Have petrol VRSs ever had or needed under bonnet insulation? My Mk2 certainly didn't have it.  Out of interest  @Badlammy have you disabled the artificial noise generator?

Edited 25 September, 20187 yr by juan27

19 minutes ago, juan27 said:

Have petrol VRSs ever had or needed under bonnet insulation? My Mk2 certainly didn't have it.  Out of interest  @Badlammy have you disabled the artificial noise generator?

 

Nope don't see the need to as I'm no pro driver and the sound does not bother me at all.

2 hours ago, juan27 said:

Have petrol VRSs ever had or needed under bonnet insulation?

AFAIK no Mk3 petrol Octavias have ever had the under bonnet insulation.

 

Is it needed? - No, the petrols Octavias pass the drive-by noise requirements without it, but some of us like the extra refinement when it's fitted - less engine noise and no "clang" when you shut the bonnet.

1 minute ago, PetrolDave said:

AFAIK no Mk3 petrol Octavias have ever had the under bonnet insulation.

 

Is it needed? - No, the petrols Octavias pass the drive-by noise requirements without it, but some of us like the extra refinement when it's fitted - less engine noise and no "clang" when you shut the bonnet.

 

Fair enough, the bonnet clang is not something that had occurred to me.  Certainly the Mk3 Tsi VRS is pretty quiet engine wise without it.  Difficult to hear above the VRS noise generator for example (if you don't disable it). 

 

 

On 04/05/2018 at 19:35, tuner111 said:

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Very nice indeed. Condition looks immaculate, that red really pops!

 

Would be great if alloys were all black. Black spoiler and black roof wrap would be my next move. 

Edited 26 September, 20187 yr by JimmyUK

20 hours ago, juan27 said:

 

Fair enough, the bonnet clang is not something that had occurred to me.  Certainly the Mk3 Tsi VRS is pretty quiet engine wise without it.  Difficult to hear above the VRS noise generator for example (if you don't disable it). 

 

 

I think it makes the engine bay look tidier. Also less need to wipe wet crap off inside edges of open bonnet lid space. Should have been fitted as standard imo.

 

Fitted one to my face lift MK2 and always felt it helped with snow and ice. Don't know why? Maybe it retained some heat or spread it across bonnet?

Edited 26 September, 20187 yr by JimmyUK

Love the armrest tray - really useful, so just ordered one too.

 

BTW - if i was spending £70k on a car - not sure i would have gone for a VRs!!

1 minute ago, Ursicles said:

Love the armrest tray - really useful, so just ordered one too.

 

BTW - if i was spending £70k on a car - not sure i would have gone for a VRs!!

Everything car wise is expensive in Singapore, chronic import taxes unfortunately.

Yeah one of my mates lives out there - i think you also need a permit to buy a car, something like £10k for a permit, and there are limited numbers of them too!

Just now, Ursicles said:

Yeah one of my mates lives out there - i think you also need a permit to buy a car, something like £10k for a permit, and there are limited numbers of them too!

Correct.

I think you guys are referring to the certificate. We call it COE, and each lasts 10 years, not that it costs £10k. Without it, you cannot own a car.

 

The price is determined by a bidding system. The latest COE now is about £18k.

 

So yes, if I wish to continue owning the car after 10 years, I've got to bid again then. Otherwise off to scrapyard.

3 hours ago, JimmyUK said:

Very nice indeed. Condition looks immaculate, that red really pops!

 

Would be great if alloys were all black. Black spoiler and black roof wrap would be my next move. 

 

thanks !  

next year normaly it will have this wheels : https://mbdesign.shop/de/magenesium-felge-mf1-80x19-et50-5x112-5rz-glanzschwarz

The Roof will go black :)

Whats the lowest et that has been fitted? Will et35 20» 245 work?

9 minutes ago, fezzer2k said:

Whats the lowest et that has been fitted? Will et35 20» 245 work?

Was advised against going for 245 tyres on a 20"rim by my local wheel specialist. He said not even a Golf owner would try this combo due to fouling.Plenty of grip from 8.5J with 235/35R19 tyre due to the increased track front and rear and no need for spacers either.

The wife keeps checking the window is closed, dunno why though

 

Just ordered up the DSG tuneup box (TCU) from DTUK, let you know what it's like once fitted.

Edited 27 September, 20187 yr by themanwithnoaim

2 minutes ago, themanwithnoaim said:

The wife keeps checking the window is closed, dunno why though

Does it suck harder than her though?

Just now, shyVRS245 said:

Does it suck harder than her though?

Unfortunately yes, she's a bit of a liteweight nowdays but, when she was younger !!!

1 minute ago, themanwithnoaim said:

Unfortunately yes, she's a bit of a liteweight nowdays but, when she was younger !!!

Getting it ready for the rolling road perhaps?

7 minutes ago, shyVRS245 said:

Getting it ready for the rolling road perhaps?

Oh yeah, are you coming down ?

 

Running a few tanks of Vpower to get the bores clean, the misses (an Accountant) is gonna poop herself when she see £1.459 per litre at 24 mpg

Edited 27 September, 20187 yr by themanwithnoaim

1 minute ago, themanwithnoaim said:

Oh yeah, are you coming down ?

No working that Saturday but mine's going on the rollers on 23rd October with all the stage 2 bits I've ordered.

9 minutes ago, shyVRS245 said:

No working that Saturday but mine's going on the rollers on 23rd October with all the stage 2 bits I've ordered.

Who's rollers ?

 

The Portsmouth setup is called the heartbreak rollers cos they are very, very accurate 

3 hours ago, themanwithnoaim said:

Who's rollers ?

 

The Portsmouth setup is called the heartbreak rollers cos they are very, very accurate 

AmD Essex, cos they are doing the work.

41 minutes ago, shyVRS245 said:

AmD Essex, cos they are doing the work.

Gonna need a before & after, they would seem to have a vested interest

12 minutes ago, themanwithnoaim said:

Gonna need a before & after, they would seem to have a vested interest

They did the stage 1 re-map back in March, so 248bhp standard with 400NM of torque, then 302bhp and 467NM afterwards, but has they run 4 cars in the BTCC this year pretty sure their rollers are very accurate or they wouldn't get past the scrutineers.

So this happened yesterday whilst parked at work. 

 

No no note left of course. 

 

I’m soooooooo p______d off. 

 

Whoever has done it, knows they’ve done it and with some force!