As you can see from the rolling road graph done by Jim at STAR PERORMANCE on Friday 4th February my Fabia VRS is in a pretty healthy shape. Its got 182 BHP and 299 lbs of torque. It was remapped on Friday 28th January and a week later Jim fitted the Seat Ibiza Strut Brace, Cupra 160PD Airbox and JR Air Filter. Out of the kindness of his own heart he gave it a dyno run to see the figures it was producing and boy does it look good.

Anyone wanting the Strut Brace and Cupra Airbox give Jim a call at STAR PERFORMANCE as mine only took one day to come.

Cheers Keith

PS - go for the remap first its BRILL!

looks good... how does it drive? thats more important than the headline figures?

looks good... how does it drive? thats more important than the headline figures?

Its fantastic - it just wants to keep going and going and going. Looking forward to the dry weather cause the roads are still abit greasy just now. Thats when the real test will happen.

Cheers

Keith

Looking good. How does it drive. Was it a custom map or a dual system?

See from the printout, you now have a top speed of 85mph :P

Steve

How is the power down in the low rev range, i.e say booting it just when the turb starts to work around 2000rpm? I see the optimum torque is around 2500 RPM, but noticed that at 2000 rpm, the BHP is reading out around 75, and doesn't max out until almost 4000rpm, i.e close to the redline. I imagine this makes for a very progressive rev range, but also bet it creates a totally different car to drive than one which has been Jabba'd. I've attached an old copy of a dyno showing Matt's old TDI and mine on the same plot. You can see by the time the turbo is starting to work around 2000rpm, we're both close to the original 100bhp output of our cars (yellow line/s), and then we gradually work up to 150ish by the time we reach the point of around 3700-4000rpm, a bit like the above. But I love the appearance of the torque curve, looks very "max power" the way it rises above the rest of the curves.

Looking good. How does it drive. Was it a custom map or a dual system?

It is a dual system and it drives brilliant. Tremendous amount of torque. Cant wait for the dry roads.

Cheers

Keith

See from the printout' date=' you now have a top speed of 85mph :P

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If you look closer you will see that the car was stuck in first gear thats how it shows a low top speed.

How is the power down in the low rev range' date=' i.e say booting it just when the turb starts to work around 2000rpm? I see the optimum torque is around 2500 RPM, but noticed that at 2000 rpm, the BHP is reading out around 75, and doesn't max out until almost 4000rpm, i.e close to the redline. I imagine this makes for a very progressive rev range, but also bet it creates a totally different car to drive than one which has been Jabba'd. I've attached an old copy of a dyno showing Matt's old TDI and mine on the same plot. You can see by the time the turbo is starting to work around 2000rpm, we're both close to the original 100bhp output of our cars (yellow line/s), and then we gradually work up to 150ish by the time we reach the point of around 3700-4000rpm, a bit like the above. But I love the appearance of the torque curve, looks very "max power" the way it rises above the rest of the curves.

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As soon as the needle hits 1900 revs the power just comes in with a bang and thats you all the way up to just over 4000. Even with the traction control on it keeps on trying to spin the wheels in the first four gears.

Cheers

Keith

IMHO, I had the JabbaSport remap, the car feels much quicker throughout every gear and traction is a problem into 2nd, but 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th seem fine and I wouldnt say it feels like your @rse is in the back of the chair, it feels like it's pulling strongly, but nothing OTT like what some members claim. If anything maybe I expected too much from my remap, and although it had 323 lb/ft of torque and 195 bhp it doesnt feel like it, maybe i'm just used to it.

I know it's miles faster as I can easily beat VTS's, 172's even 182's in a straight line drag and keep pace with a WRX, (STi pulls a few car lengths). If it were 0-100 I am sure most of these cars could match a vRS but in gear acceleration even an STi has trouble pulling away.

Mixed review, but TBH I like it not ripping up my tyres and hurting my @rse, but I definately wouldnt say it feels rapid, just brisk-skoda.

I get the impression some folks will NEVER be happy

am i reading that right? is it losing 46bhp though the drivetrain?? sounds high for a fwd