Just like the title says..  

Has anyone gotten more Torque and power out of their 1.5Tsi 110s?

And are there any suggestions to improve upon the 2x4 suspension? 

Get rid of it and buy the 2 litre.

 

Then buy an IS38 hybrid turbo and remap it

34 minutes ago, Tim1631 said:

Get rid of it and buy the 2 litre.

 

Then buy an IS38 hybrid turbo and remap it

Honest, fair and straight to the point. But as the difference here in Oz is about $20,000 plus 5 grand for that  turbo then map.. I'll probably try to find a way of getting the most out of what I have for now.

Although, If the sportline came in my green I'd probably find a way 😉

Is that a petrol 2.0 you tried?  There've been one or two good reports here on the 2.0 4wd Karoq with 'independent' rear suspension.  I wouldn't mind trying one myself, fitted with adaptive shock absorbers/dampers (called DCC or Dynamic Chassis control by Skoda in UK), sometimes referred to as semi-active ride, but I'm not unhappy with the performance of my 1.0 DSG .  Maybe I'll take a test ride next summer (+ also in an Enyaq) if Covid seems under control in UK by then.

 

Regarding ride, you could just change the wheels to 16" (not expensive if content with cheapo steel wheels - I think they anyway look better than alloys, but then not many would agree with me) + if feasible in the Oz heat, fit All Weather Tyres like the Goodyear Vector All Seasons Gen3 which tests say, ride better & quieter.  Otherwise choose the best riding, quietest summer tyres you can get over there, possibly still Goodyears.  Your wheels look very much like the alloys that came with my SE Technology Karoq - are your's 17" too?  Actually, they are to my mind one of the better looking Karoq alloys offered.   I'd say the ride of mine is more than OK, even with the much criticised, Bridgestone Turanzas, but I still want to improve things further, as I'm fussy about ride comfort.  I can't yet report on improvements 16" wheels & AW tyres make to my car, until early summer 2022, but no doubt will post something then, after fitting them.

 

I assume you thought the 4wd suspension gave a better ride - did it have DCC and what was the wheel size in the 2.0 you tried?  I do sometimes look at after market offerings by damper manufacturers & if I keep the car ages, could fit active dampers when the originals wear out.

 

Tall cars depend on strong anti-roll bars to limit roll in corners, which means the L & R wheels front and back aren't really that much independant of each other, maybe OK if the front or rear car wheels hits potholes at exactly the same time, but if only one wheel does so, you get roll rock - anti roll bars tend to be undamped springs, so leads to quite excessive squirming of the car if pot hole or bump is large.  Up market cars have started getting adaptive anti-roll bars & that's maybe a partial or complete solution, not 100% sure how they work, but a later refit is probably not practical for me.  DCC does adjust to provide more damping in corners & I wonder if DCC fitted cars can then have slightly weaker anti-roll bars in consequence, benefiting ride overall.

12 hours ago, croquemonsieur said:

Is that a petrol 2.0 you tried?  There've been one or two good reports here on the 2.0 4wd Karoq with 'independent' rear suspension.  I wouldn't mind trying one myself, fitted with adaptive shock absorbers/dampers (called DCC or Dynamic Chassis control by Skoda in UK), sometimes referred to as semi-active ride, but I'm not unhappy with the performance of my 1.0 DSG .  Maybe I'll take a test ride next summer (+ also in an Enyaq) if Covid seems under control in UK by then.

 

Regarding ride, you could just change the wheels to 16" (not expensive if content with cheapo steel wheels - I think they anyway look better than alloys, but then not many would agree with me) + if feasible in the Oz heat, fit All Weather Tyres like the Goodyear Vector All Seasons Gen3 which tests say, ride better & quieter.  Otherwise choose the best riding, quietest summer tyres you can get over there, possibly still Goodyears.  Your wheels look very much like the alloys that came with my SE Technology Karoq - are your's 17" too?  Actually, they are to my mind one of the better looking Karoq alloys offered.   I'd say the ride of mine is more than OK, even with the much criticised, Bridgestone Turanzas, but I still want to improve things further, as I'm fussy about ride comfort.  I can't yet report on improvements 16" wheels & AW tyres make to my car, until early summer 2022, but no doubt will post something then, after fitting them.

 

I assume you thought the 4wd suspension gave a better ride - did it have DCC and what was the wheel size in the 2.0 you tried?  I do sometimes look at after market offerings by damper manufacturers & if I keep the car ages, could fit active dampers when the originals wear out.

 

Tall cars depend on strong anti-roll bars to limit roll in corners, which means the L & R wheels front and back aren't really that much independant of each other, maybe OK if the front or rear car wheels hits potholes at exactly the same time, but if only one wheel does so, you get roll rock - anti roll bars tend to be undamped springs, so leads to quite excessive squirming of the car if pot hole or bump is large.  Up market cars have started getting adaptive anti-roll bars & that's maybe a partial or complete solution, not 100% sure how they work, but a later refit is probably not practical for me.  DCC does adjust to provide more damping in corners & I wonder if DCC fitted cars can then have slightly weaker anti-roll bars in consequence, benefiting ride overall.

Hi and thank you for such a detailed reply. 

It was the petrol version, as we don't have the Scout version here in Oz. 

And I haven't a clue as to whether it had DDC or not.

 I really find the 1.5tsi to be a tonne of fun in sports mode and completely ticks the go fast box. I guess a stage 1 tune with filter change and maybe matching exhaust would satisfy my need for highway takeover pick up and power. 

 Suspension wise I'm still in the dark though..

 

 

 

15 hours ago, croquemonsieur said:

Is that a petrol 2.0 you tried?  There've been one or two good reports here on the 2.0 4wd Karoq with 'independent' rear suspension.  I wouldn't mind trying one myself, fitted with adaptive shock absorbers/dampers (called DCC or Dynamic Chassis control by Skoda in UK), sometimes referred to as semi-active ride, but I'm not unhappy with the performance of my 1.0 DSG .  Maybe I'll take a test ride next summer (+ also in an Enyaq) if Covid seems under control in UK by then.

 

Regarding ride, you could just change the wheels to 16" (not expensive if content with cheapo steel wheels - I think they anyway look better than alloys, but then not many would agree with me) + if feasible in the Oz heat, fit All Weather Tyres like the Goodyear Vector All Seasons Gen3 which tests say, ride better & quieter.  Otherwise choose the best riding, quietest summer tyres you can get over there, possibly still Goodyears.  Your wheels look very much like the alloys that came with my SE Technology Karoq - are your's 17" too?  Actually, they are to my mind one of the better looking Karoq alloys offered.   I'd say the ride of mine is more than OK, even with the much criticised, Bridgestone Turanzas, but I still want to improve things further, as I'm fussy about ride comfort.  I can't yet report on improvements 16" wheels & AW tyres make to my car, until early summer 2022, but no doubt will post something then, after fitting them.

 

I assume you thought the 4wd suspension gave a better ride - did it have DCC and what was the wheel size in the 2.0 you tried?  I do sometimes look at after market offerings by damper manufacturers & if I keep the car ages, could fit active dampers when the originals wear out.

 

Tall cars depend on strong anti-roll bars to limit roll in corners, which means the L & R wheels front and back aren't really that much independant of each other, maybe OK if the front or rear car wheels hits potholes at exactly the same time, but if only one wheel does so, you get roll rock - anti roll bars tend to be undamped springs, so leads to quite excessive squirming of the car if pot hole or bump is large.  Up market cars have started getting adaptive anti-roll bars & that's maybe a partial or complete solution, not 100% sure how they work, but a later refit is probably not practical for me.  DCC does adjust to provide more damping in corners & I wonder if DCC fitted cars can then have slightly weaker anti-roll bars in consequence, benefiting ride overall.

Mine are 18inch wheels but the 4x4 had 19's.