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Will this work on a mk1 fabia vrs 6 speed?

Just got back from having it mapped ran like a bag of turd for the first few miles then I noticed the engine sounding a lot sweeter and the throttle was more responsive and no smoke. The power delivery is so much better aswell pulls all the way to 45000rpm. He said whoever mapped it before just had it over fuelling I didn't realise how bad it was running until now much better

Smooth and smokeless sounds good to me. He specialises in mercs I think so I think he was just getting excited because he's never fiddled with a fabia before he's been at it 20 odd years though. His company's called aintre remaps if you've ever heard of him

Sooo my mates asked do I want launch control. Is it proper launch control on a fabia vrs or just a rev limiter protector thing that doesn't let u over rev the engine when stationary? Is it worth having? Probably not going to be launching off at traffic lights at 30 years old but could be fun

Finished it all took about five hours in the end. I'm off to my mates on Sunday so he can sort a map out for me. Thanks for all the help if you wouldn't of told me about tiying the rad up it could of got messy. The jubilee clips are quiet good quality compared to some I've used you can get a good twist on them.

Here's were I got up before the heavens opened

Luckily I've got some 40mm tech screws liying about they should do the job nicely. I can't believe there only held on like that tbh

They don't supply the screws that reach through the surround to the air con brackets either :-(

I'm going to go and fit it now so will let u know how many joints there are as I've got everything in the yard and not at home

The dark side hard piping kit is steep. I was toying with buying some stainless steel tube and hiring the pipe bender for a day but I'm to busy with work at the moment

Mikalor I couldn't think what they were called for the life of me. I bought the whole thing for that very reason as well I've been weighing it up for a while. Then the other day heading back home the pipe popped off again so took the plunge and bought it. I should be ok joining on to what I've replaced the top pipe with was just having a whinge lol ????

Yeah comes with bayonets but no c clips. I've got an oversized 90 bend to a stainless pipe coming off EGR on mine so hopefully I can marry them together. I changed all the standard pipes a while back they kept blowing apart. I threw the c clips though so gunna have to buy some. Unless the one off the bottom of the old side mount will fit over the turbo outlet

I'm gunna fit it on Friday thanks for replys. Do you still need to use them c clip things with the new bayonet fittings they supply?

Before anyone buys one of these you should note it doesn't connect all the way up to the EGR and they give you jubilee clips when on the pictures they use it clearly shows the better clips with the bolt forgot what there called. And u have to use your old c clip things that slide over the coupling that goes in to the turbo. I just thought it's cheap of them when there charging £495 for the intercooler and hard piping kit. The silicone bends aren't as good quality as auto silicone hoses or samco either. They can charge what they like really though as there only competitor is samco which is about £800. Anyone else bought one an feel a bit ripped?

Any one know what torque the 4 bolts holdin the oil filter housing to the block go to just changed the gasket

90 bend sorry not 45

So 80mm to 51

With the 45 degree reducer that comes off the egr go for 80mm so it goes over the top of it and use to good jubilee clips

This is what I did you never have to worry about them again then

This is what I did

I will wait for the new one to go then see if they will do a super duper deal with two to part ex

Recently replaced my turbo pd130 kkk. I have the old turbo the compressor cartridge is snapped and missing fins. I know there are people about that restore them do they buy them off you? Just wondering if I can recoup some coin or should I throw it in the scrap pile?

Ha ha it was Leigh so a bit past stoke. He's a good lad though went above and beyond there. Risking his life going through the place lol

They are aren't they. The shaft snapped and fins blown off on exhaust side. Just sent my Dad on his motorbike to pick up a turbo from stoke on Trent. I will get a tub of oil and a new filter in the morning an put it all back together. Got to replace cv joints as well. Then hopefully it doesn't break all through the winter. Can I block off the EGR pipe from the exhaust and keep the top bit of I take the baffle out? Or do I need to replace with the straight pipe kit?

Turbos shagged going to get it off tomorrow. Is it best to drop it down the bottom or can u take the inlet manifold off and pull it up the back? I've done a golf before that way looks tight on the skoda though