I've been pondering getting my 59 plate 125k mile Fabia 1.9 mapped up a bit, nothing daft, just up to 135 ish. I've had the car a few months, the timing belt, water pump and tensioners are new, and I got the oil changed immediately when I bought it as there was no proof of it having been done lately. I've had about 3000 miles of totally trouble free motoring and feel like I can trust the car and don't mind investing slightly in some none-essential quality of life improvements.

 

I previously had a 2002 1.9 90bhp octavia which I got mapped up to 110, it worked perfectly and ran for another 8k until I got rid of it.

 

In other people's experience, does the 105 engine map up to the 140 region safely? I've seen quoted gains of up to around 170, which I feel like may be playing with fire...

if its the PD engine as in Mk1 vRS (not sure if it is)......then it should be fine for 130 +

It's basically an updated PD100, as ever at 125k It's the clutch you need to worry about, the engine is bulletproof, ignore all the silly headline numbers and just make sure it's a clutch friendly map.

I bought an exchange ECU for my 1.9 PD 105 which had been remapped to an alleged 145hp, it worked perfectly and changed the vehicle beyond all recognition, never missed a beat over a couple of years.

 

My 2.0 CR Yeti was a 108hp and equally dangerous for mid range overtaking, I had a Celtic Tuning remap to an alleged 184hp and that again has transformed the vehicle.

 

I think both of them were in fact the standard VAG 130 and 170 hp maps, they are just too good to have been done by a teenager with a laptop on a rolling road.

 

Aside from probably not having the larger turbo both engines were available with a range of different power outputs to slot into emissions classes without any other modifications so it really makes sense to remap if your vehicle is lacking when it comes to overtakes.

 

On both vehicles I frequently was caught out, they pull like a train low down & accelerate well in the lower gears but an overtake at 50mph requiring say 70mph at the end of the manœuvre could bring on a half crown threepenny bit moment!

 

 

ok cheers guys, yeah, the clutch definitely feels like it's on its way out, so that's probably going to need sorting before anything else, and hopefully won't require the DMF changing as well! 

 

out of interest, anyone know a ballpark figure of what one might expect to pay for a clutch replacement on a 1.9 fabia?