Not wanting to hijack your build thread but thought you might be in the know as you’ve done a lot of work. do you know if the darkside intake is any good? The one with the AEM filter.

 

Im ashamed to say I’m just after a bit more induction noise and know that it won’t give me huge performance gains. I just wouldn’t want it to mess up the running of the car that’s all 

Edited 18 February, 20197 yr by Jase009

Yeh it's a good intake, I definitely felt the performance increase and sounds good.

Nice one cheers. When you let off does it make that daft noise that other intakes create? Like a high pitch ‘wooo’ sound? 

15 hours ago, Jase009 said:

Nice one cheers. When you let off does it make that daft noise that other intakes create? Like a high pitch ‘wooo’ sound? 

I'll try and get a video of it

Can hear it here, building some boost and then letting off, sometimes it flutters more

Wow that sounds nothing like what I thought it would, sounds like my old Mazda 3 MPS. Think I might get one then, just wanted to make sure it didn’t make that noise most diesels do with intakes. Thanks for the vid

Isn’t that the exhaust that makes the owl/ pigeon noise?

4 hours ago, Dark_Hero said:

Isn’t that the exhaust that makes the owl/ pigeon noise?

Not 100% sure if that's what he's referring to but it could be?

@Jase009

 

5 hours ago, Dark_Hero said:

Isn’t that the exhaust that makes the owl/ pigeon noise?

 

17 minutes ago, RobLarby said:

Not 100% sure if that's what he's referring to but it could be?

@Jase009

 

 

It was the exhaust that made that stupid owl noise  ... Piper exhausts with the silencer removed were all the rage a few years ago of you guys remember?! 

 

There was also an equally stupid name, like mufflerectomy or summit 

Mines a 3" de-cat to Piper straight through now and sounds nothing like that haha, I have no idea what causes the owl sound but it's not my taste!

 that’s the noise- defiantly trying to avoid that but I’m staying with a stock exhaust so it’s all good! 

16 hours ago, jars said:

 

 

It was the exhaust that made that stupid owl noise  ... Piper exhausts with the silencer removed were all the rage a few years ago of you guys remember?! 

 

There was also an equally stupid name, like mufflerectomy or summit 

 

I'm sure the term 'mufflerectomy' referred to cutting open the standard silencers and emptying them out, and welding straight pipe inside.. so it basically performs like a straight pipe but looks standard

11 minutes ago, JLawson90 said:

 

I'm sure the term 'mufflerectomy' referred to cutting open the standard silencers and emptying them out, and welding straight pipe inside.. so it basically performs like a straight pipe but looks standard

Yup, that’s how I understood its 

I had a Mufflerectomey, was just a straight pipe of any material from turbo to back, no back box with tip welded on pipe... removeal of all silencers and boxes... not all that messing about emptying etc

People even used old scaffolding pipe hahah!

Hi Rob. I’ve just fitted the AEM dry flow and get no induction noise and the car feels slower. Actually just sounds a little louder a bit like a van. Did you fit yours and have it mapped at the same time? And I’m guessing the induction noise might come when I fit my FMIC? Sorry to hijack just thought you might be the person to ask 

Never thought I'd see the day but the car is now for sale 😭 : 

 

 

 

 

 

Splitting has begun 😞

 

List of parts left:

 

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Q9-GIi6TL-hJI-efWzZLcmTuyN9aV4D0ihTSEFEVelY/edit

 

This will update with other parts as I get round to it as well

Eep! splitting up! does that mean the car is going back stock, or just what's left goes?

Stripped down to the shell with all panels, may have a buyer for the shell that will be rebuilding it with their own parts.

 

Worst case all panels will be sold and I will have to try and get the plate off to sell, not sure how that works as it's the original plate.

Sad end to a superb (excuse the pun) project. Real shame someone into the Fabia Mk1 couldn't see the value of cars like this and commit just £8,000 to save it. We have 2 things in common my name is Rob and my Octy has 380lb/ft of torque as well which makes it FUN all the time.

Not a lot left now

 

Engine

Turbo

Front Brakes