The wife has decided to keep her 2019 Colour Edition after the PCP deal comes to an end next month..... Her final payment of £5300 for a car that is currently looking like it's worth around £11000-12000 means it's a no brainer to keep it........ Anyway one of the things she's thinking about doing once it's hers is a remap so I said I'd do a bit of asking on here to find out if there are any reliable maps out there that are still within the limits of the standard turbo and clutch.  She's not too bothered about having to upgrade them both and just fancies making the car a little more punchy so if it means having to replace them also then she says she'll leave it as is.

 

 

I've tried to have a search but it's a night shift (I'm on my break) and the tiredness isn't helping me find much.

 

 

 

Any advise would be much appreciated.

I'd be inclined to try a pedal box if it's just more responsiveness that's required.

 

 

Just check out your local tuners / remapers, their reputation, who's software they use or if they write it and pay your money.

 

Remember the car has a GPF (OPF)

http://goapr.co.uk/products/ecu_upgrade_10tsi_opf.html   

On E5 Super Unleaded, so maybe best 99 ron & not 97 and APR keeps showing 98 ron even though nobody sells that bin the UK.

97 ron is Minimum though so can be a higher octane at the pump.

 

http://celtictuning.co.uk

It is 2017 on you need to look at.

 

 

A pedalbox is not going to really make that much of a difference.  

?

Is it a manual & 5 speed?  I take it that it is a manual since you mention the clutch.

 

The Cambelt replacement recommendation is at 5 years, that is a bit more expensive than the remap.

The spark plugs should have been replaced by now, they need changed before the remap if not done.

A new air filter probably, but look see it's condition. 

 

http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/491195-fabia-mk3-10-tsi

http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/471730-apr-10tsi-remap-released

http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/470749-10-tsi-remap-success

http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/485325-skoda-rapid-10-tsi-110-remapping

http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/433171-modifying-your-fabia-mk-iii

 

Edited 5 June, 20233 yr by toot

On 05/06/2023 at 03:17, toot said:

Just check out your local tuners / remapers, their reputation, who's software they use or if they write it and pay your money.

 

Remember the car has a GPF (OPF)

http://goapr.co.uk/products/ecu_upgrade_10tsi_opf.html   

On E5 Super Unleaded, so maybe best 99 ron & not 97 and APR keeps showing 98 ron even though nobody sells that bin the UK.

97 ron is Minimum though so can be a higher octane at the pump.

 

http://celtictuning.co.uk

It is 2017 on you need to look at.

 

 

A pedalbox is not going to really make that much of a difference.  

?

Is it a manual & 5 speed?  I take it that it is a manual since you mention the clutch.

 

The Cambelt replacement recommendation is at 5 years, that is a bit more expensive than the remap.

The spark plugs should have been replaced by now, they need changed before the remap if not done.

A new air filter probably, but look see it's condition. 

 

http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/491195-fabia-mk3-10-tsi

http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/471730-apr-10tsi-remap-released

http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/470749-10-tsi-remap-success

http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/485325-skoda-rapid-10-tsi-110-remapping

http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/433171-modifying-your-fabia-mk-iii

 

 

 

Cheers for that but my question was more what are the limits of the standard turbo and clutch so as to know if there are any remaps out there that aren't going to cause issues with them etc......  Apologies if I worded it wrongly but i posted during my break during my fourth of five 12 hour night shifts so the old brain wasn't working too well.  

 

The only thing i can see in the things you posted is one of the topics mentions that the APR remap is more than likely too much for the MQ200 gearbox/clutch fitted to the colour edition. And looking at what you have put for Celtic Tuning that's way over what the MQ200 is rated for too so i guess that rules a remap out when keeping everything else standard.

 

 

Edited 6 June, 20233 yr by WaveyDavey

@WaveyDavey Stage 1 is not going to be too much for the turbo and certainly not for the clutch unless your good lady is going to be doing Standing Start drag races. 

Does she not just want a bit more acceleration in the normal flow of traffic flow and a bot quicker overtaking so when already moving?

 

Surely the person you pay to do the remap will know the limits and advice accordingly.

 

There are people that speak well of Celtic Tuning.   I can not do so from knowledge of dealers years back but that is unfair if they have improved.

That is the thing with Franchises, it matters who you go to and their knowledge and interest.

Edited 6 June, 20233 yr by toot

I've no idea about your wife but a lot of drivers (often but not always in BMWs and diesel Audis) don't use the performance already available in the car by the use of gears and being in the power range  It might even be against the law for some BMWs and diesel Audis to travel below 5th gear so dribbling by the vehicle they're overtaking shutting the door for any other vehicles behind them.

 

One of the best tuning aids you can get is driving training (I say that not as a particularly good driver myself) and it's all transferable to other cars.

 

I'm not saying any of this picking on your wife as in my personal experience generally women are better drivers than men and many men have performance vehicles beyond their driving skills (including me), just my personal experience others may have found differently.

 

19 hours ago, nta16 said:

I've no idea about your wife but a lot of drivers (often but not always in BMWs and diesel Audis) don't use the performance already available in the car by the use of gears and being in the power range  It might even be against the law for some BMWs and diesel Audis to travel below 5th gear so dribbling by the vehicle they're overtaking shutting the door for any other vehicles behind them.

 

One of the best tuning aids you can get is driving training (I say that not as a particularly good driver myself) and it's all transferable to other cars.

 

I'm not saying any of this picking on your wife as in my personal experience generally women are better drivers than men and many men have performance vehicles beyond their driving skills (including me), just my personal experience others may have found differently.

 

 

No it's to do with the fact she's a petrol head and previously had a Type-R and a vRS so just wants a bit more oomph from this one after having it since new..... Kinda like having a new car but without actually having a new car kinda thing.

Fair enough.  I can follow keeping the car but making it feel different.

 

Chap in another thread had a remap to get more mpg which a remap should achieve but most of us wouldn't notice as we'd drive the extra performance and usually get less mpg.

 

Being biased against VW but only experiencing the 4-cylinder I can't think I'd want to push a VW 3-cylinder too much more than VW.  Having fun in the car has little to do with hp figures and numbers and needle positions on the dials that's all ego stuff and no matter how much you have in the right circumstances you'll want a lot more than possible and always others already have a lot more.  Better might be to carry more what is already available with things like better tyres, perhaps suspension upgrades (though many upgrades can be the opposite).  Perhaps strip things down a bit, if that's possible on a 2019 car.

 

But different people have different ideas and want to experience things for themselves.

 

I've spent many tens of thousands of pounds to find more often less is more but admit it has been nice sometimes to have more than required.

 

Good luck to you both.

 

Stage 1 remap is a total no brainer and I don’t regret it at all. Got the same car/engine as you and used super chips (they come to you): www.superchips.co.uk

 

for a stage 1 you don’t need to go onto a dyno. Everything else on my car is stock. Definitely feel the difference. If you drive normal then you also get slightly better mpg! 
 

don’t forget to tell insurance. Doesn’t add much. 

Edited 8 June, 20232 yr by turboskodaria

Both the better performing Type R and vRS had appropriate engineering of transmission, brakes, suspension and tyres (etc) to better control the application of the available power.

I consider the Fabia as better than basic transport, and the fact that you can get near 50% improved performance for a relatively small price is remarkably appealing but I'm not sure it is a good starting point from a safety aspect?