103TDI Tuning Options

[Tonba]

Hi all,

Im currently looking into a Skoda Yeti, and I was wondering if there are any tuning options / modifications available for the 103TDI model?

[brad]

Basically the same as any other VW group 103tdi.

Remap would be first thing on your shopping list. Custom Code would be my pick but there are half-a-dozen options out there.

[Lucas_R]

Hi all,

Im currently looking into a Skoda Yeti, and I was wondering if there are any tuning options / modifications available for the 103TDI model?

My brother (not the one who works at Skoda - another one) had a 2012 Octavia 103TDI and we sent the ECU down to DNA Tuning in Melbourne to have it remapped. Was about $900 or so for the remap. Came back with approx 130kw and 420nm or so (flywheel figures). Was very fast for a diesel and had a hell of a lot of torque. He did about 70,000km in it with no issues. Still did under 5L/100km on the freeway too.

See info here: http://www.vwwatercooled.com/forums/...0nm-73135.html

If you can go without the car for a few days, then i would recommend the DNA tune. I also have the DNA tune on my Golf R.

[Tonba]

Awesome. How do you find the drivability with it?

[Boon]

Lucas, did your brother's overall fuel efficiency go up?

[Tonba]

Nevermind. Read that full post. Sounds REALLY decent!

[Lucas_R]

Awesome. How do you find the drivability with it?

Drove it a few times and found it to be very smooth. Big chunk of mid range torque when you want it, but very refined when pottering around. The tunes for these cars are so advanced these days - my Golf R makes 211kw at the wheels yet my grandmother could drive it down to the shops without a worry.

Lucas, did your brother's overall fuel efficiency go up?

He did 90% freeway driving (between Newcastle and Gosford). He did 70,000km or so in the car with the remap and didn't have any reliability/engine/warranty issues in that time. Still got <5L/100km on the freeway. No noticeable change to fuel consumption with everyday driving.

[brad]

A remap is the first mod any turbo engine should have. Anything else is just faffing about on the edges IMO.

My 1.8tsi was also easier to drive after the remap.

[Lucas_R]

A remap is the first mod any turbo engine should have. Anything else is just faffing about on the edges IMO.

My 1.8tsi was also easier to drive after the remap.

Such a good (and underrated) little engine, the 1.8L in those Octy's.

[Tonba]

The 112TSI in the Skoda Yeti is a 1.8L turbo isn't it?

[brad]

The 112TSI in the Skoda Yeti is a 1.8L turbo isn't it?

I had to look but it appears it is. Bonus points for the Yeti.

Such a good (and underrated) little engine, the 1.8L in those Octy's.

It's been a surprise package for me. It's like the little engine that could. Delivers more grunt than it should & better fuel economy than I'd expected.

Keeping in mind that mine is a 2007 build, a lot of the competitors now have 1.8L turbos that deliver way more power & torque (Alfa Giulietta) but they can't seem to get the economy figures.

It's no race car but as an all-rounder it delivers.

I would like to know what changes have been made to the latest 132tsi versions & if any of those changes can be relatively easily incorporated easily into my older 118tsi version

[Lucas_R]

The 112TSI in the Skoda Yeti is a 1.8L turbo isn't it?

^ Yep. Same engine (or possibly a revised version of the same engine) as Brad has in his Octy i believe. Good little motor.

[Difinity]

Isn't the 132tsi twin charge engine a 1.4 (as in the Fabia vRS)?


Difinity

[brad]

Isn't the 132tsi twin charge engine a 1.4 (as in the Fabia vRS)?


Difinity

Octavias run the turbo-only 1.8tsi paralleling the entry level Audi A4. For reasons I can't fathom, they have the same designated power output as the 1.4twincharger which confuses people all the time. Even odder is that every dyno sheet on the 118kw 1.8tsi that I've seen has them puting out between 120-123kw.

[Lucas_R]

Isn't the 132tsi twin charge engine a 1.4 (as in the Fabia vRS)?

Difinity

No it isn't (thank god). The twincharger is nothing but trouble.