Too many miles?

20vturbocupra

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Mar 25, 2012
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Aye that sounds good man!! Wish I found that lol my main priorities are 80k ish miles fsh black and no rust
 

yellonvi-R

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Sep 8, 2011
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There are loads around for circa 2k if you can push that much some good spec ones aswell ie...

Ebay bargain with some great mods ;) 230770291012,
Then these...120887819904...280854147195....260975264174

If its got service history i wouldnt worry about milage, for rust make sure you check right in the arches top underside.
 
Mar 19, 2010
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derbyshire
I'm not sure 100% what needs uprate when going for 350 bhp+ but I guess most of the components in the head will need up rating as I've heard if your revving more than 7500rpm the standard valves can't cope :(, and to get the best out of most big turbo set ups they need revs!!!
 

20vturbocupra

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Mar 25, 2012
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Cheers for the links dude!! And yeah I was thi king uprated valves springs d retainers I hear the weakest part of these engines are the rods I have 2.5k to play with. But obviously don't want to spend all of that lol try and get the lowest price I can for the. Bet I can!! If I find any I like I'll post up here for u to see what u think? Cheers again guys!!!
 
Mar 19, 2010
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if your planning on doing all the work your self then that will save you £1000s, I would also look into a LSD!!!, I've heard good things about super tech valves, ring badger 5 up and speak to bill he will put you right :)
 

20vturbocupra

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Mar 25, 2012
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Awsome cheers jay! yeah ill do all work myself i love messing nd tuning cars! its my hobby my passion and my job lol been vtec twice now i want some turbo :p lol yeah was thinking lsd as alot of power to go through obe wheel haha!
 
Mar 19, 2010
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derbyshire
have you looked into badger 5's hybrid+ turbo set up, he's had 332bhp out of a k03 fitment turbo which is huge power out of the tiny turbo and there's next to no lag too!!, personally I can see that set up being half the price of a big turbo set up, but if you are looking for external waste gates and screamer pipes big turbo is the only way!!!!, plus screamer pipes do sound awesome :)
 

CupraSean

Mk3 Ibiza Cupra
Jul 21, 2010
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Cheers for the links dude!! And yeah I was thi king uprated valves springs d retainers I hear the weakest part of these engines are the rods I have 2.5k to play with. But obviously don't want to spend all of that lol try and get the lowest price I can for the. Bet I can!! If I find any I like I'll post up here for u to see what u think? Cheers again guys!!!

is this 2.5k to play with after you have brought the car? even if it is, i think that might be pushing it to try get 350bhp out of the ibiza, i might be wrong but for that power seems to cost a fair bit.
 

20vturbocupra

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Mar 25, 2012
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Aye that's nuts from a tiny turbo ;0 was it hybrid at all?? And nO the 2.5 is just to buy the car then money after that for tuning ;) I'm a mechanic so no labour. Cost at all!! ;) sold my starlet last night so I defo have the cash I can start enquiring about the cars
 

20vturbocupra

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Mar 25, 2012
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LOL you know whats really starting to annoy me, when people don't put the vehicle mileage on the listing!!! WHY? your trying to sell the car why not list it, now i have to ring you to find it out and they write litteraly 3 words about the car lol its a wonder they sell them at all!!!
 
Aug 8, 2010
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i bought mine on 90k and its on 122k now (previous job was a long motorway commute) and the only problem ive had has been coilpacks which has been sorted, done the clutch aswell but that was a standard clutch on around 115k running 200+bhp and it was after some hard launches down the 1/4! I would seriously recommend one mate, so much fun with the right mods and punch well above there weight!! and don't listen to the bad handling comments you may here as this can be easy sorted, im running coilovers strut braces and a 28mm rear anti roll bar along with 15mm rear spacers and on more than one occasion i have been pushing imprezas and clio cups etc through the twisties! Awesome fun!! As i said i bought mine with slightly higher mileage after going to see more than a few ropey low mileage ones, with all cars if its been looked after and things replaced when needed the mileage is just a number
 

OrcaGti

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i bought mine on 90k and its on 122k now (previous job was a long motorway commute) and the only problem ive had has been coilpacks which has been sorted, done the clutch aswell but that was a standard clutch on around 115k running 200+bhp and it was after some hard launches down the 1/4! I would seriously recommend one mate, so much fun with the right mods and punch well above there weight!! and don't listen to the bad handling comments you may here as this can be easy sorted, im running coilovers strut braces and a 28mm rear anti roll bar along with 15mm rear spacers and on more than one occasion i have been pushing imprezas and clio cups etc through the twisties! Awesome fun!! As i said i bought mine with slightly higher mileage after going to see more than a few ropey low mileage ones, with all cars if its been looked after and things replaced when needed the mileage is just a number

My bad boy is still running a standard setup in suspension an to be fair it handles reasonably well considering it looks like its on stilts :lol: think it comes down to the driver an being able to adjust to different cars, i cant fault the handling around the twistys :) never the less coilovers are on the to do list :D

you having much luck with the search fella?
 
Aug 8, 2010
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greenock
Ive never thought the car handled badly but was told theyre not the best before i bought mine! im still amazed at how the wee thing corners tbh! I really fancy a diff if i keep it
 

20vturbocupra

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Mar 25, 2012
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Hi there guys yes I'm now the proud owner of a red mk3 Ibiza!! Cupra I love it already and have started tinkering g with I. Hehe still waiting for a dry day to give her a good polish it has a good few parts on it and a claimed 260bhp but I really doubt that it's stage 2 mapped with frogs front mount forge waste gate actuator jbs04 hybrid turbo decat and miltek turbo back has 4 bar pump and fuel reg and 310cc injectors is it possible with this set up to achieve 260 with this set up? It's running 1.3 bar also like I say has nice pull up to around 6k then you feel the power drop off but defiantly doesnt feel super powerfull feels more arou d 200-220 or am I bei g silly?! Lol cheers guys!
 
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