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RustyGTI

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Mk5 Gti vs Skoda Octavia VRs
« on: February 18, 2011, 10:54:10 pm »
Help...

Ok, so I don't think my standard '07 Golf GTi with DSG is exactly slow but I was 'playing' with an '07 Skoda Octavia VRs on the way home this evening and even though I was behind him at the top of the slip road going onto the motorway, I had the horrible mental and visual feeling I was being left behind with foot hard down...

Surely this shouldn't happen?! My first reaction was that he was running a remap of some sort...and as I was chasing him (or watching him pull away) I saw a little flame deep inside the exhaust presumably as he changed gear. Would this be indicative of a remap? Please tell me it's a mapped Octavia...:-)

Irony is I'm currently looking into a Superships stage 1 map and a suitable panel filter (recommendations welcome)...bet he wouldn't pull away then!!

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Re: Mk5 Gti vs Skoda Octavia VRs
« Reply #1 on: February 18, 2011, 10:59:06 pm »
why wouldnt it be like this??

Same engine, same gear box, same chassis...... The octavia is slightly heavier but is more aerodynamic.  They are neigh on identical in performance.  

He wouldnt have been running a remap otherwise he would have literally driven off.

Some guys get confused with the performance of the vRS though.  The TDI170 and 2.0T (200ps) are visually identical with no way of knowing without listening to the engine, so sometimes yuo'll hammer one because its diesel next time they are the same because either its a mapped diesel or standard petrol
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Re: Mk5 Gti vs Skoda Octavia VRs
« Reply #2 on: February 18, 2011, 11:06:46 pm »
As Sy has said same Chassis and Engine.

It definately wasn't mapped though (unless it was a crap map) as they get 260lb/ft+ from just a map and he would have pulled cleanly away.

Or maybe he wasn't trying :laugh:
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Re: Mk5 Gti vs Skoda Octavia VRs
« Reply #3 on: February 18, 2011, 11:06:58 pm »
Flame in the exhaust would indicate a decat plus complimentary map of course.  :scared:
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Re: Mk5 Gti vs Skoda Octavia VRs
« Reply #4 on: February 18, 2011, 11:09:49 pm »
this is why the octavia was such a good car.  So many people have no idea what power they run, or can ruun when fettled.  they expect it of a golf etc, but not the skoda.

nobody likes being beaten by a skoda as we can see above :P :P :wink: :wink:
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Re: Mk5 Gti vs Skoda Octavia VRs
« Reply #5 on: February 18, 2011, 11:10:20 pm »
Love the way the x-Vrs owners piled in first!  :signLOL:

Yeh you should have left that lardy barge for dead, now go hang your head in shame and never show your face here again!  :signLOL:
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Re: Mk5 Gti vs Skoda Octavia VRs
« Reply #6 on: February 18, 2011, 11:11:08 pm »
were slowly taking over this site.....
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Re: Mk5 Gti vs Skoda Octavia VRs
« Reply #7 on: February 18, 2011, 11:12:56 pm »
Quote from: Greeners on February 18, 2011, 11:10:20 pm
Love the way the x-Vrs owners piled in first!  :signLOL:

Yeh you should have left that lardy barge for dead, now go hang your head in shame and never show your face here again!  :signLOL:

I still have my vRS   :P

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Re: Mk5 Gti vs Skoda Octavia VRs
« Reply #8 on: February 18, 2011, 11:14:32 pm »
Nothing to do with being beaten by a Skoda, got everything to do with having exactly the same engine (and DSG in my favour), so therefore outcome should have been identical there or there abouts, no?

PS: Definitely was not a diesel!!
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Re: Mk5 Gti vs Skoda Octavia VRs
« Reply #9 on: February 18, 2011, 11:15:02 pm »
Quote from: vRS Carl on February 18, 2011, 11:12:56 pm
Quote from: Greeners on February 18, 2011, 11:10:20 pm
Love the way the x-Vrs owners piled in first!  :signLOL:

Yeh you should have left that lardy barge for dead, now go hang your head in shame and never show your face here again!  :signLOL:

I still have my vRS   :P



Yeh but we let you stay as you have other uses!  :P
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Re: Mk5 Gti vs Skoda Octavia VRs
« Reply #10 on: February 18, 2011, 11:17:16 pm »
Quote from: RustyGTI on February 18, 2011, 11:14:32 pm
Nothing to do with being beaten by a Skoda, got everything to do with having exactly the same engine (and DSG in my favour), so therefore outcome should have been identical there or there abouts, no?

No mate. You have to think about reaction times.

Even when prepared he still had the drop on you as he knew when he was going to boot it whereas you had to react. So unless you have a fair bit more power then he will pull away slightly as he has got on the power quicker.
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Re: Mk5 Gti vs Skoda Octavia VRs
« Reply #11 on: February 18, 2011, 11:17:50 pm »
Quote from: Greeners on February 18, 2011, 11:15:02 pm
Quote from: vRS Carl on February 18, 2011, 11:12:56 pm
Quote from: Greeners on February 18, 2011, 11:10:20 pm
Love the way the x-Vrs owners piled in first!  :signLOL:

Yeh you should have left that lardy barge for dead, now go hang your head in shame and never show your face here again!  :signLOL:

I still have my vRS   :P



Yeh but we let you stay as you have other uses!  :P

Ok I'll go and put the Kettle on  :laugh:
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Re: Mk5 Gti vs Skoda Octavia VRs
« Reply #12 on: February 18, 2011, 11:19:52 pm »
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Re: Mk5 Gti vs Skoda Octavia VRs
« Reply #13 on: February 18, 2011, 11:20:24 pm »
I'd have thought he has some software on there or that your car isn't running as sweet as it could be.  I think it takes a very keen driver to be able to make changes as quickly as DSG, coupled with the slight weight advantage he probably shouldn't have been pulling away.
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Re: Mk5 Gti vs Skoda Octavia VRs
« Reply #14 on: February 18, 2011, 11:21:21 pm »
Quote from: vRS Carl on February 18, 2011, 11:17:50 pm
Quote from: Greeners on February 18, 2011, 11:15:02 pm
Quote from: vRS Carl on February 18, 2011, 11:12:56 pm
Quote from: Greeners on February 18, 2011, 11:10:20 pm
Love the way the x-Vrs owners piled in first!  :signLOL:

Yeh you should have left that lardy barge for dead, now go hang your head in shame and never show your face here again!  :signLOL:

I still have my vRS   :P



Yeh but we let you stay as you have other uses!  :P

Ok I'll go and put the Kettle on  :laugh:

Good man, two sugars please..... :grin:
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