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ECU remap guide for beginners – think before you even start tinkering with your engine management

Before you start, make sure you don't start from wrong end as most do: make sure your car is in perfect condition - LEARN HOW TO TAKE CARE FOR YOUR CAR PROPERLY make sure your car seat isn't weakest link of whole system - LEARN TO DRIVE FIRST understand [...]

ECU remap guide for beginners – risks and trade-offs of chiptuning

This article is follow up to ECU remap guide for beginner - How to not destroy your car. There is no such thing as free lunches - manufacturers employe the brightest people on planet, posses the best tools money can buy. Why do you think you can do it better? [...]

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 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 [...]