Right people i should be comming into money in the next few weeks so looking for ideas on what to spend my money on at first was going to buy another fiesta RS turbo as i used to own one and loved it but now thinking am going to spend it on the fabia so need ideas on what type of power and handling i can get with

Remap, 312mm brakes and a nice holiday.

Remap, 312mm brakes and a nice holiday.

I'd get the Rear ARB over the holiday

Rear arb, springs, dampers and a day with Don Palmer to learn how to drive the car properly

Chris

Rear arb, springs, dampers and a day with Don Palmer to learn how to drive the car properly

Chris

Is the handling on the Fabia that bad as standard? I think the Ibiza handles really well and didn't think the Fabia would be much different.

If you want a cheaper day out (than Don Palmer) homing in on driving skills, you can come to the track day in a couple of weeks at Hullavington. There's some expert tuition thrown in and a social event too so the opportunity to have passenger laps in cars in various states of tuning

No substitute for a proper one-on-one training course, but a good friendly starter

What a great question / situation.

The possibilities are numerous and the final package will of course be down to your taste but heres a few ideas to start the ball rolling:

All prices are approx and will depend on make and specification.

Strut Brace:

Jabba rear anti roll bar (personally think its all the handling needs)

312mm setup or change the calipers to the 288/312mm ones.

Uprated pads

Super dot 4

Don palmer skid control or similar

Super dot 4

what's one of them ?

what's one of them ?

It's brake fluid and is equivalent to 5.1 I believe........

Chris

Towbar, caravan, then have a holiday in Jabbasport's carpark whilst they fettle the car?

Is the handling on the Fabia that bad as standard? I think the Ibiza handles really well and didn't think the Fabia would be much different.

Nope, the handling is fine as standard. In fact for most people it's a good compromise between handing and comfort. However for those that want better handling, like any car, it can be improved (usually at the expense of comfort).

What a great question / situation.

The possibilities are numerous and the final package will of course be down to your taste but heres a few ideas to start the ball rolling:

All prices are approx and will depend on make and specification.

Strut Brace:

(usually at the expense of comfort).

Unlike the anti roll bar

Nope, the handling is fine as standard. In fact for most people it's a good compromise between handing and comfort. However for those that want better handling, like any car, it can be improved (usually at the expense of comfort).

The handling is dangerous as standard if you ask me.

Unlike the anti roll bar

I second your comment. Why bother with anything else!!

The handling is dangerous as standard if you ask me.

I wasn't a fan of the standard setup either and I didn't think it did handling or comfort particularly well on anything other than a smooth road. The damping seemed to be a bit out of sync with the stiffer springs, and I've found the same on the Octavia Mk1 vRS too. Pitching and diving under accelerating and braking also seemed very pronounced.

Maybe some FSD's on standard springs would improve things (although I found Eibach springs and dampers did not compromise comfort at all)

Either way, it depends on how you want to drive it! If you're happy with the handling as is then don't bother modding it!

Chris

I wasn't a fan of the standard setup either and I didn't think it did handling or comfort particularly well on anything other than a smooth road. The damping seemed to be a bit out of sync with the stiffer springs, and I've found the same on the Octavia Mk1 vRS too. Pitching and diving under accelerating and braking also seemed very pronounced.

Sounds very much like a standard Golf Mk4 GTI, they handled terrible as standard IMO.

Wasnt a fan of the eibach setup (springs/dampers) or when I had just the dampers and standard springs Did help traction and heavy breaking a little but not enough for the price. The arb on the other hand makes the car more adjustable on the throttle and gets rid of the dreaded understeer (if you keep it smooth)

The std setup if far from perfect.

For me personally, if you wanted more power. I would spend it as follows

ITEM...................... AMOUNT........ TOTAL

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