Michelin Pilot Sport 5 – Wet & Cold Review
In this video I review the performance of the Michelin Pilot Sport 5 tyres in cold & wet weather. Are…
MAF Tuning on a Big Turbo 1.8T Engine
The big turbo project Octavia was running slightly rich everywhere except and big loads at high RPM. This article shows…
MK1 Octavia Heater Problem *FIX*
Temperatures in Greece have dropped that last couple of weeks and this highlighted an issue with the car, no directional…
Reduce Exhaust Drone with a Helmholtz Resonator
I’ve created some exhaust calculators on StrikeEngine, specifically a Helmholtz calculator and a J-Pipe calculator. Helmholtz resonators and J-Pipes can…
MAF Sensor Location – How Important?
I wanted to change the MAF sensor location on the Octavia VRS project. I also wanted to change the filter…
Exhaust Calculator – Enter BHP, Get Diameter
I’ve done an article for StrikeEngine. It’s an exhaust calculator, you enter the power of your engine and it spits…
NGK Laser Platinum vs Denso Iridium TT
The Octavia VRS project was fitted with Laser Platinum spark plugs at it’s last service at TurboSpeed. After the change…
Pilot Sport 5 First 20KM – Any Surprises?
In this video I give my impressions of the Pilot Sport 5 tyres in the first 20KM after having them…
Apexi Turbo Timer – Is Chinese the same as Genuine?
The project Octavia VRS came with an Apexi turbo timer when the car was bought. Unfortunately it was broken. So…
0-60 Timer Comparison – Is OBD2 as Good as GPS?
I use an OBD2 scanner app called Car Scanner (It’s excellent). That app has a 0-60 timer built-in.