solid discs, but the sales droid had no idea what was fitted to a 280!

Just to add a little more merriment, he couldn't understand why a Sportline or vRS Octy had paddles as standard, "'cos they are automatics & you should just let the 

'box to think for itself........)

 

He did ask us if we needed to know how to drive a DSG equipped car, & this was after "appraising" our current Superb.........

 

Never mind, it was a nice afternoon for a drive.

 

Thanks for your thoughts & the pix of your "Q-car", the rear diff does make life complicated for the exhaust system designers, our Superb has a much simpler central pipe after the initial silencer splitting into a "Y" to the final silencers & 2 x twin tips.

 

All 4 tips do get dirty, unlike the inners on our R wagon, but it's a very quiet sound, as befits the car.

At only 250 ps, it's a slow-coach compared with your beastie, but it's still a good Q-car & very relaxing to live with.

 

TTFN  

 

[pist0nbr0ke]

This is fantastic. Along with Richard's (BossFox) Yeti RS, these are exactly what I would love to build! 

 

Hmm, wonder what I could get out of my 4x4 vRS with a bigger turbo, injectors, water meth injection etc...  :wonder:

[superbtte]

Some photos on Instagram too

https://www.instagram.com/superbtte/

[superbtte]

Today I installed some sound deadening material in the boot and under the rear seats. Will add some under the front seats and carpet in a couple of weeks.

This helps a lot with keeping the car even more quiet and improves the sound system quality at highway speeds.

[Gizmo]

A before and after

 

 

I must admit I wasn’t feeling the love for the tailpipes before, but now they look much better  :thumbup:

[superbtte]

I must admit I wasn’t feeling the love for the tailpipes before, but now they look much better  :thumbup:

 

Thanks That was the initial plan but it took a while to find a way to close the gaps professionally. 

[superbtte]

I think I like the idea of this sticker (please see Photoshop mock-up for my car below)

Edited 2 December, 2016 by superbtte

[JLawson90]

not for me im afraid, i think your car is far too nice to put a tacky sticker like that on

[superbtte]

not for me im afraid, i think your car is far too nice to put a tacky sticker like that on

 

Thanks for the input. 50/50 on the sticker myself at the moment. 

 

What I will be getting is the skoda sportline accessories from superskoda.

They have the rear boot spoiler, roof spoiler and side strips that come on the sportline.

They are all gloss black and match my boot sill protector, badges etc. and should look very nice,

[JLawson90]

should look great!