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Re: JannerSy's Mk2 Fabia vRS 1.4TSI Update: Car sporting new goodies
« Reply #90 on: December 27, 2011, 09:11:55 pm »
Will you need to change your name again when you have a Revo map on your car.  :signLOL: You have actively campaigned against Revo for the last couple of years.  :popcornsoda:  :evilgrin:

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Re: JannerSy's Mk2 Fabia vRS 1.4TSI Update: Car sporting new goodies
« Reply #91 on: December 27, 2011, 09:12:39 pm »
Will you need to change your name again when you have a Revo map on your car.  :signLOL: You have actively campaigned against Revo for the last couple of years.  :popcornsoda:  :evilgrin:

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Re: JannerSy's Mk2 Fabia vRS 1.4TSI Update: Car sporting new goodies
« Reply #92 on: December 27, 2011, 09:14:27 pm »
Im not going to admit it........... :innocent:

Still wouldn't do it on tthe 2.0T though :P

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Re: JannerSy's Mk2 Fabia vRS 1.4TSI Update: Car sporting new goodies
« Reply #93 on: December 27, 2011, 09:14:49 pm »
Well, I think this has made.my mind up

Rainworth are local to me as well

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name='gjlb' timestamp='1321354762' post='2578588']
Got a response from Rainworth about the Revo remap they offer.

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Hi we are a Skoda dealer and have no issues with warranty claims on
remapped cars, the revo remapping keeps everything safe on the car, the
map does not show on the Skoda dealer computers as being done, and will
give no issues with the car as revo try and test them prior to releasing
them to the network. IF (AND THAT'S A MASSIVE IF) the ECU failed because
of the map then it would be sorted out via us / Revo. All other items on
the car would be covered by the Skoda warranty
.

I wonder where Revo got the Green Fabia from that they developed their code on  :innocent: :innocent:

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Re: JannerSy's Mk2 Fabia vRS 1.4TSI Update: Car sporting new goodies
« Reply #94 on: December 27, 2011, 09:17:29 pm »
Yep, rainworth lent them theirs.

With this engines notorious reliability issues some remap warranty support is a useful.  Probably only a matter oftime



......With revo  :rolleye:

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Re: JannerSy's Mk2 Fabia vRS 1.4TSI Update: Car sporting new goodies
« Reply #95 on: December 27, 2011, 09:19:23 pm »
No matter who's map you have it's still the Homomobile.  :P

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Re: JannerSy's Mk2 Fabia vRS 1.4TSI Update: Car sporting new goodies
« Reply #96 on: December 27, 2011, 09:20:00 pm »
Yep, rainworth lent them theirs.

I know that Sy, hence the smilies and it's still a Homomobile :laugh:

Edit - Beaten to it by Hedge

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Re: JannerSy's Mk2 Fabia vRS 1.4TSI Update: Car sporting new goodies
« Reply #97 on: December 27, 2011, 09:22:28 pm »
I can accept it from Ian, but you drive an estate  :P

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Re: JannerSy's Mk2 Fabia vRS 1.4TSI Update: Car sporting new goodies
« Reply #98 on: December 27, 2011, 09:52:47 pm »
I can accept it from Ian, but you drive an estate  :P

I prefer to call it the younger, leaner version of the RS4 Avant  :grin:

Just think of the bumming you could do in it if you had an Octy Estate Sy. You could even go Airtight   :booty: :grin:

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Re: JannerSy's Mk2 Fabia vRS 1.4TSI Update: Car sporting new goodies
« Reply #99 on: December 27, 2011, 09:57:49 pm »
Sy's actualy going Revo :surprised: :surprised: :surprised:





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Re: JannerSy's Mk2 Fabia vRS 1.4TSI Update: Car sporting new goodies
« Reply #100 on: December 27, 2011, 09:58:55 pm »
Are you trying to invite me to a 'pants' party in your car :sick:

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Re: JannerSy's Mk2 Fabia vRS 1.4TSI Update: Car sporting new goodies
« Reply #101 on: December 27, 2011, 10:10:04 pm »
Your not going to be another one with more maps than Ordnance Survey on your ECU are you :laugh:

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Re: JannerSy's Mk2 Fabia vRS 1.4TSI Update: Car sporting new goodies
« Reply #102 on: December 27, 2011, 10:11:30 pm »
Sy - you've changed.  :surprised:

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Re: JannerSy's Mk2 Fabia vRS 1.4TSI Update: Car sporting new goodies
« Reply #103 on: December 27, 2011, 10:12:11 pm »
Hope not,  :signLOL:

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Re: JannerSy's Mk2 Fabia vRS 1.4TSI Update: Car sporting new goodies
« Reply #104 on: December 31, 2011, 12:10:57 am »
Took the golf cart to Mallory Park today with the Javelin TD event. 

Awesome turnout and variety of cars on hand from Porsche 911 turbos, lotus's, Clio RS race cars and fully stripped out/caged track cars, kit cars, TVRs, a ridiculously fast ford RS van, to my little Fabia.

Weather was horrendous.  Really cold and raiing all day, track was soaked, causing loads of guys to have 'moments' all over the track.

Somehow though, despite my worries of my rear tyres being worse for wear and potentially causing a lot of oversteer, the fabia was perfect all day, and really performed well through the bends and the straights.  Everyone else seemed to be fighting their cars (wasnt a good day to have RWD), yet mine just felt fine with no real traction issues (apart from exiting the hairpin in 2nd).

The only issues I had were a spot of oversteer exiting Gerards when it was raining because the DSG kept over riding the manual and changing to 4th gear when i wanted to hang on to 3rd :fighting:, but when a drier line appeared, it was better as i was in 4th much earlier, also suffered understeer at the cooper Esses, but even then, it wasn't bad, and if anything lined me up for the corner exit with no issues.

Really really surprised at the levels of grip considering the weather, i was expecting it to be like an ice rink.  I somehow managed to get into a tripod at one of the corners :driver:  Mostly i'm surprised that a set of Conti sport contact 2 tyres with tread just above the wear markers performed the way they did.  They were horrendous at Rockingham both times, yet here, they were fantastic.

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And if anyone isnt sure what TFSI_Mike looks like well imagine this head on a 4ft high body :wink: :grin:


That TVR was immense.  Me and Mike got a passenger ride in that.   He wasnt even taking at past 5k, but was still flying around, and not shy of going sideways either.  BUT, im only 5'9" and i had my head at about 45degrees to fit in the car!!  small price to pay for the noise though.

As usual though, the kit car drivers were the problem for the whole day refusing to move over for faster cars all day long.  With some of them not even having brake lights or anything, which is mega dodgy in the wet, with spray when they arent going that fast :fighting: :fighting:

Oh and people dont like moving over for skoda's :driver: :driver: