Hi,

I've just bought a mk1 07 Fabia vrs, and loving it. I've been away from the fold for a few years, having previously owned a pd100 Fabia and mk1 Octavian vRS, but for various reasons have gone through a few cars in the meantime.

I thought I'd come back on, and I'm trying to work out if this Furby has been mapped. No clue at the moment.

Its good to be back!!

Cheers,

Andy

Welcome to the forum.

Two possibilities to discover if the car has been mapped:

It may have been mapped using a 'box' that is wired into the loom in the engine bay, this acts as a variable and therefore effects the air and fuel flow, but can be very quickly and easily be removed should there be a crash / insurance claim investigation.

The other alternative is a hard map, that is, the ECU has been remapped which is a more permanent and reliable way of doing things.

The only definite way of telling is either finding out from the previous owner/owners, or putting it onto a rolling road and see what figures it produces.

Out of interest, does it produce a lot of black smoke on hard acceleration? Sometimes a remap is done that over fuels to get the most power possible, the excess diesel therefore is burnt off and you have yourself a nice chimney effect at the back of the car.

Have a look over into the Fabia 1 section, endless threads about remaps and remapping.

JRJG

JRJG

Thanks for the tips.

I remembered that I had an old obd2 Bluetooth scanner. That plus torque on my phone meant I could check boost pressure which appears to be running at approx 1.3 bar gauge (max), which appears to be normal for a non remapped car.

Still happy with the car. 1000 miles in a week, and it's going well!