Fuel economy - What do you get?

[TDIfurby]

Nice shagwaar! Love the shape of those.

If we're doing piccies, here's my little 5 door hatch derv-mobile. Haven#t done recent performance tests but despite 50mpg I am aiming to get 0-60 in high 5 seconds (still FWD so grip sucks off the line) and 1/4 mile in 13 seconds. Kind of a sleeper, but I've styled it quite aggressively.

 

[marin man]

So just incase any ecomentalists ar listening in these are my reasons for driving fast and shouting POWERRRR

Sounds more like you're overcompensating...

Not really I just like power and plenty of it,I should have been a third world dictator really

Love the xk's great shape and always great colours.

 

[TDIfurby]

Not really I just like power and plenty of it,I should have been a third world dictator really
)

My issue as well. Bought mine with 100hp - remapped right away to 150.... lasted about 18 months. Engine conversion and better turbo 220bhp/340 lb/ft. lasted about 2 years, bigger turbo 260bhp/370 lb/ft and now on hopefully my last big turbo :roll: and once all tuned up aiming for >300bhp and 450 lb/ft.... I just can't seem to get enough power, but I don't like to give up the economy/cheap tax (£110pa) either. That's the accountant in me talking there.....

 

[marin man]

Not really I just like power and plenty of it,I should have been a third world dictator really
)

My issue as well. Bought mine with 100hp - remapped right away to 150.... lasted about 18 months. Engine conversion and better turbo 220bhp/340 lb/ft. lasted about 2 years, bigger turbo 260bhp/370 lb/ft and now on hopefully my last big turbo :roll: and once all tuned up aiming for >300bhp and 450 lb/ft.... I just can't seem to get enough power, but I don't like to give up the economy/cheap tax (£110pa) either. That's the accountant in me talking there.....

My jag came out of the box with 386 bhp and I have had her chipped and fiddled with and a different supercharger pulley fitted and now at about 415bhp (my wife says this is too much :roll.I am not spending anymore money on her now, or on the car

 

[TDIfurby]

Aha - well not many jags are >400 bhp so I expect yours is a sleeper too. Not many expect a 300 bhp Skoda fabia 5 door hatch so mine surprises a few as well. Its one reason I kept and modded this car rather than chopping in against something quick out the box.

 

[fingers]

Nice fabia, Id run black wheels to match the mirror caps & roof tho...

(and maybe hide the FMIC with a nice bit of mesh, lol!)

 

[TDIfurby]

The intercooler is meshed to prevent stones doing damage. The photo kind of hides it a bit. This shows it a bit better

I got the wheels for weight not looks, but yeah, black pro race 1.2 wheels would be nice.

 

[fingers]

Now that does look good...

Id remove the fog lights and grilles and do an R32 type look too... Getting carried away here!

I had a fabia hatch company car once, grip was great and chuckable like a go cart...

 

[RichT]

Nice shagwaar! Love the shape of those

it's okay, but like you, I guess??, I've got used to the power/acceleration & it feels slow at times :roll:


I did fancy trying to find a VXR-8 to px it against, but SWMBO fancies a new shape XKR. an XFR, or an Aston-Martin V8 next year

 

[TDIfurby]

Sadly no cash for that kind of upgrade for me.

Having reached pretty much, the limit of 1.9 TDI tuning, I will need to look elsewhere for my speed kicks. Long term I fancy getting the Skoda back to "stock" and having something daft like a supercharged Atom for track use, when they come down in price a bit....