Has anyone fitted one of these? I love the sound of it and it’s a logical step if I want to progress to a remap. 
 

https://www.racingline.com/air-intake-upgti-10tsi-vwr12upgt

 

I notice they have paused shipping this due to a EMF light issue. Does anyone know if this affects Skoda’s? I’m aware I can contact them, just thought I would ask on here first. 
 

 

You might be better waiting to see what type of thing whoever does the remap suggests you use.  A lot of "improvements" can often turn out not to be or even not as good as factory.  Many/most(?) remaps are about reducing the factory margins of meeting many conditions for wide application long term use reliably, some margins are wider than others and more complex and involved, gains in some areas may be at losses in others.

 

After timely fully servicing, maintaining and repairing of the whole car best performance gains are often from further driver(road) training and these are transferable to other cars.

 

If you don't get the replies you want here you might be better looking in and/or asking in the following other forums.

 

HTH.

 

Fabia Projects forum - https://www.briskoda.net/forums/forum/205-fabia-projects/

 

Performance & Tuning Upgrades forum  -https://www.briskoda.net/forums/forum/212-performance-tuning-upgrades/

 

Hi.
 

Thanks for the detailed reply. 
 

Initially I think it will be some subtle styling mods first. But I really liked the sound this kit adds of induction and turbo flutter. So may be that rather than remap. Any changes I make will be reversible so I will have options down the line. 
 

 

 

15 minutes ago, Binx1310 said:

But I really liked the sound this kit adds of induction and turbo flutter. So may be that rather than remap. Any changes I make will be reversible so I will have options down the line. 

If you are after just the noise then your ears will be the judge.  You might want to monitor if the kit gives any unwanted or unexpected results too, I have no idea about this or other kits but know that induction changes can actually reduce performance when compared with factory fitted or not give enough gain to even warrant the buying cost plus if performance is reduced it might be at the cost of more fuel used and worse.

 

Any unexpected warning lights and messages, unseen error codes (after suspecting low, but not very low) 12v battery charge) I would suspect the kit might be interfering and upsetting the very complex and intwined computer programs and system.

 

I doubt any reasonably made and installed induction system would add very much or subtract much but  .   .   .

 

BTW, if it's not a typo what's an EMF light?

 

Engine management fault. 

1 hour ago, Binx1310 said:

Engine management fault. 

I don't think I've ever heard a light called that but no matter as that's a bit of a read flag anyway for this kit installation,

 

German marques including VW have for decades had very complex (over complex for requirements previously) computer programs and computer systems that can perhaps be (too) easily upset by changing from factory which may then require fiddling around with settings which can sometimes have unexpected consequences perhaps more so the newer the car as they have even more systems on them that are even more intertwined so things get even more complex.

 

Why would you get an engine warning light on an induction kit that is supposed to improve air intake?

 

Air intake is very important, and of course you want clean air going in and through the engine hence it is filtered.  Think of the engine as a huge air pump on four wheels.  I always suggest changing the (standard) air filter more often that VW's "service" schedule (6yrs/60k-miles (!)) and giving the air box and tubing a quick wipe out.

 

I'm sure there must be other induction kits that others have fitted, some perhaps to a 2021 1.0 Fabia, that don't cause warning lights, but these kits may be as part of other work including remapping.