Reality Spec Skoda Fabia vRS 1.9 TDI

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Reality Spec Skoda Fabia vRS 1.9 TDI - 193BHP

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We often get comments asking for videos on more 'realistic' projects for those not wanting crazy power or those that simply don't have the budget for it.
This Skoda Fabia vRS is a prime example of a perfect daily. No big injectors, nitrous or fancy turbo kits, just low down, torquey diesel fun!
All parts fitted to this car can be found on this similar spec'd Ibiza - drksi.de/Cupra
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@NH-bz9jv 3 жыл бұрын

I purchased a brand new Mk1 Fabia vRS in 2004 which I owned for 14 years before trading it in for another car. In that 14 years it never once let me down, literally nothing went wrong, broke or failed. Absolutely bullet proof. Skoda, great cars👍

@stuartpringle913 2 жыл бұрын

Was it standard throughout 14 years?

@shaungilmartin1505 Жыл бұрын

ditto 1.9tdi comfort

@declanosullivan8749 Жыл бұрын

Have mine 13 years, a 04 too, just under 500,000km, best thing I have ever bought.

@NH-bz9jv Жыл бұрын

@@declanosullivan8749 👍

@aliritsch6588 Жыл бұрын

The 1.9tdi ist just an absolut masterpiece! My 1.9tdi has now about 560k km

@insidebyte8561 3 жыл бұрын

totally agree, don't get me wrong 300+ in a PD is so fun but the smoke output and cost is stupid, this is what I'm looking for :)

@louissidnell1657 2 жыл бұрын

Me to in my golf Mk7 tdi in tune 185 bhp but did to be lowered a bit and sum ha handling mods

@TIM612826 2 жыл бұрын

@@louissidnell1657 Me to my mk7 golf r untuned 😘

@stuartpringle913 2 жыл бұрын

All tuning done right will cost money. These are decent because of torque values not hp. You need spend some p on the platform too. They are pretty cheap to tune, maintain and repair compared to an S3 say. Its all relative.

@JG-tk7ov 2 жыл бұрын

Stupid has more fun.

@mrD66M Жыл бұрын

PDs are hard on camshafts as well as being trickier to tune from what I've heard, for those sorts of hp/tq figures its better to get a CR model

@modermonkula 3 жыл бұрын

I had a 240bhp pd130 Fabia with all supporting mods for 2 years, one of the best cars ive ever owned.

@stuartpringle913 2 жыл бұрын

Thats what I now own. Great cars but have their problems. Ive had more reliable cars I can say that 😅😂

@kaicooper5917 Жыл бұрын

What mods did you have for 240 bhp?

@Risk0s Жыл бұрын

really nice to see these "sensible" builds. id be thrilled to have this as a daily!

@j-bolo6637 3 жыл бұрын

I agree, it's good to see the big builds... but cars like this are all relevant to more people, alot of decent info and good to see the average stuff

@that_turbo_daily7654 3 жыл бұрын

I've recently sold my 294bhp r&d tuned corsa vxr and jumped back in the seat of a fabia and I have to say what a great decision I made . Can't beat a pd for smiles per gallon

@TheBrokenMountainBiker 3 жыл бұрын

This is exactly where I want my fabia to be. Right now it's just stock with a generic ~170bhp remap.

@daviebevan Жыл бұрын

I also had one of these for 15 years. Never drove it to its full potential. Too many cameras around here. Genuinely the best car I've ever owned. I do now regret getting rid of it🙏

@ibo1137 Жыл бұрын

Where do you live?

@gordonmccartney5648 3 жыл бұрын

I do miss my 2007 Special Edition Fabia VRS, the race blue and leather seats were great. Had it remapped to around 180bhp and was more than happy especially at 19 years old. Car never missed a beat in the 50k miles I owned it

@ShalomBrother 3 жыл бұрын

Blows my mind when people spend thousands modding a car but won’t spend more than £45 on a tyre 🤣 It’s not a rare occurrence either, see it all the time

@DarksideDevelopments 3 жыл бұрын

At least 50%

@mariusbajas3969 3 жыл бұрын

I am a guy who uses 65$ tyres (225/45 R17) . Actually proved to be a lot more suitable for the type of roads and climate we have here in Serbia, by a LOT. Ive bought a Honda Civic 8 Euro with Michelin Pilot Sport and Dunlop Sport Maxx summer tyres. Those were fking terrible, first wet day, about 25 degrees C, almost crashed in the first corner because of understeer. These 120$ tyres are made out of plastic! If not used in extreme heat, they dont have any grip! The only good thing about them is they dont wear fast, duuuuh, its not rubber >) Not the mention the stiffnes and the incredibly uncomfortable rides. I blamed the suspension, but it was the tyres all the time. On the other hand, the 65$ Sava Intensa UHP2 is a great all around summer tyre. Much more grippier and comfortable than the expensive premium plastic competition you are talking about ...

@ShalomBrother 3 жыл бұрын

@@mariusbajas3969 you been on the rakija?

@Duif_RS6 3 жыл бұрын

@@mariusbajas3969 They were 110% old tyres. Michelin Pilot Sport is a proven godlike roadspec tire. I have tested it myself in my friends RS3. In my RS3 i run Hankook Ventus which are also very good.

@PC-LAD 3 жыл бұрын

@@mariusbajas3969 Ya run them in?

@suzukietc1373 3 жыл бұрын

I've got a fabia 1.4tdi estate, had it for years. Always toyed with the idea of a vrs swap. Also got a 3.0 diesel nissan terrano I'd like to get decent power out of

@mekarmicke888 2 жыл бұрын

Dont brother.. The 3.0 is a very unreliable engine at its stock form. I've owned 3 Terrano, two 2.7 and one 3.0. And even though i kept the 3.0 stock I ended up blowing it up, while the 2.7's just keep ticking even with me constantly torturing them with evry mod. If you don't trust my knowledge then you should do your own research, you don't need to spend a lot of time searching forums before you learn that the 3.0 was a failure from nissan. Cheers!

@daWKin548 3 жыл бұрын

Had a fabia way back in 2013 tuned by you guys, 172.3hp and 310ft lbs (until “the clutch slipped its dick off, so bad we had to dyno it in 3rd” - direct quote from Ryan 😂). It’s everything you ever need on the roads. Sure you’re not setting any records, but the flat diesel power curve gives you a much higher average power than most standard cars up to 200hp and shocks a lot of them, still returns 50mpg normally and 70mpg if you hyper mile. One of the best cars I ever had tuned by the best company there is

@Dj-Deeko 3 жыл бұрын

Got a fabia vrs m1k myself with a pd150 turbo. 6 paddle clutch with full sachs kit. Strut brace, headbolts done. Remap at pd parts, good brakes and coilovers. Long ratio gearbox. Chops all the financed car bois. 194.5bhp and 330ftlbs.

@covingtonrace1 3 жыл бұрын

My octavia 1.8t had the same intercooler, it was always warm or hot, the pipes were hot. I front mounted as big as a could and left the original in place to leep the map sensor, made a huge difference, felt stronger.

@lukkkie Жыл бұрын

i have a mk4 tdi variant (alh) with a stage 1 map, currently at 120hp and plan to take it to 150hp with bigger injectors and clutch, realistically after that if i wanted more i would swap the turbo/intercooler and push around 200hp but that would be my limit. I think most people dont want to miss too much reliability which is one of the strong points of this engine and it would defeat the purpose

@jaxkmitchell5704 3 жыл бұрын

got a pd130 polo, can’t wait to get some of your guys parts, all seem solid

@ljvilbro7273 2 жыл бұрын

Got one yesterday, tiny bit of touch up body work and alloys to do but it's fucking incredible, underrated as fuck

@NB_NB_NB 2 жыл бұрын

standard?

@Tikkawrap Жыл бұрын

Just bought an 07 se myself yesterday few bits to do and it's going to see these guys, best in the buisness

@cumbob 3 жыл бұрын

Basically what I want in my us spec alh. About 170-180hp and whatever torque it makes with it.

@flaviumuresan6137 3 жыл бұрын

Yup this is a perfect build, no one use much more than this on daily basis... This is what i want for my "new" BLT Ibiza fr, maybe 200 to be a round number but not much than that.

@barrywells4129 3 жыл бұрын

I had a 240bhp pastel yellow fabia vrs, fully colour coded and sitting properly on 17"s. Awesome car and miss it massively. Wish I'd never sold it

@Pointblank88 3 жыл бұрын

Have a 130pd Ibiza sitting at 186bhp.. 2 years running the map at 150k miles. Most reliable car I’ve ever owned!

@upsidedown4155 3 жыл бұрын

My mate got a 55 plate Bacon Lettuce Tomato fabia, head rebuilt with oem parts after headlift diagnosed (had a real bad remap when he bought the car that the butt dyno said was about 150-160 bhp), uprated turbo but cant remember numbers, fmic, 3 teeth cam adjustment, 3 terracleans (inj 3 was being a lazy git and just gave us that lovely diesel stench white smoke) 3 inch straight thru pipe, between 40-50 dyno runs and putting just shy of 240 bhp and 400 ish torque, the tuner was told before he started smoke is not a issue just power, if we got the pd160 cupra intake he said could do more as the turbo could handle it, but already pushing limits of the clutch, injectors running at virtually max capacity and all the other bits that you guys know too well, a good few parts came from yourselves, and still greatful you accepted the return and refund on the oil cooler, I think fabia's are more popular then polo's cause they seem like golf's in size even tho we all tho under the panels it is a polo lol

@ChrisBakerTrance 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. Love these videos on standard everday cars. My pd 130 in my a6 c5 is at 452000kms. Going to start mapping it up soon 😁 Id be happy with 170 hp 👍

@Daniel-SB77 Ай бұрын

The engine has just been worked out for tuning. my 930000k. new turbo. clutch. rebuilt injectors. but the engine was never opened. 165ps 360Nm. I know that 4 years later it was still complete, nothing was touched.

@tombarry4133 3 жыл бұрын

Great vid. As you say not everyone can realistically afford the big 300+ tunes as great as they are. I'm hoping to build my AVB100 passat wagon to similar spec, would be hilarious to sicken a few people in big cars!

@jimmyfarley5581 4 ай бұрын

Totally agree with your comment about power approaching 100mph. I had a 337bhp Supercharged EP3 Civic Type R. It revved to 8700rpm. However a casual in gear pull meant nothing to a powerful diesel car. I'd have to drop 3 gears to keep pace . Then around 80-100mph the diesel would hit a wall where the Civic was just getting into its stride. The diesel was probably in top gear. The Civic would do 100mph in 3rd. 120mph in 5th and a (not proud) 158mph in 6th with 500rpm to go and pulling. But yeah 50-70 , 50-80 mph the diesel had me licked.

@Roy974 3 жыл бұрын

Really like to see this type of vlog, on a newer engine like an 1.6 CAYB/CAYC , or a 2l tdi (golf, polo, a1, etc…) just to see what can be done with a mister everybody car ! 🤞

@DarksideDevelopments 3 жыл бұрын

CAYC coming

@no-damn-alias 3 жыл бұрын

another good tip is the downward facing tailpipe. It's amazing how much that swirls up the smoke or even such a pipe further up around the rear axle. I don't get the decat. The oxi-cat burns some of the soot particles straight away or a sintermetallic filter will burn most of them straight away without creating a big backpressure while maintaining a much clearer exhaust gas allowing more initial smoke for more power

@gregchapman3519 3 жыл бұрын

Thank god for subtitles!

@vRS19TD 3 жыл бұрын

Bought my Fabia vRS brand new in 2004 and started modifying it around 2013. Went up to around 220-230BHP in 2015, running Darkside FMIC and Milltek exhaust, amongst other things. Sadly i started breaking it last year as i upgraded to an Octavia.

@mnl493x 3 жыл бұрын

Turbo were you running? 2260?

@MS-VO 3 жыл бұрын

Cracking video. Practical, usable power is exactly what I’m after

@trainman86trainstramsandmore Жыл бұрын

12:24 Love that pd roar

@JorgeSilva-ji5kt 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent video! I would like to see more projects with the daily setup and I would love to see 1.9 tdi vp ve projects ! 👍

@ethanhoullahan5423 3 жыл бұрын

Totally agree. I have an ALH and I’d love to see some more videos on the Vp motors.

@JorgeSilva-ji5kt 3 жыл бұрын

@@ethanhoullahan5423 im hoping to see one soon

@arnoldkul3827 2 жыл бұрын

Same here, aiming for an ALH 300 bhp with gtb2260vk with 11mm injection pump, and lift pump upgrade.

@andyhunt457 3 жыл бұрын

This won't break speed records but will piss off peeps driving 40+ grand cars.😉

@ahhhh226 3 жыл бұрын

193hp fabia will piss off no one, even every family sedan has more than 200hp these days lol

@andyhunt457 3 жыл бұрын

@@ahhhh226 You really have no idea how quick they are have you lol.Power to weight and power to torque ratios are massively bigger.

@shaunspencer611 3 жыл бұрын

@@ahhhh226 kid you ain't havnt got a clue 🤣

@pendulum1997 3 жыл бұрын

@@ahhhh226 Just say you're 14 and are yet to drive and get on with it. This aint top trumps kid

@cwuzii 3 жыл бұрын

Would someone sat in a 40k car really care about a 20 year old Skoda being faster than them? I doubt it 🤣 I have neither of those cars but I know which I’d rather be sat in 🤷🏻‍♂️

@danielmarshall4587 3 жыл бұрын

"Wired to the moon" oh yes those cars are a load of fun. But this lovely little Fabia is very nice, cheers for a good insight AND FOOD FOR THOUGHT.

@mnl493x 3 жыл бұрын

Sod Cillit BANG! and the dirt is gone Darkside BANG! and the smoke is gone

@motojojo_ 3 жыл бұрын

Nice vid, good to see a real world review of what can be done without much effort on the PDs. Makes me wonder how far I really want to go with mine (track oriented road car)

@DarksideDevelopments 3 жыл бұрын

2260 for a track car, look at our Ibiza.

@TheBlaert 3 жыл бұрын

Have a 2001 AWX Passat estate bought for £190 5 years ago. Body a bit tatty but few mods and it's pushing 185bhp. Quick, easy on diesel and pisses people off when you blast past them

@BL1TZEN 3 жыл бұрын

Loved both my 175bhp Fabia vRS's. Looking forward to having my Scirocco remapped by you in October!

@Lewis_Treff97 3 жыл бұрын

Loved my pd100 fabia. Really want a fabia vrs sometime before they start going up in value

@rhyshall2251 3 жыл бұрын

Get one asap they’re already starting to shoot up

@whitefreeman5798 Жыл бұрын

i wish we had more of these and good mechanics for them in the usa

@martsec9330 3 жыл бұрын

They are fun cars to drive, love the VRS

@chrisp4899 3 жыл бұрын

I've seen standard fabias with more smoke 🚬 it's a clean map 👌

@MaliceOfRites 2 жыл бұрын

Got an 07 VRS SE completely bone stock but I plan on putting some power down, nothing crazy as I don't wanna make it obnoxiously quick or smokey. I wanna keep it in as tip top condition as possible as my plan is to make it into a more show oriented car that I can still daily drive. I think coilovers, new brakes and a strut brace would be nice first mods. Would rather sit on coils before I get wheels. Handling is more important to me

@deanoscott 3 жыл бұрын

Mine had 190 and I put about 50k miles on it in 3 years. Only thing that went wrong was the boost pipe popped off and broke the lugs. Couple self tappers sorted that.

@tidysampler585 3 жыл бұрын

No wonder why one of these kept up with me one night. Driving a Leon 1.8T Cupra (no mods) at the time. But he lacked the punch out of the corners compared to me. Interesting perspective

@craigroyce4472 2 жыл бұрын

great cars these i quite fancy getting another so easy and simple

@shaunwhitfield112 3 жыл бұрын

Another cool vid Ryan 😎🙌 Looks spot on that car 👍🙌

@arewhyayen2968 Жыл бұрын

I’ve got a mk5 golf bluemotion, 1.9tdi Now going for 200bhp Pd130 injectors Sdi caddy lump Pd130 turbo Front mount intercooler Hard pipes all round 200cell sports cat Dpf and egr blanked Solid flywheel Remapped And got told it wouldn’t be quick by a guy with a 14plate 220 diesel Merc 😴

@mijocesljic2899 5 ай бұрын

Stock 6 Speed Gearbox?

@arewhyayen2968 5 ай бұрын

@@mijocesljic2899 5 speed gearbox

@boywnderr 3 жыл бұрын

i love the way he says "100"

@stevenlee4437 3 жыл бұрын

Got to love a PD Miss mine!

@gRoberts1984 3 жыл бұрын

I miss my PD130 Bora Highline and thought i could replace it with a Fabia VRS PD130 and it was completely different. Literally ended up getting rid after a year.

@cwuzii 3 жыл бұрын

Are they that bad compared to a Bora?

@gRoberts1984 3 жыл бұрын

@@cwuzii probably just different maps and gearbox ratios but definitely different driving experience

@user-mo9zw3dp4i Жыл бұрын

This is perfect…a fun daily driver that isn’t anti social with hideous smoke and good mpg!…I honestly think…if you want big power from a hot hatch then go for a petrol and time the nuts off it..but for a daily …this is perfect…oil and filter changes every 5000 miles and your car should last forever

@TheLyonCrest 3 жыл бұрын

I miss my old SE, thing was putting out 250bhp 580nm torque.

@yasinmumcuoglu2566 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant video, can you do a similar one for 2.0 PD TDI 140 BKD, such a common engine and many claim large figures but with huge smoke. A nice modified daily driver just like this.

@kirilakmadjov8307 3 жыл бұрын

Well i drove a 180hp vw and im telling you its more than enough for city driving and pulls

@jonnyxs892 3 жыл бұрын

Love you guys no bullshit no smoke don’t break your car👍

@jasonjaques9421 3 жыл бұрын

Gotta love the pd130 😎😎 mk4 golf

@benjourniee9285 3 жыл бұрын

The hybrid turbo I have is from turbotechnics if you would tune that . And i get all new power figures today got a power run booked. Hopefully 200bhp

@hungrysurfer9471 2 жыл бұрын

It would be great to see a similar daily driver spec video for the 1.6tdi. Wifey has a Greenline 1.6tdi Octavia. Its great on fuel but feels a bit too slow in stock trim. Gears are long, it would benefit from more low down and mid range torque. From 1300rpm & up.

@DarksideDevelopments 2 жыл бұрын

We will make something!

@hungrysurfer9471 2 жыл бұрын

@@DarksideDevelopments Thanks guyes I can't wait. I know the stock turbo is good for around 150hp. In your other videos you mentioned the stock fuel system and clutch is good for more than 150hp. A cost effective package giving 170 to 185hp using the stock fuel system and clutch with maybe a slightly bigger turbo + intercooler plus unblocked cat egr dpf sounds not too expensive. If the package costs under or around 3k, is reliable long-term and keeps reasonable fuel economy that would be great. 6th gear on wifeys greenline is huge, 39 mph per 1000rpm, if it had another 70hp I reckon it would pull that gear another 15 mph. On my local autobahn it pulls close to 130mph after a long run. But thats only 3300 rpm.

@christopherbell7561 3 жыл бұрын

People think I am stupid when I tell them not to go mad on turbo size, i 100% think the sweet spot on the PDs is GT1749VB or GT1752 hybrid for a daily. I hate driving my GTB'ed anni daily.

@christopherbell7561 3 жыл бұрын

I know. Yes its an old GTB2260vk. I am more saying my Mk5 drives spot on, like he is saying it drives right.

@CarRemap 3 жыл бұрын

GTD1756VRK should be nice option

@christopherbell7561 3 жыл бұрын

I do wonder what they are like but not a 100% stock bolt on.

@DarksideDevelopments 3 жыл бұрын

too small, spool good but 4000rpm they choke

@tomekkat6081 3 жыл бұрын

Turbo and injectons from ARL, FMIC (Seat Ibiza Cupra tdi 160 hp), dip, Kat aut, chip tuning = +/-190KM

@ivoivanov4467 2 ай бұрын

This is the type of thing I'm after now. Making a full rebuild of ASZ, equipping with 1752 jw automotive, drw box and ARL cooler and pipes. Brand new oem sachs clutch kit, head bolts and all that. I hope it will start 😄 that on an mk4 golf. I wonder if you guys are able to map my ecu from a distance.

@DarksideDevelopments 2 ай бұрын

We do offer remote tuning but only with our parts installed

@ivoivanov4467 2 ай бұрын

@DarksideDevelopments ah pity, I just installed OEM brand new parts and KS. I will hope to find a good tuner here. If you know anyone in Bulgaria shout out

@ivoivanov4467 2 ай бұрын

@@DarksideDevelopments Do you think the stock ARL front cooler is enough for this kind of setup? Will it be a blocker from your exp?

@robertowen8281 3 жыл бұрын

How much does this spec cost? If we have to return to work I'm considering this on a standard Ibiza 130

@Sbrumtwn 3 жыл бұрын

I've got the octavia vrs 170 remapped to 220bhp 490nm.

@Broski2322 Жыл бұрын

Love the way this guy sells the derv !

@woody555kl 3 жыл бұрын

I made the mistake and bought a pd150 bora didn't seem as reliable as the pd130 i had

@davidrowe1605 3 ай бұрын

Just got my 1st ever vw a 2009 1.9 tdi jetta. 105 se and cant wait to start doing some subtle mods. How much would a nice remap cost a nice little increase in bhp and torque. And what figures could be possible

@DarksideDevelopments 3 ай бұрын

Drop us an email to sales@darksidedevelopments.co.uk with reg/vin and we can let you know costs including labour as well as expected figures

@ap6584 3 жыл бұрын

I have a stage 2 MK5 Golf TDI 170, 188 bhp / 332 lb/ft, easily spins up in 2nd/3rd in the dry and more than enough for quick overtakes and entertainment.

@fn2lee117 3 жыл бұрын

Hey dude, i've only had my MK5 Golf TDI 170 remapped so far. Having loads of issues with the DPF (Hasn't been changed in 190,000 Miles) and keeps needing active regens, making the turbo hiccup etc. Thinking of getting it gutted and mapped out along with an EGR delete, but super paranoid about MOT! I'm assuming you've had that as part of your stage 2? Was it pricy? Such a fun car!

@ap6584 3 жыл бұрын

@@fn2lee117 I originally had a Regal remap put on mine at 130k with the original dpf, and it was an absolute nightmare, giving all the issues you mentioned (I blame the dpf not the map), had to get the map removed as it was impossible to live with. Spoke to a few places, R-tech said they would only map it with dpf in place, Unicorn motorsport said that they would only map it without dpf as they were so problematic, so go them to do it. Was £600 to gut dpf/map out egr and remap. Was a bit disappointed with the bhp when they'd finished as I was expecting 200bhp+, however they said that as it's an older car it was probably only running about 150bhp. This was nearly 2 years ago and it hasn't missed a beat in that time, mpg is better than it was standard, maybe 4-5. I was a bit apprehensive about the mot but it sailed through no problems. Performance difference over standard is night and day, could not go back! Obvs things have moved on and it's not the quickest car around by any stretch but it's enough to be entertaining and 2 years on I'm still not bored of it. Hope this helps!

@ap6584 3 жыл бұрын

@@fn2lee117 ps if you do get the dpf removed and get a fumey smell in the car when you're waiting at lights etc replacing the cabin filter should solve it.

@fn2lee117 3 жыл бұрын

@@ap6584 Hey dude thanks very much for the informative reply! I'm terrible at noticing my notifications lol. That's actually really helpful! Awesome to hear your motor has performed well since the work. Getting mine booked in at the end of the month now :)

@ap6584 3 жыл бұрын

@@fn2lee117 No problem, hope it goes well.

@hermdeer 3 жыл бұрын

What sort of ball park for those mods ? Fancy buying either a golf or a fabia with a pd engine, just for a bit of a fun car. Keep up all the good work, love it 👍👍

@DarksideDevelopments 3 жыл бұрын

Email us ;)

@pete1394 3 жыл бұрын

I would love to see what you can do with 1.6CRDI, this is great!

@aimfromt-rusbot4339 2 жыл бұрын

well i have a passat b5.5 TDI avb 101hp i am about to do the mods to get it to 200/220hp next year (for now it is only running 140hp)

@muffmuncher99 3 жыл бұрын

Can you do a video for your mods on the 1.6 tdi (cayc engine) or are they just crap? I'm always tempted for the daily golf to have more go.

@Adam-eb3rs 3 жыл бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/p5tdi7uWzrKnimg.html - same engine

@Lewis_Treff97 3 жыл бұрын

My monte carlo blew a turbo on 120bhp without a map and fairly stock. 😂

@DarksideDevelopments 3 жыл бұрын

105hp stock!

@Lewis_Treff97 3 жыл бұрын

@@DarksideDevelopments strangely I had 118.6bhp on a rolling road with it. I think Andrew had his at a similar power before he started upgrading his.

@coffeecars9822 3 жыл бұрын

What would be better base to do some daily fabia I have now 1.9 tdi 105BHP - 2008 - I really like shape and way how its go... but I would like to have something a bit more exciting... but... build this car or change to something more new 1.6 tdi monte carlo and make some upgrades... Maybe darkside would like to make video of daily build ? 😁

@DarksideDevelopments 3 жыл бұрын

The newer model with 1.9 TDI is ultimate! Haha

@coffeecars9822 3 жыл бұрын

@@DarksideDevelopments let's do that 🙂

@coffeecars9822 3 жыл бұрын

@@DarksideDevelopments would you use my car for swap engine etc? Or use stronger engine? Would you fit 1.9 engine to fabia 2018?

@DarksideDevelopments 3 жыл бұрын

We never build anything you can buy!

@AaronKundi 3 жыл бұрын

Who opened Ebay and auto trader looking for a vrs fabia for sale 😅

@stingerbold9327 3 жыл бұрын

Not me of course

@aidenradforth1935 3 жыл бұрын

Been looking for a decent one for months 😅

@erixlast6020 3 жыл бұрын

120 bmw m 47 much better

@robertowen8281 3 жыл бұрын

@@erixlast6020 too heavy imo. The ibiza pd 130 is the sweet spot imo. I used to have one mapped to 165 and it felt sooo fast for the 165 hp. I honestly beat a e46 330i in a rolling race numerous times who lived near me. Epic car, I only wish I did this to it as a nearly lagless circa 200hp would have been the icing on the cake!!

@erixlast6020 3 жыл бұрын

@@robertowen8281 did not like vag for gearbox problems golf 4, 5 tdi u name it , they barely hold light tuning, bmw is more solid

@VolksWorkshop 3 жыл бұрын

BANG !

@olliewray1197 Жыл бұрын

Could you do an upgraded side mount as a cheaper, quicker spool option?

@DarksideDevelopments Жыл бұрын

It wouldn't make it spool quicker!

@olliewray1197 Жыл бұрын

@@DarksideDevelopments as the cars are lowering in value and it’s attracting more budget oriented customers. Would it make sense from a cheaper standpoint?

@DarksideDevelopments Жыл бұрын

Possibly but the location gets little airflow so better to upgrade really.

@davidrowe1605 4 күн бұрын

I've recently got 7 weeks ago my 1st ever vw a 2009 1.9 tdi jetta. Its the 105 se so its my 1st automatic as well. I know its not the fastest. Or anything like that. But at some point I would like to maybe get a remap for a bit more bhp and torque. What are my best options. And does having an egr delete. Affect or cause issues come mot time. Any advice or help greatly appreciated. And also where is darkside developments located please.

@DarksideDevelopments 2 күн бұрын

If you drop us an email to sales@darksidedevelopments.co.uk with reg/vin and we can go through what we offer based on how you use your car. We're based in Barnsley, South Yorkshire

@chriscringle9263 Жыл бұрын

This is great. Could it be done to an 03 plate MK4 golf 1.9tdi 130? Also how much would it cost to drive in and drive out with all these mods etc. And how long to do the different jobs/modifications. Kind regards

@DarksideDevelopments Жыл бұрын

We definitely can, we have plenty for the pd130's! Drop us an email to sales@darksidedevelopments.co.uk with vin/reg and we can breakdown all the parts needed and costs including labour for the power you are wanting

@chriscringle9263 Жыл бұрын

@@DarksideDevelopments brilliant thanks for getting back to me mate.

@ProMilkshake 3 жыл бұрын

Reyt then

@predragv.365 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful rocket 👍👍👍👍

@thedetailingdoctor5746 3 жыл бұрын

Considering buying one for mobile jobs 😁

@darrenraymond7547 3 жыл бұрын

What a car so so under estimated that’s why I’ve 2 😉 a se and a very large modified one . What sort of money are u talking to get the gearbox modified diff etc

@DarksideDevelopments 3 жыл бұрын

Email us :)

@babis33kafes57 3 жыл бұрын

Hello dear friend from Greece!!l own an a4 b6 1.9 tdi avf.very nice engine.l'd appreciate if you could tell me how many extra ps is safe to get of an upgrade!l mean how many extra ps can the injectors handle with no issues in the future and also the clutch.your help is appreciated!!thank you very much!

@DarksideDevelopments 3 жыл бұрын

220hp is easy and the max the injectors will push!

@babis33kafes57 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for your time and consideration!!

@mada4ach9ar123 3 жыл бұрын

This comment helped me a lot, im in another country; Morocco to be precise and i would love to upgrade my AWX 1.9 pd130 but my question the parts can be shipped of course but the remap, the dyno and your magical touch how i can get it ?! Thank you so much for you straight forward talk 🙌

@joelcampbell-francis832 3 жыл бұрын

I'd love to see a video on the pd170 2.0TDI 💪🏾

@DarksideDevelopments 3 жыл бұрын

I hate them

@jasonphelan3887 3 жыл бұрын

I was looking at the 170 Octavias.. not recommended? I know ye don't like the 184 odd newer cars . I'm changing from a Mk5 GTi.. dare I say I miss diesel

@joelcampbell-francis832 3 жыл бұрын

@@DarksideDevelopments I need to understand why lol

@shehroz3421 3 жыл бұрын

Cr170 are a better engine all round :)

@stuartpringle913 3 жыл бұрын

Nice vid. Im getting a little old and have a fast TTS being slowly forged at the moment and will be running 500/550 in the near future. However, I grabbed a decent little Fabia VRS (05) as a run around and Ive fell in love with it. Enough to spend money on it. Im now doing exactly what you mentioned at the start of the video - suspension (ST coil overs), all bushings, drop links, arb, top mount bearings, rear stub axles and bearings, sorting out the handling - and the standard brakes are shocking! Do you guys at DS source the brake upgrades too - Mk1 TT, Octavia etc (312mm) replacements etc or is there a brand new cheap upgrade package, for example, like the Wilwood front calliper kit etc. What do you guys think is the best front brake upgrade for the money for these cars. They defo need them! When all this is done I may have you guys tamper with the engine a little if the price is right. I wont lie people say you are ‘dear’ but you defo know what you are doing and seem like an honest company. 👊🏼👊🏼

@DarksideDevelopments 3 жыл бұрын

we dont sell anything thats overpriced but you can get used bits cheaper ect. Email us regarding anything you need, if we dont have it we can get it!

@stuartpringle913 3 жыл бұрын

@@DarksideDevelopments thanks for reply. Ahh not dear parts just labour price. Its all good, plenty more positive then negatives Ive personally heard 😘 Keep up the good work.

@stuartpringle913 2 жыл бұрын

@@DarksideDevelopments Since my comment Ive got many mods from you - your DP, your FMIC, your EGR delete, your hard pipe kit, pd 150 bolts. (Spent a lot on the underneath too). Plus a fabricated straight through exhaust and a pd160 intake and piper cross panel filter. Do I need the braided oil feed pipe and a new pd160 turbo to get a reliable 190/200? Thanks - as Im booked in for the first of November for mapping plus and I want to do this properly.

@stuartpringle913 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for reply lol. And since then the car is now 240 hp and 350 lbs. Love it. Never got it mapped with you guys in the end as you couldn’t get past your pride and ego of making such inane mistakes with the parts I ordered and never properly rectified the issues. I gave up. It went from bad to pathetic. I eventually got annoyed and frustrated - justifiably - and posted on FB asking for other peoples experience. You threw your toys out the pram and refused to map my car after I waited 3 months. Im glad you didn’t because Ive learned a lot in those months and met some great guys. Treat customers and criticism properly. Take care.

@xavierwright3235 2 жыл бұрын

Cracking car, Any chance of letting us know what type of clutch/flywheel setup you are using in this car please? as I'm building a similar one atm cheers

@DarksideDevelopments 2 жыл бұрын

If you drop us an email to sales@darksidedevelopments.co.uk they'll let you know the setup you will need for yours

@benjourniee9285 3 жыл бұрын

Went to rolling Road today I got 190 bhp and 429 nm from my stage 1 still have egr and standard exhaust and air intake and standard injectors vw bora tdi st pd 130 . Turbo technics pd 150 hybrid turbo. Darkside tandum pump. Darkside side mount hard pipe intercooler kit. I need a good tune and do you think If I can get a good tune do you think I can get 200 bhp out of it with a few mods . I only need 10 bhp . With your intake and exhaust and maybe your front mount intercooler. Do you think I will get 10 bhp from these parts as that's what I after .

@johnhodgson9296 3 жыл бұрын

Early mk2 fabia has the same engine in lower tune . great sleeper ?

@DarksideDevelopments 3 жыл бұрын

Yes

@alexhawes6690 3 жыл бұрын

I miss my pd100 atd fabia estate, I had most of the vrs parts to go on it but never did finish it, quick question would the o2j box with the dark side g60 flywheel work with the pd130 engine or would it have been wise to go with the 6 speed vrs box?

@DarksideDevelopments 3 жыл бұрын

The 5 speed bolts up the same!

@RadostinVelchev 3 жыл бұрын

Building similar power daily but based on ALH engine

@DarksideDevelopments 3 жыл бұрын

Alh like to rev more!

@xenoark2849 Жыл бұрын

If following newer trend for less smoke and limiting power output to be enough for day to day driving wouldn't older 1.9tdi VE engines be better? In my experience better output for power/ fuel consumption, had pd130 in the passat and octavia mk1 and it was always less 15mpg then the same cars with older ve engines.

@DarksideDevelopments Жыл бұрын

I don't think you can get a VE to have the same power as a PD for the same smoke level BUT, you are correct about the consumption. The VEs are very good.

@xenoark2849 Жыл бұрын

@@DarksideDevelopments agree on smoke levels going above 160 bhp say from 110 ve lump but up to that i would think the same (?) but with noticebly better consumption- which is another trend to add to the list along with no smoke these hard modern days :)

@DarksideDevelopments Жыл бұрын

200 is OK, you can get more with lots of mods but you won't see the gain in consumption overall as you blew your load on mods not fuel! Haha

@xenoark2849 Жыл бұрын

@@DarksideDevelopments true that 😀... Similar effect with heavily and expensively moded affordable cars drivers mounting cheap crap chinese tyres and in the end scraping tuning creations after landing in the ditch

@DarksideDevelopments Жыл бұрын

Build a car around the tyres!

@harrisonwoodward7988 3 жыл бұрын

never heard of anyone not wanting smoke out back of a diesel

@DarksideDevelopments 3 жыл бұрын

Almost everyone now

@RR_36V8 3 жыл бұрын

The Milltek downpipes make a Distinct Coo’ing sound which i love though, is that achieved witht he 2” inch initial bend?

@DarksideDevelopments 3 жыл бұрын

CAT removal does this on most of these.

@RR_36V8 3 жыл бұрын

@@DarksideDevelopments indeed, however, the Millteks make a different kind of sound which sounds awesome!

@ivkosb6749 3 жыл бұрын

Can you get about 250 hp from an 2.0 TDI BKP engine????

@DarksideDevelopments 3 жыл бұрын

Yes

@raihanhussain4188 3 жыл бұрын

If you live in London like me, the ULEZ prevents us from having beasts like these :(

@alfiebrotherton935 3 жыл бұрын

Move brother

@raihanhussain4188 3 жыл бұрын

@@alfiebrotherton935 😂😂 - what if I got a 1.4 fabia and switched everything over from a VRS.. id buy a whole vrs also.. hm

@alfiebrotherton935 3 жыл бұрын

@@raihanhussain4188 alot of effort haha, just go with the common rail 2.0s if you can afford it they are still pretty decent engines

@robertowen8281 3 жыл бұрын

The link to the same spec car has only 320ftlbs. Is that just because the customer didn't want a massive low down spike or can engines vary that much?

@thedetailingdoctor5746 3 жыл бұрын

Premier pro limitations lol get using the go pro with hyper smooth much easier than stabilizing after 👍

@motojojo_ 3 жыл бұрын

Or look into ReelSteady Go, it’s a stabilisation app so good GoPro bought the company

@DarksideDevelopments 3 жыл бұрын

We have a Hero 9 and a DJI gimble but sometimes just have to roll with it free hand. Premier lies anyway, it can be used, you just have to nest the clip after adjusting the speed ;)

@thedetailingdoctor5746 3 жыл бұрын

@@DarksideDevelopments I know mate you used the go pro when we did the r8 vid and I recommended you the DJI gimbal then lol epic stuff when used together

@benedictroberts678 3 жыл бұрын

How much power would you recon leaving the egr, dpf and cat in place would leech? Say from a 140 CR 2.0

@ryanmusson3995 3 жыл бұрын

Wouldn’t even map them engines one at my work on stock power and at 1500rpm rod number 3 went through the side of the block

@DarksideDevelopments 3 жыл бұрын

Depends on spec.

@petermolnar8667 3 жыл бұрын

@@ryanmusson3995 do you have the engine code? some of the late 1.9 PDs used to do that due to conrod bearing wear (bad quality/material from factory), I can see a CR do the same if the long life oil changes have been kept and it's been trying to do a DPF regen for long, were there any problems with the oil level rising?

@Allrounder130 2 жыл бұрын

I have a Fabia 2006 VRS and would like this spec on mine, however would this reduce the life of the engine / gearbox? How much would this cost and what’s included?

@DarksideDevelopments 2 жыл бұрын

Email us for a quote, we have tuned cars 10+ years ago that are still going strong with this sort of spec!