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APR stage 2 tune installed today... Car is a bit smoother again as opposed the running with stage 1 with dump pipe (was running a bit rich). First impressions... car is much quicker. Torque steer has come back again with the extra power. Hoping to run it on the dyno this Thursday.

G'day guys I am going to start off with a bold comment and say that this is one of the first stage 2 Fabia II RS estate around in the world. The full turbo back custom exhaust was completed by Sureflo Exhaust here in Sydney today and the link below is for their Facebook page. I will post more info when I get the APR stage 2 tune next week. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.973042716041457.1073741953.177756908903379&type=1 The system is a 2.5" custom turbo back exhaust with a ceramic coated dump pipe.

Here is a example of a Fabia RS Estate with Eibach springs, Bilstien B8 shocks and aftermarket front and rear anti roll bars... (minus the spare wheel and rear seats). As it stands the handling is how I would like it. Only new bushes to go in now. On the weekend this photo was taken (3 weeks ago) I finished 2nd on the Saturday and fourth on the Sunday at the State Hillclimb championship at Bathurst (Mount Panorama) in class (turning many heads). As you can see the rear sits quite high without the weight in the back. Here it is with the softer hatch springs in the back under acceleration. One setup is for show... The other setup is for go.

Got the full set of SuperPro bushes sitting there ready to got in myself too.

Setup is looking great. The front is always going to need to sit a little lower otherwise you will lose front end grip.

This head unit should be out by the end of the year. Parrot RNB6 http://blog.parrot.com/2015/01/05/ces-2015-parrot-rnb6-the-most-advanced-in-vehicle-infotainment-system/ First pic on the page is of the unit in a Tiguan.

These will fit fine. Front will be flush with the guards and back will fit inside the guards when you have it full loaded. These are almost the same as mine (I have 7.5J/ET36 with 215/40R17)

No problems with the Wagner. Lag is still zero with the twincharger setup (plus with the GFB diverter valve).

Are those the factory plugs?

At the end just look for a tuner that can support you. Ideally a tuner that is close to home. In the end I had a choice of 2 tuners in my local area. The first was too scared to tune a 1.4TC and the second was a APR dealer. So I went for APR. Just remember you get what you pay for and what the tune is made for. Also don't think that all you need is a tune for things to work properly. A tune works best with a real cold air intake and a larger front mounted intercooler minimum which is normally what a larger tuner will have written the tune for. Bonus stage 2 for ARP is normally just the cost of labour. P.S. Tuning boxes are for tuning roughly, not for protecting a engine at high boost.

Best send them a photo of the old and the new pads. That's what I did for the Remsa Pads and got a post pack with the correct ones 2 days later. Next time when I ordered the EBC's I used the same photo in store and went through the computer catalogue with them to make sure. (both sets supplied by independent suppliers). P.P.S... Yes FARB is a big job and should done at a suspension specialist and taken to one straight after to be aligned again properly (that's why it cost me a lot to install).

Looks like you have been sent the standard Fabia size pads. Happened to me once before with the Remsa pads I ordered. Best to ask for Audi A3/VW Golf V/ Touran/Caddy/ Seat Altea/Toledo/Skoda Octavia Pads I think it was last time....hahahaha P.S. Double checked the brake pad box in my garage and DP41517R like you ordered was correct.

Sorry mate your just another victim of "just in time retail" , ie. get the product to the customer just before they get ****ed off and go somewhere else. In other words they have no plans of keeping any in stock.

Half the shipping cost is a government tax on postage. Aussie dollar has dropped in value now so should be a good time to buy. Works great on my car....no problems in the 6 months its been on for.

Have been considering a AP Racing brake setup on my beast for a few months. Just waiting for a good price to pop up (and no I am not interested in the hongkong copies for half price off ebay). Otherwise I may go Stoptech Brakes. To be honest the Fabia's biggest weak point for me is the brakes. Everything else is cheaper to address.

Advantages of going to a proper cold air intake. Yes you will need to buy a smaller battery but that will save you 10kg. Also the space left free after removing the air box is perfect for placing a dual catch can setup. On top of all that it should provide you with the best power increase. This is a test fit for a single oil catch can.

Good to see you are finally putting some good aussie made parts (Superpro Bushes) on to your Fabia Dave. :clap: I believe the HP Performance F+R arb's and bushes on my car are Superpro but sold as HP parts as they are both from Brisbane. In reality HP is just the ARP Australia workshop/distributor.