Hello, I’m looking to possibly stage 1 my Fabia (any recommendations for places in Glasgow send me links) I’ve been looking into it as it is such a small engine and the performance gains are not that great.

 

has there been any issues with the engine or any other parts of the car after a remap on these vehicles, my specific model is a 1.2 TSI 4 Cyl, just wanted to know before I do anything people also recommended changing breaks so any links for breaks would be highly appreciated.

 

This car is pretty much stock except a back box delete and I might possibly straight pipe it looking for advice first and then will go ahead and start doing it. 
 

thanks.

What brakes are on the car now, size, make if you know, wheel size too?

 

Unless things have changed a stage 1 can mean one thing to one tuner and perhaps different to others.  You can get various power hikes and/or changes for better/different performance improvement to include better mpg (depending on driving style.

 

Remember tyres are an important part of the braking system (and steering and suspension system) as with many things size of wheels and tyres bigger doesn't always mean better,  Smaller and narrower wheels with narrower and higher profile tyres can be better than bigger and wider, the design, make up and composition of the tyre can be more important than just the size.

 

What is a black box delete, I thought black boxes were added after factory and many insurance one are supposed to work on these (so-called) "smart" phones?  🤣  Thanks rum4mo.

 

There's loads of info on tuning and tuners on the forum but others I'm sure will be along with more advice and recommendations.

 

Edited 16 February, 20242 yr by nta16
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He wrote "back box", by the way.🙂

35 minutes ago, rum4mo said:

He wrote "back box", by the way.🙂

😃 😄  Thanks.  I think I misread the same in another post, I've increased the zoom on my screen (and on looking again still read it as black box!).

 

Apologies to Buddxrs.

 

Depends on noise of course but removing/replacing the back box could upset an MOT tester or Police if it's on top of something else annoying them, I've no idea about a standard Fabia Mk3 1.2 tsi I wouldn't have thought it'd be that bad.

 

Modern cars have enough insulation to reduce noises into the cabin and some may have the "stereo" loud so that they have to have over-noisy exhausts to hear them inside the car, "stereo" off the exhaust need not be as loud.  I've had sports exhaust boxes and systems put on couple of cars and I'm not against them but a well serviced, maintained, tuned and set up car can be quieter than those that aren't.

 

Edited 16 February, 20242 yr by nta16

If you want your car tuned best go get it done, speak to those that do them all the time including cars of members from here and their mates and know all about 1.2TSI,s.

http://ecotune-scotland.co.uk

 

With the insurance you pay a quicker car as standard that costs less to insure makes sense.

There are one about.  A Polo BlueGT used to be a good option. 

8 hours ago, Rooted said:

With the insurance you pay a quicker car as standard that costs less to insure makes sense.

There are one about.  A Polo BlueGT used to be a good option. 

I've no idea now but surely there are smaller lighter options than a Polo - note I'm biased I don't like the interior of German marques, and many of the exteriors, they look like they were done by boring, steady fathers.

 

An unmolested Mk1 Golf GTI would look slow on paper to modern eyes but being smaller and very substantially lighter than a more modern lardy Polo the Golf with its "skinny" wheels and tyres would dance around the Polo on a good twisty A, B, or unclassified road and be a lot more fun to drive, and at legal speeds.

 

@nta16   The point really was that the Polo has / had 150 ps and for some reasons could be less to insure than tuning a Fabia or Ibiza and then could be tuned at a later time.

But then for some a Fabia vRS Twincharger cost less than a Fabia Monte Carlo with 105 ps, but then you had the lottery of a duff twincharger.

 

Maybe these days are over. or maybe you still can have a Suzuki Swift that handles and is nippy and cheaper than a Fabia that needs a remap.. 

There must be alternatives, for me if it had to be a Swift it'd have to be a MK1 Swift to be small, light and nippy enough but I'm far too old to have any idea what modern youngsters would be able to stomach.

 

I think you have to be 25, and no idea how long after passing test, to get "classic" insurance (insurance for a "classic" car), you'd not believe the possible premiums) for the price of this one year's Fabia insurance you could get at least one, if not two, decent "classics"/old-car and the insurance(s), hopefully not need to spend much on them, have fun and and learn to drive and not just pass the the driving test.

 

But I've gone of a tangent again  and not answered the original post -  @Buddxrs as well as following the advice in Rooted's post earlier in the day you might also want or need to post in the 'Performance & Tuning Upgrades' forum. - https://www.briskoda.net/forums/forum/212-performance-tuning-upgrades/

 

And/or do a Search in this forum and the 'Performance & Tuning Upgrades' forum for the info you're after.

 

Good luck.