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Skoda Octavia II (1Z3) – drilled Brembo rear brakes and Jurid White test

After recent rear brake upgrade, I was like a kid in candy store. I couldn't wait till I get back home into mountains and test my latest solution for safe braking in mountains. PLEASE READ WARNINGS BEFORE YOU PROCEED !!! IF YOU FIND INFORMATIONS USEFUL, PLEASE CONSIDER DONATION. RESULTS rear [...]

Skoda Octavia II (1Z3) – drilled Brembo rear brakes and Jurid White

I finally got rear brakes running right as mentioned in my last test. After heavy overheating of OEM brakes, they've got distorted but finally braked. Time to get an upgrade. PLEASE READ WARNINGS BEFORE YOU PROCEED !!! IF YOU FIND INFORMATIONS USEFUL, PLEASE CONSIDER DONATION. It may seem that you [...]

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) – Eibach Anti-roll kit (front stabiliser installation)

I've bought an anti-roll kit as mentioned in a previous post about rear stabiliser installation. Why did I install the rear stabiliser first? It is very simple - I've heard "old wives stories" about miracle chassis upgrade. I just wanted to see what difference it makes. So I installed [...]

Skoda Octavia II (1Z3) – Eibach Anti-roll kit (rear stabiliser installation)

I really like driving properties of factory tuned Skoda Octavia II (1Z3) but there is deadly weakness lurking on rear axle - Eibach Anti-Roll Kit is your friend. I was moaning about it in my first post. SUMMARY noticeable reduced body roll it's stiff even with factory suspension easy to [...]

ATS Streetrally alloy rims 17″ x 7J ET45

From very beginning, I've got an issue with front brakes overheating as mentioned in my post. Unfortunately, I've bought my car without alloy rims and there lies main problem - steel rims are heat shield. SUMMARY rims used on Prodrive Mini WRC weight around 8kg per rim size 17" x [...]