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Skoda Octavia II (1Z3) – Ferodo Premier brake pads test

During my first brake system test, I wasn't aware of jammed rear brakes. It is easy to overheat front brakes, on front engine cars, especially with faulty rear brakes. Ferodo invented brake pads and Brembo is leader in brake systems.​ Of course there is also Pagid, Mintex and others. I've [...]

Skoda Octavia HR I – brake system revisited

It has been a half year since Ferodo DS2500 brake pads upgrade. Lots of variables have changed and also new challenges arose. Aftermath results were not optimal because I was unaware of rear brakes poor performance. In other words, they didn't brake properly (common cause - rusted and stuck rear [...]

Glocknerstrasse – remap v2.0 and brake system test

I recently ventured into the Austrian Alps - summer climbing season at the end. Exhausted from mountains and bored. What is better place to test your car than famous Glocknerstrasse. Every major car manufacturer tests cars on Glocknerstrasse - you can see funny looking or cloaked cars with warning signs [...]

Skoda Octavia II (1Z3) – ECU remap v1.0

I refuse to die as empty as a can of beer – I rather screw everything up by myself than trust tExperts !!! This article is summary of my first attempt to recalibrate ECU for my Hilda HR I. Summary suspension must be faster than engine – what is point [...]

Skoda Octavia II (1Z3) – oil temp problems UPDATE

I've been working on an improvement of oil cooling as mentioned in my initial post about problems with oil temperature. Summary and facts factory tuned car is not designed for spirited drivers keep engine oil under 110 deg of Celsius improve air flow throughout engine bay common VW spec oils [...]