Sy's vRS APR/LOBA Hybrid - Now replaced with a proper car!

[Janner_Sy]

Time for a proper build thread  now it looks like im keeping the car.  i call it the golf cart, others namely hedge and carl in their family saloons call it the homomobile, but i think its jealousy

Starting spec + options
2011 Fabia vRS 1.4TSI (180) DSG7
Heated seats
Climate control
Cruise control
Black alloys
Black Roof




Had it dyno'd with only 192 miles on the clock
180ps=177hp, so pretty muhch bang on the money


Speaking to Ben @ Shark Performance and he asked me if he could use the golf cart as the development car in exchange for a free remap (only 800 miles on the clock  ) but i went for it.

Took it up to him, but was on a tight schedule, and ended up leaving the car with him for a couple weeks, and leaving in his wives 1.8T A4 Avant, no longer with plans of just going stage 1, instead we were going for a decat OEM downpipe (ala Jon-TFSI) and a slightly water down stage 2 map.

Dyno'd again on DD rollers.

Red Curve = Stock software with Decat OEM downpipe
Blue curve = Stage 1+/2 remap with decat OEM downpipe



Chuffed to bits with the gains although not 100% on the accuracy of the torque as it was substantially higher on those DD rollers compared to my most recent run @ JKMs DD rollers.

Whilst at JKm i decided to fit my new black front grill surround

Before:


After:



Bought a Forge intake from Jason on SCN for the tidy sum of £80, and a spare OEM downpipe to stay legal when not on track.




Most recent rolling road day from JKM



Also got marginally better figures than an Ibiza Cupra with stage 2 revo & full TBE on the day as well  as well, so considering his outlay of around £1700 im chuffed to bits with my results for what is only a total of £140 outlay by myself.

[Janner_Sy]

Got invited to turn up on Shark Performances Stand, so i popped her 1/4 mile cherry on the Saturday of GTI international, and spent a fair wack of money going up and down the strip.  Weather wasnt ideal on the saturday, nice and cool, but with the headwind and sporadic rain.  Not 100% happy with my times compared to the 1.4TSI 1/4 mile leaderboard but they are all times from crail and santa pod, so not sure how comparable.  On the day she seemed to be holding her own anyway.

Got spanked by a twin turbo R32 with circa 500hp, i saw his 1/4 time flash up by the time i had got the the electronic notice board halfway up 
Beat
Mk2 leon cupra stage 2,
stripped out mk2 Golf with VR6 engine,
Stage 2 De-DPF vRS stage 2,
Justins stage 2+ GTI twice,
Stage 3 mk1 Fabia twice amongst a few others. 

Heres some of the results of the day

Me and nick perry in his stage 2 De-DPF vRS

[Janner_Sy]

Done with power mods now. 

Mods to do

Intercooler
Uprated radiator
Rear ARB
Uprated suspension of some sort
4 pot 312mm front brakes and 282mm rear upgrade.
Uprated coil packs and spark plugs
Heat tape for the downpipe

Some weight loss:

25kg of ballast weights is contained in the rear bumper and thats coming out, lightweight battery, lightweight wheels, and sund proofing for the supercharger is being taken off.

[Blade]

Nice to see your build thread Sy. Interested to see some pics of the supercharger strip down when you do it. Wonder if i,ve got some ballast in my rear bumper?.

[Janner_Sy]

Nice to see your build thread Sy. Interested to see some pics of the supercharger strip down when you do it. Wonder if i,ve got some ballast in my rear bumper?.

If the Journo reviews are to be believed, it was added to stop the car oversteering apparently, so we'll be getting rid of that then    AFAIK it is only the vRS which has it, prob why the vRS is the heaviest of all the 3 platform cars it shares the platform with

[Hedge]

Tell us about the grille install?   

[vRS Carl]

Tell us about the grille install?   

 

[Janner_Sy]

Tell us about the grille install?    

It was a work of art that required a steady hand and patience








with your leatherman    havent seen the pics yet from thor

Tell us about the grille install?    

 

you would have been impressed.  Some say i have the touch of a rapist, other say that doesnt do me any justice  

[Tfsi_Mike]

The gayest car I've ever seen.

[Janner_Sy]

The gayest car I've ever seen.

Thats how i role 

Been looking into some weight loss options today.  Thinking about the braile battery you have bought 

Potential savings

3kg/corner for wheels so circa 12kg saving
lighter front  brake calipers/discs around 2.5kg per corner lighter so circa 5kg saving
Remove the weight ballast in rear bumper 25kg saving
Lighter battery 15kg saving
Supercharger sound-proofing 2.5kg

So everyday weight saving of 59.5kg

The for 1/4 mile and track days the rear seats, spare tyre, and tool kit are 49.5kg so potentially 100kg of weight loss which should make quite a difference.

[vRS Carl]

I wish you would make your mind up!! One minute your getting rid and next your wanting to strip it out and make it lighter.

You can tell your Gay as your as indecisive as Alan Carr

[Janner_Sy]

I wish you would make your mind up!! One minute your getting rid and next your wanting to strip it out and make it lighter.

You can tell your Gay as your as indecisive as Alan Carr

i was getting rid, until i informed the missus who was not best chuffed with that idea, mostly as i never even told her i was buying the car in the first place, i just put the deposit down off my own back and dealt with the consequences.

So mostly ill keep it for a while now i think.  Thinking of building an extreme off road landrover as a hobby

[vRS Carl]

Is that so you have more room in the back for gay gangbangs?

[GarethB]

Been looking into some weight loss options today.  Thinking about the braile battery you have bought 

Potential savings

3kg/corner for wheels so circa 12kg saving
lighter front  brake calipers/discs around 2.5kg per corner lighter so circa 5kg saving
Remove the weight ballast in rear bumper 25kg saving
Lighter battery 15kg saving
Supercharger sound-proofing 2.5kg

So everyday weight saving of 59.5kg

The for 1/4 mile and track days the rear seats, spare tyre, and tool kit are 49.5kg so potentially 100kg of weight loss which should make quite a difference.

Be interesting to see the performance difference with that diet!

[Hedge]

You can tell your Gay as your as indecisive as Alan Carr

 

Pitch or catch? Mmm can't decide. Both then.