Or a 7.3l V10 Viper

 

http://youtu.be/AMFpeC6_HSE

Edited 28 January, 201511 yr by theezenutz

Lol or you could just buy a car thats designed to put the power down to begin with?

 

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no fun then

no fun then

I beg to differ.With a little bit of outlay and a few mods 300bhp is eaily acheivable and much fun I assure you.

Edited 29 January, 201511 yr by theezenutz

I beg to differ.With a little bit of outlay and a few mods 300bhp is eaily acheivable and much fun I assure you.

true true my m8 has a pulsar 470bhp but they are nearly extinct now 

Hi,

 

I'm getting a standard vrs and want to know what's good to do to it.

 

So far I have the below on my possible to do list (just working out what I want first as budget is about 1.5k to begin with):

 

Performance-

LSD

RARB and poss FARB

remap

Better brakes

Exhaust

 

Looks-

Wheels

Splitter

Tinted Windows

De-chrome grille - either carbon or body colour

 

Anything else pretty obvious I am missing?

 

Cheers,

 

Tom

 

To start with I'd go for AP Coilovers, Rear Jabba ARB, remap and upgrade the front brakes to 312mm.

That might cost you £1,000 - £1,200 and improve the handling while giving a bit more poke.

 

If you want to go to the next stage and head towards 200+bhp then expect to spend a fair amount more than that.

By the time you work out the cost on a turbo, LSD, front mount intercooler, custom map etc... you are into spending more on the car that it's worth and could easily do another £2,000 - £3,000+

 

You have to consider what the is viable on the car you are starting with.

Throwing money at an old diesel hatchback might be fun, but it's a good way to burn money you'll never see back.

Which is fine as long as you accept that before you do it.

Edited 29 January, 201511 yr by BossFox

Doing lots to a Fabia VRS is expensive. Simplest is best - mild remap and a RARB. Or add a decent spring/damper package. A reasonably stiff RARB and 25-30mm lowering gives far less opportunity for the inside front wheel to spin away out of tighter corners or junctions.

 

If performance is higher on the list, I wouldn't get a Fabia VRS. Probably get a PD140 in some form on the MK4 chassis. Golf/Jetta/Leon/A3.... And go from there.

 

Most sensible post yet.

 

If you want real performance relatively cheaply, buy something like a used SLK 350 (0-60 in 5.5 seconds, 155mph, great handling, under stressed engine).  £8K buys one.  That or any other true performance car (scooby, bimmer 335i etc etc etc) .  The Fabia is a fun little car but without serious money and serious mods, will never be a sports car so don't kid yourselves.  For the chassis and weight and FWD, the limit on usable power with the Fabia in the real world, not someone's imagination or on track, is probably around 200BHP.  I had mine initially remapped to 185BHP and that was way too much for the suspension, brakes, clutch or chassis.  Going above that is pointless unless you like burning money or simply want to invest another 4 to 5 K in mods that you'll never see back come resale plus you'll still be left with a relatively unstable little car at speed.  There's better donor cars to make a true performce car from.  I love the Fabia vRS for what it is.  A fun runaround with spritely performance.

Edited 29 January, 201511 yr by SEVrs

I think people modify the Fabia vRS because they want a sportier car but they don't want the running costs associated with one which is fair enough. I do think there is a limit as to what is sensible though. I couldn't justify putting say £4000 into getting a 230-250bhp drivable vRS personally. 

 

If I ever start to mess with mine it will be handling first 100% as it isn't very good as standard. 

de chrome the grille is a popular option and imo looks lots better!

 

Just done mine

Doing lots to a Fabia VRS is expensive. Simplest is best - mild remap and a RARB. Or add a decent spring/damper package. A reasonably stiff RARB and 25-30mm lowering gives far less opportunity for the inside front wheel to spin away out of tighter corners or junctions.

If performance is higher on the list, I wouldn't get a Fabia VRS. Probably get a PD140 in some form on the MK4 chassis. Golf/Jetta/Leon/A3.... And go from there.

I'd prefer something later, mk2 Leon or mk5 Golf etc. just a better platform. should've gone down that route instead of the Ibiza :-/

Can't believe nobody has mentioned it, for me one of the best upgrades I've done - projector headlights.

Makes night driving so much better.