JamieFabia6Y

I had no problems with mine when fitting a full milltek system with Decat... Then had a mufflerectomy I personally love the grunt of mine when flat out! Some people aren't very keen on the noise but all down to personal preference I suppose! And if you don't want to contribute to harmful emissions or the noise then consider a high-flow sports cat...?

I love the polished TT comp wheels

No mention of any turbo upgrade or front mount... Would like to see a print out of these power figures...

I did have the kkk, then went to a Garrett pd150 then that broke so have a Garrett pd130, all using the same outlet coupling

Turbo outlet on mine was 45mm

Ah ok I'm sure that would work yeah, I just wanted to eliminate all the clips on the pipe work so full hard pipe kit for me! The intercooler is 63mm inlet and outlet and have used 51mm pipes so reducers were needed

If you have egr delete as I do it would be a 90° silicone bend, top aluminium boost pipe is a 70° bend into a 45° silicone bend into the top of the smic. From the turbo is a 90° silicone bend, into a 90° Aluminium boost pipe with a 30° bend on the end which goes into a straight silicone reducer into the bottom of the smic. I had the aluminium boost pipes made up from a local exhaust place, also had the ends beaded This isn't a straight forward fit, I had to cut away some of the chassis underneath the headlight. Mine is aparantly good for 220bhp... But I don't think it is, depending on what sort of power you are wanting I suppose...

If you have a look at this thread, go to the last couple of pages and you'll see exactly what I used http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/247147-uprated-smic-another-ic-option/page-5

As some of you may know I've been having problems with my brand new GT1749vb pd150 turbo, police siren noise and uncontrollable boost levels (way over 2 bar). I managed to get my hands on a used GT1749va pd130 turbo and fitted it yesterday so I can send the faulty pd150 turbo back to be sorted, the car is back on a standard map and driving smoother than ever! I'm now thinking whether to keep the pd130 turbo on the car and sell the pd150 turbo once I have it back from turbo active... Has anyone here ran both turbos? If so what difference could you see with them? In regards to turbo lag, power figures etc. Jamie.

I believe i am the only one on here who has done the upgraded smic due to my standard imtercooler being damaged... I remember when doing logs on standard imtercooler it was around 86° or so. When doing logs on the dyno on a 22° day it was around 54° so better than standard but nothing on a fmic!

When we removed my old ones there was a lot of oil where the bolts come out so had to soak it all up with rag which is the time consuming part, but saying that doing them one by one you soon get through them!

Haha I wouldn't say they're 100% man boobs, I would say 40% is muscle 60% is moob

When me and hutchy did mine we used his power bar but maybe we should of put another bar on for better leverage! There's always next time

The 2nd 90° turn on the head bolts gave me stretch marks on my shoulders, if you haven't done them before I would suggest doing stretches first

It seems the turbo is still under warranty but as for the over boosting the police siren noise is getting worse so it must be the bearing... So the turbo is coming off next week and being sent back to resolve the problem! Also just bought a GT1749va from a fabia vrs so will be putting that on for the time being!

For anyone interested in this car I can vouch for it! Such a clean example with all the added extras! And knowing hutchy for a while now I can say he has always kept the car shining!

It looks that way yeah, could it be just the actuator rod being too short or could it be a problem with the vanes?

Sure is. And the turbo is still under warranty but because I got it from someone who bought it from turbo active I might have to pay for the turbo to be sorted what ever the problem may be! :/ Here's the logs from yesterday anyway when a stock pd130 map has been put back on...

So it looks like the turbo will have to come off and be sent back to turbo active...

I have been back to Big Fish today and they have done logs, on both standard pd150 and pd130 maps. The outcome being the same every time, Overboosting constantly! (2988.00) The actuator seems fine and hits the stop screw at bang on 18 on the vacuum gauge... N75 valve was also checked and nothing wrong there along with all vac pipes... I take my hat off to the lads at Big Fish Tuning, they have done all they can to try and get to the bottom of it! They think the vanes in the turbo could be permanently closed which is causing the overboosting...?

I said that on the phone to them after I got the logs and they said they don't touch the actuators... However when I asked at the time of the remap they said it didn't need adjusting as it was setup fine :/

Ah I see, Would you know roughly how much I would need to adjust the rod length on the actuator? I haven't got access to a vaccum pump tester thingy or vcds until next week and the car is booked in for monday...

Could it be the map thats causing duty cycle to be so high?

That's making me think if they took my milltek system into account when mapping my car...

Yeah there is a slight slope on the drive but do need to lower the front by an inch maybe... I have got a lot of stuff in the back of the car at the minute though so once it's emptied again it should sit better