Fabia 1.2 upgrades?

FabiaOfDoom · 21-12-2004, 08:49

As the title says, I have a 1.2 2004 Fabia, I was looking for what kind of things I could do to improve performance, from a turbo or anyhting else for that matter, becuase I dont know what I can or can not do to this kind of engine. Any help would be great!

Moe

Fasterbaby · 21-12-2004, 09:01

I doubt much would be cost effective to upgrade one of these. Really you would be better to change the car.
I suppose you could do the usual.
Exhaust, air filter etc but gains would be minimal, and a turbo would cost a fortune i reckon. Also if you increase the performance in one of these the handling and brakes would need upgrading. I suppose it depends on how much more you are looking to get.
Oh and welcome to the board

Get you VRS on order

FabiaOfDoom · 21-12-2004, 09:58

what do you define by a fortune? I hear they run about $1000-$1500. At least here. I dont know how much it would cost in pounds . . . Also faster, how much gains would I make if i were to do these pgrades? I dont think I could just change the car like that. I just got it like 3 months ago

and I am looking to bost it to like maybee 80's or the 90's HP range, just want a bost, its a tad hard when youve got a free for all on the high way I use to go to work

and if you know of any website that do have these parts, please link um to me! And any interior kit's and stuff woudl be great, cuz I cant seem to find any!

Thanks again!

William · 21-12-2004, 10:05

a 6V 1.2L Furby with a turbo

FabiaOfDoom · 21-12-2004, 10:12

Huh? V6 what? I did not say anyhting about a V6 "furby"? :/

William · 21-12-2004, 10:14

not V6, the 1.2 engine has 6 valves.

FabiaOfDoom · 21-12-2004, 10:22

Oh I get ya, sorry. Well what about it only having 6 valves? I know I am not going to get a fast car wit hthese upgrades, but as I stated above. I just want a little advice on how to bost it a little

William · 21-12-2004, 10:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by FabiaOfDoom

Oh I get ya, sorry. Well what about it only having 6 valves? I know I am not going to get a fast car wit hthese upgrades, but as I stated above. I just want a little advice on how to bost it a little

Sorry to laugh, but I had this image of a little furby with big wheels, a big exhaust and flame stickers down the side, acclerate off and reach 100km/hr in 20 minutes

. Sorry there is go again

**robmawer** · 21-12-2004, 10:30

Fitting a turbo will be expensive, void any warranty, increase wear on the engine, make insurance more expensive/harder to get cover, and affect resale value. And that's assuming the ECU on the 1.2 can be programmed to deal with a turbo.

The other option is to sort out the inducation/exhaust (no great gains, but will improve responsiveness), and get a set of racing cams (again, no major gains but can change the driving characteristics).

Rob.

walkie · 21-12-2004, 10:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by FabiaOfDoom

I just want a little advice on how to bost it a little

Engine transplant

FabiaOfDoom · 21-12-2004, 10:43

I can see what your thinking about, there is one about like that not too far from where I live. White with the worst stickers and the worst set of wheels I could immagine. But have no fear, that kind of thing does not rock my boat

Also, I have been looking in vain for sites that have interiors for the Fabia, but all of them are not in English! help?

faboka vrs · 21-12-2004, 11:00

Dont know if anyone has turbo'd a 1.2. A 1.4 has been done http://www.briskoda.net/forums/t1551...--at-last.html

BenaldR · 21-12-2004, 11:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by William

the 1.2 engine has 6 valves.

htp has 12v

William · 21-12-2004, 11:06

it can be 6v or 12v there are 2 versions, and I bet he has the 6v version.

FabiaOfDoom · 21-12-2004, 11:12

Nice! Looks quite cool, and also later on in the thread there is a guy with a 1.3 that had it done, as well as an other with a 1.2.

FabiaOfDoom · 21-12-2004, 11:15

Yeah I have the 12V version

BenaldR · 21-12-2004, 11:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by William

it can be 6v or 12v there are 2 versions, and I bet he has the 6v version.

but his is a htp and they are 12v thats what i was saying and the htp is only 12v the mpi is the 6v

skodakid · 29-12-2004, 19:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by BenaldR

but his is a htp and they are 12v thats what i was saying and the htp is only 12v the mpi is the 6v

William is right! Both 6v (54 bhp) and 12v (64 bhp) are "HTP" engines (High Torque Performance). They are also MPI (Multi Point Injection). Very nice engines too (3 cylinder). Limited scope for enhancement - maybe a remap but dont know if anyone does one - maybe a NOx injection system! Wrong end of the model range for performance enhancements...just tart it up to look like a VRS and no one in town will know any better.

ScoobyChris · 29-12-2004, 20:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by skodakid

Wrong end of the model range for performance enhancements...just tart it up to look like a VRS and no one in town will know any better.

Except it won't sound like a diesel and be followed everywhere by a cloud of soot

Chris

skodakid · 29-12-2004, 20:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by ScoobyChris

Except it won't sound like a diesel and be followed everywhere by a cloud of soot

Chris

Agreed about the soot!

21-12-2004, 08:49	#1
FabiaOfDoom Briskodian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Saudi Arabia Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Fabia 1.2 upgrades? As the title says, I have a 1.2 2004 Fabia, I was looking for what kind of things I could do to improve performance, from a turbo or anyhting else for that matter, becuase I dont know what I can or can not do to this kind of engine. Any help would be great! Moe

21-12-2004, 09:01	#2
Fasterbaby Briskodian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Grimsby Posts: 732 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I doubt much would be cost effective to upgrade one of these. Really you would be better to change the car. I suppose you could do the usual. Exhaust, air filter etc but gains would be minimal, and a turbo would cost a fortune i reckon. Also if you increase the performance in one of these the handling and brakes would need upgrading. I suppose it depends on how much more you are looking to get. Oh and welcome to the board Get you VRS on order __________________ www.fasterbaby.co.uk www.ulcebybengals.co.uk My gallery Ex Octavia Vrs, now Volvo 850 T5 Rica'd to 304 bhp. Last edited by Fasterbaby; 21-12-2004 at 09:23.

21-12-2004, 10:30	#9
robmawer Briskodian Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Rochdale Posts: 12,366 Thanks: 2 Thanked 62 Times in 55 Posts	Fitting a turbo will be expensive, void any warranty, increase wear on the engine, make insurance more expensive/harder to get cover, and affect resale value. And that's assuming the ECU on the 1.2 can be programmed to deal with a turbo. The other option is to sort out the inducation/exhaust (no great gains, but will improve responsiveness), and get a set of racing cams (again, no major gains but can change the driving characteristics). Rob. __________________

21-12-2004, 11:00	#12
faboka vrs Briskodian Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Merseyside Posts: 5,911 Thanks: 11 Thanked 32 Times in 32 Posts	Dont know if anyone has turbo'd a 1.2. A 1.4 has been done http://www.briskoda.net/forums/t1551...--at-last.html __________________ John Its small, black, gets laughed at, makes 125bhp at the wrong wheels, does 50mpg and makes a cracking Sponge Cake

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21-12-2004, 09:58	#3
FabiaOfDoom Briskodian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Saudi Arabia Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	what do you define by a fortune? I hear they run about $1000-$1500. At least here. I dont know how much it would cost in pounds . . . Also faster, how much gains would I make if i were to do these pgrades? I dont think I could just change the car like that. I just got it like 3 months ago and I am looking to bost it to like maybee 80's or the 90's HP range, just want a bost, its a tad hard when youve got a free for all on the high way I use to go to work and if you know of any website that do have these parts, please link um to me! And any interior kit's and stuff woudl be great, cuz I cant seem to find any! Thanks again!

21-12-2004, 10:05	#4
William BANNED Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 2,148 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	a 6V 1.2L Furby with a turbo

21-12-2004, 10:12	#5
FabiaOfDoom Briskodian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Saudi Arabia Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Huh? V6 what? I did not say anyhting about a V6 "furby"? :/

21-12-2004, 10:14	#6
William BANNED Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 2,148 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	not V6, the 1.2 engine has 6 valves.

21-12-2004, 10:22	#7
FabiaOfDoom Briskodian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Saudi Arabia Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Oh I get ya, sorry. Well what about it only having 6 valves? I know I am not going to get a fast car wit hthese upgrades, but as I stated above. I just want a little advice on how to bost it a little

21-12-2004, 10:43	#11
FabiaOfDoom Briskodian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Saudi Arabia Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I can see what your thinking about, there is one about like that not too far from where I live. White with the worst stickers and the worst set of wheels I could immagine. But have no fear, that kind of thing does not rock my boat Also, I have been looking in vain for sites that have interiors for the Fabia, but all of them are not in English! help?

21-12-2004, 11:06	#14
William BANNED Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 2,148 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	it can be 6v or 12v there are 2 versions, and I bet he has the 6v version.

21-12-2004, 11:12	#15
FabiaOfDoom Briskodian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Saudi Arabia Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Nice! Looks quite cool, and also later on in the thread there is a guy with a 1.3 that had it done, as well as an other with a 1.2.

21-12-2004, 11:15	#16
FabiaOfDoom Briskodian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Saudi Arabia Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Yeah I have the 12V version