Hello,

New here....

Recently purchased a 63 plate VRS Estate, as a combination daily and sprint/hill climb car.

Looking for suggestions on best value performance upgrades.

Thanks!

I would start sayng that I own a 1.2 tsi estate tuned with revo software (stg.1) pushing around 140 bhp, if I may I would like to share my setup to be able to tell you how I've found the driving dynamic that I like. (all done in DIY)

• koni sport shock absorber (front and rear) they're stiff and with adjustable rebound

• all bushing (even the rear subframe one) are from strongflex and the're yellow polyurethane (90 shore stiffness)

• all the ultra-racing strut brace to add stifness

• really a game changer the rear anti roll bar from whiteline 21mm of diameter and adjustable in 3 way

• brake upgrade: braided brake line from HEL and front 312mm and rear 256mm vented disc (original one are 232mm solid) for the front you (and all the one who have 288mm disc) will need just the brake caliper holder from a mk1 audi tt 1.8t whit 312mm disc; for the rear you will need audi tt mk1 brake caliper or seat leon 1m1 (mk1) you will find them easier on the 4x4 version like tt 3.2 vr6 or leon cupra or syncro (1.9 tdi awd) but you will need these caliper holder https://www.ebay.it/itm/274167957844 (due to a difference in the offset in the holder for housing the rear drive shafts). keep in mind that with this brake setup the smallest rim that you can fit is 16' so you will have to replace the spare tyre

• tyre I can only fit 16' rim due to the law where I live and configuration of my fabia (started as an ambition but I've retrofitted everithing possible even oem front pdc even if they weern't optional), but I use Yokhoama Advan AD08RS 205/45/16 they're like glue even on really heavy rain, never felt safer like that with any other tyre.

• (montecarlo spring to lower just 15 mm not your situation you already have the Vrs one and the gearbox from a cbzb the 105 bhp version of the 1.2 tsi but again not your case)

• activated via vcds the XDS, is a electronic limited slip differential, basically with the abs sensor it sense the wheel wich is loosing traction in a corner and apply the brake to correct the trajectory, in the Vrs it should be already active but you can set in trhee different way: off, soft, and hard from factory it should be on soft, (in this early abs generation it work only on the front wheel the XDS+ works on all 4 wheel).

• not completly related to cornering capability but I use royal purple 5w40 vw502.00 and I replace it every 9k km (with all the filter fuel, oil, air, and cabin air filter)

If I wil remember something else I will update the post

Edited 10 hours ago10 hr by Jack25