Simonbt

cheers. Thanks a lot for all your help guys, much appreciated

That's a very good point about the handling. I live in Sheffield and DAMN the roads are really bad round here. But I'm not going to be dropping it to the ground, so hopefully it will be okay one other question, anyone know what the difference between the 1.9tdi shocks and dampers and the VRS ones? Is it worth me getting some VRS ones or just going for aftermarket ones?

So: Stage one remap rear arb front cupra console bushes 30mm lowering then just play a little with alloys and possibly a neat bodykit. Best break the piggy bank

To be honest I'm not really aiming for a big mod, just something to bring it slightly better. The stage one you mentioned seems ideal. The car has about 115k on the clock, buts it's been well looked after, each service done at a skoda dealership, pretty much all the mileage was done by my girlfriends mother so I know it's not been thrashed about. Also I've already had my modding phase, 29 now so not really looking to get the mist I can, just wanna make it the handling tighter and give it enough umph to be faster than anything a 17yr old Saxo driver might have one annoyed me earlier this week and the only reason I beat him was cause I was braver/better round the roundabouts

Aah rear antiroll bar, that's another thing to add to my list! Any ideas what sort of price I'll be looking at for a stage1 remap?

how much did it improve yours? Is it worth getting it remapped (ignoring the clutch issues)?

Hi all, I've been scouting around for some Fabia experts and here seems like the best place I've had my 1.9tdi 100bhp since nov last year and recently i've been thinking about selling it and getting something a little sportier etc. Anyway, long story short i did a little research and found out my engine is basically a toned down version of the VRS, so with a little tweeking/mapping i can get a bit more umph from it without the worry of it breaking due to being overpowered etc etc. Also i understand i can improve the handling a massive amount with just a few changes. Here goes with my questions (there's a couple!) Power: There seems to be a number of things you can buy that goes inline with the ecu (as i understand it) which gives a flat bhp increase. Most seem to be about 30bhp. Is one of these gizmos something i should be aiming to get, or am i looking for a complete remap? Handling: The first fabia i drove was my girlfriends old car. She got herself a little 1.2 petrol a few years back, the 3 cylinder one. Other than the awesome power it had oozing from everywhere(!) It was an understeering nightmare. Mine is a lot better, which i imagine is due to the much heavier lump under the bonnet. Mine also rolls a little through the corners which is to be expected as its not the vrs version. I'm planning a switch of wheels, 16" probably (i have the standard 14" steels on atm), the Cupra console bushes as i hear these make a big difference and i'm probably going to lower the car by about 30mm. So, i really would appreciate if you could let me know what sort of things should/can i be doing to my engine to get a bit more poke from it and is there anything other than what i mentioned above that i could do to improve the handling? Thanks in advance! <3 I've just spend aaages searching these forums to answer myself but not really getting anywhere - i have learned that a cupra intake is also a worthwhile investment