Hi,

picking up my first Octavia VRS on saturday, can't wait after reading the excellant posts in this forum.

Just like your opinion on the first if any mods you would recommend??

Cheers

Trauts

K&N Panel filter was the first thing I did.

Looking at a rear anti roll bar next and when funds permit a remap.

Plenty of threads on the site about the various mods you can do.

Look out for FMIC - front mounted intercooler - this is popular though expensive

Changing shocks/dampers

Bigger turbos

This list is quite extensive.

REMAP - Most punch for your money

Air filter or CAI (Cold air intake) pipe -> Exhaust -> Remap

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picking up my first Octavia VRS on saturday, can't wait after reading the excellant posts in this forum.

Just like your opinion on the first if any mods you would recommend??

Cheers

Trauts[/quote']

Sweet. What year/ colour did you get. I am awaiting my private reg transfer till I pick mine up.

what motor did you come from before the vRS?

I found two Vrs Octavia's 2003 a silver one and a red one. The silver one was in better nick but was a import so went for a Red one. 21000 miles on clock £9500 price tag. Had a MG ZS b4 that. Saturday cannot come quick enough !!

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picking up my first Octavia VRS on saturday, can't wait after reading the excellant posts in this forum.

Just like your opinion on the first if any mods you would recommend??

Cheers

Trauts[/quote']

I'd wait and see how you get on with it first and then decide where you want to go with it.

Biggest bang for your buck is the remap but before this you might want to get a CAI/freer flow filter, sports dp and cat + cat back and then, perhaps, a FMIC....the remap can then take these all in consideration and the hit will be bigger.

Or if you want even more power wait, save your pennies, then go for a bigger turbo..300+bhp and even more smilies per miles.

Air filter or CAI (Cold air intake) pipe -> Exhaust -> Remap

Thats the route i will be taking

i guess at the end of the day it all depends on how much your on about spending, i too held off on the re-map until a few other mods were done - then went the CC phase II route (couldnt wait any longer)

I found two Vrs Octavia's 2003 a silver one and a red one. The silver one was in better nick but was a import so went for a Red one. 21000 miles on clock

Thanks for the advise m8's will let you know how I get on over the weekend, can't wait

First mod for me?... speakers.

think the first thing i changed was the head unit and the speakers... then the recirc valve, then the panel filter, then changed that for a Jabba induction kit. then changed the boost hoses for a samco kit and will be changing the TIP for a forge one this weekend. have a "pikey" arch vent to go on as well.

future mods are going to be a turbo back exhaust then a remap, that should see a nice and healthy 230bhp or there abouts so i'll be happy with that.

kewel. I just bought a Black magic 2003 with 21k on the clock.

Just found a Revo remap dealer 45miles from the house. Canny wait.

You wouldnt be wanting an SPS1 unit by any chance would you, before i flog it off on ebay - never used by myself, as i ended up going a different route with the re-map.

Let me know by Pm so as not to hijack this thread

Yhpm

Hi There,

Just brought a vrs on a 02 plate,took a trip down to awesome for a stage 1 re-map,it has made a huge difference giving me approx 210 bhp with 245ibs of torque,would highly recommed speek to a guy called andy on 0161 7760777,my next venture is a k&n filter then a circulating valve,maybe a exhaust next who knows,cheers for now jason.

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picking up my first Octavia VRS on saturday, can't wait after reading the excellant posts in this forum.

Just like your opinion on the first if any mods you would recommend??

Cheers

Trauts[/quote']

Hi' date='

picking up my first Octavia VRS on saturday, can't wait after reading the excellant posts in this forum.

Just like your opinion on the first if any mods you would recommend??

Cheers

Trauts[/quote']

Hope you left him some milk n cookies.

Big day the morn.

Picked up this morning, not stopped smiling since, C what you mean about the speakers though lol. Any1 any advise on best speakers and what size ??

Sweet. Glad to hear it.

Others will surely advise you on the speakers. There are lots of threads regarding this as its a common subject / problem

Remap. QED.

Remap. QED.

A good starting point but personally I do not agree :P

My preference would be to get the handling sorted first (uprated rear ARB = :eek: ) and then go for the power as when pushing hard the standard vRS suspension set up is prone to severe understeer which the rear ARB dials out making the handling tend towards neutral - you can even adjust your line with the throttle provoking a bit of lift-off oversteer to get the nose to tuck in to the corner a bit more

Next step is possibly upgraded dampers (Koni FSDs would be my choice) or even coil overs if you want to go the full nine yards.

Then start thinking about increasing the power

Admittedly I did not do things this way (I purchased a Green filter and full Blueflame exhaust system first then upgraded the rear ARB - next step will be Koni FSDs and finally a remap) but if I was to start over again I would do the handling mods first as these make a real difference to your driving enjoyment and also increase your confidence in the abilities of the car.

However this is just my humble opinion and everybody is different in what they want.

Hope this helps in some way

Thanks for the Advise DGW sounds a sensible way to go, have noticed handling a little poor but boy the power is awsome :-)

Owned car 2 days now and still lokking for escuses to take a ride LOL#