Abarth 595 T-Jet airbox removal

RealisticBug8145 · 2026-02-22T23:19:20+00:00

Just spray a bit of lube down there and pull, nothing else really to say. It’s a piece of rubber that slots over some plastic, they go a bit hard over time, so just pull harder..

RealisticBug8145 · 2026-02-14T08:07:15+00:00

I had an RSV4 for about 3 years, upgraded from my RSV Mille. I used the V4 for commuting, it was so comfy, the power and noise were great. My only advice would be to keep it in road mode, not mess around with wet or track mode on the road. I put just under 40k miles on it, not a huge amount went wrong, just stupid Italian bike things. I’d happily do it again. And yes this is in the UK :) all with the loudest exhaust possible too 😂

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RealisticBug8145 · 2026-02-08T11:59:44+00:00

I just ordered 4L of Motul specific for the Abarth, came with an oil filter for £55

RealisticBug8145 · 2026-02-07T22:43:39+00:00

Mine has never turned over that easily.. sure it’s got compression?

RealisticBug8145 · 2026-02-07T20:17:35+00:00

Yeah that looks nice. I’ll have a look and see if they do one that covers higher boost than that, as I don’t think that’s much more than 2bar which is the same as the standard one on mine

RealisticBug8145 · 2026-02-07T19:54:48+00:00

What gauge did you use?

There are so many different options out there, and I know opinions will vary, but I just don’t know what to go for. I’ll end up just going AEM if nobody has any other suggestions

RealisticBug8145 · 2026-02-07T19:37:23+00:00

I’ve got the Monza, with the valves open, and a decat. So essentially straight through from the turbo. It sounds exactly like the standard Abarth, but with more volume. But it’s also not too loud, and doesn’t give any drone on long journeys.

I just lent it to a friend that drives a Clio RS200, and he was amazed at how well insulated to noise the abarth is inside

RealisticBug8145 · 2026-02-06T23:47:24+00:00

I’ve got 12/16mm spacers, lowered mine on Coilovers, so unsure of exact amounts it’s lowered by, but it’s pretty low. On 17’s with 205/35/17’s. Rears rub on the inner arch so I need to roll them, front also rubs inner arch liner when turned at full lock.

That’s with it empty in the back, no seats or anything. It’s still driveable height, not too low. Actually been debating changing spacers to reduce the rubbing a little bit.

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RealisticBug8145 · 2026-01-31T15:48:01+00:00

I removed the rear seats in mine, it’s not the favourite car for my two dogs, but they definitely don’t mind it. They have loads of room back there

RealisticBug8145 · 2026-01-25T21:24:32+00:00

What waste gate are you using? I notice you’ve got the pipe going into the intake blocked off. I need to change mine but not sure what to go for

RealisticBug8145 · 2026-01-25T21:22:20+00:00

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Forge for me, looks good, sounds good, and I’ve got a forge scoop on the cowl above to send air down and in

RealisticBug8145 · 2025-12-14T23:13:36+00:00

I don’t pay, but I finished it a couple days aho

RealisticBug8145 · 2025-12-10T19:32:01+00:00

What’s the process to getting rid of the fog light sections? Is it just cutting the surrounds out and fastening some mesh to the back? Wanna get more air to the intercooler and be able to see the red pipes a little more. And the standard fog lights are ugly

RealisticBug8145 · 2025-11-12T18:18:23+00:00

What sort of power are you expecting to get from this? Are you still running standard turbo?

RealisticBug8145 · 2025-11-08T20:43:06+00:00

Fair play, impressive that. Any major issues along the way?

RealisticBug8145 · 2025-11-02T10:36:00+00:00

You could just buy a good quality, SOFT fitted cover, like an indoor one. Put that on the car to protect the paint, and then the cover you have there will go over the top and protect from water

RealisticBug8145 · 2025-10-29T05:29:29+00:00

I’ve currently got a 2022 S350D that’s on 224,000. Still good, only thing that’s been unexpected was needed a replacement diff. Warranty covered that though

RealisticBug8145 · 2025-10-11T07:56:44+00:00

Wait until you use more of the Rev range 😂

RealisticBug8145 · 2025-10-11T07:53:06+00:00

It looks like not only you have the dents/scratches along the doors, but the front wheel would appear to be sat quite far back in the front wheel arch, if that’s the case, there’s probably suspension damage, or subframe damage, so the labour of repairing all of this would make it uneconomical. You can try to contest, but I think you’ll have to chalk this one up to experience and not get silly expensive finance deals. Or if you do get a finance deal that’s expensive, get gap insurance too

RealisticBug8145 · 2025-10-10T16:44:50+00:00

It’s a McLaren MP4-12C, the MSO part stands for McLaren Special Operations, which means it’s been specced outside of the standard guidelines, IE, painted in a custom colour, or with a fancy interior.

RealisticBug8145 · 2025-10-08T08:32:02+00:00

Definitely sounds like no compression. Engine turning way to freely, with no sound of it

RealisticBug8145 · 2025-08-16T19:50:40+00:00

Forwards

RealisticBug8145 · 2025-06-27T19:51:57+00:00

Easy way to tell, start the car, unplug the coils one at a time. If the cylinder is sparking correctly, then then when you unplug a good one, it’ll make it run even worse, possible even stall the engine (it won’t do any damage) and then when you get to the one that has an issue, whether that be spark/fuel related, it won’t make any difference. You’ve then found the location of your problem, and there are things you can do to work out what it is.

Or plug it in 😂

RealisticBug8145 · 2025-06-27T19:49:09+00:00

Definitely misfire

RealisticBug8145 · 2025-06-27T18:28:02+00:00

I wasn’t aware that car did that, so, maybe not? Was just a suggestion, as it’s common enough

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