Hi guys
I just copied this from another forum in Ireland to show you what I have done already.
I introduced new car
2004 seat ibiza Cupra 1.8 turbo petrol bbu engine.
It has been mapped already to 210hp but I'll
Be changing the map to revo once I have the full exhaust system. It has at the moment a milteck back box so I'll be getting a larger downpipe and sports cat. I'm thinking of going back to Wales to get the exhaust system custom made like I did with the Leon Cupra I had, since I was really impressed with the system. At the moment it has big black 18 wheels that I will
Be changing since they don't suit the car. I'll be going down to a wide black 17 inch alloy and then lowering it on my favourite bilstein setup. And the engine will be getting the full forge Motorsport treatment like my old seat. At the moment there is a bit of tidying up to do like original dark grey side skirts and getting rid of the Cupra r lip and instead putting on the ibiza Cupra upgraded lip which was an optional extra when new, just like the side skirts. It's a little animal to accelerate a lot quicker than my mates Cupra r and will out pull most things since it's so
Light.
I'll also be putting the larger rear top spoiler on instead of the one that is on it.
1bar boost on acceleration he he he
Right I'm accumulating a to do list.
So today I went to get the rattling exhaust checked.
So good news and bad news. Bad news the reason the exhaust is touching is because the flex on the down pipe is nearly through so it will need a new down pipe. The good news is I have an excuse for my wife to let me get a stainless system quicker. So I'm now shopping for a exhaust system with a 3 inch down pipe and sports cat, but I have come to learn that you dont always have to pay big money for big name exhaust systems. Like I priced up milteck and magnex and they want €1000 which is redicious since I had a custom system from longlife exhaust system before and the quality was amazing with a lifetime guarantee and the full system was €650. So I'm getting prices from them to get it done ASAP but I'm open to other options.
Right I decided to go to souhans custom exhausts in trim to get a custom made system, they seam to have a good name from people on forums
Progress so far 3 inch downpipe and sports cat very very nice welds.
A small video I took of the exhaust from the back[video=youtube_share;XOtQBbgKL9g]http://youtu.be/XOtQBbgKL9g[/video]
A small bit of a update.. I went to get two slow punctures fixed to find out the reason Their leaking is because of two cracked alloys so even though I originally wanted to by new alloys,it wasent ment to be this soon. Well now I'm in the market for 17 inch alloys going away from 18 that where on it.
Well today I had a fun day. I fitted intercooler hard pipe kit and all forge turbo hoses.
Some pics.
The kit
First I had to take the bumper off and cut it.
This is the difference between the original and the new hard pipe which has been proven to give 7hp more
Next was putting the new silicone pipes onto the pipe back to the turbo.
The finished kit.
It now boost 1.1 then back to 1bar so a increase of .1 of a bar.
Post man just brought me something I had been waiting for
Gearbox mount.
As I was still luring in bed drinking coffee and my hands where full . I got my wife to open the box for me. Silly woman was very suprised when she opened the box, she thought they sent me a condom, I formed her they where not worried about our contraceptive but in fact they sent some lube for the bushing and not us. Du du du.
Alloys Update.
I went to go try on the alloy options, and it turned out most would not fit even with spacers. My brakes are way too big on the front.
The problem was the not the offset but the spoke design the x factor and also we could not go bigger than a 20 'll spacer or it would be too past the arch So feeling sad that I couldn't get alloys I was losing hope until they brought out another alloy to try with a spacer but wasent dark or gun Metal, so I was sceptical about.
So i bit the bullet and bought them, my plans still is the spray them anthracite.
I just copied this from another forum in Ireland to show you what I have done already.
I introduced new car
2004 seat ibiza Cupra 1.8 turbo petrol bbu engine.
It has been mapped already to 210hp but I'll
Be changing the map to revo once I have the full exhaust system. It has at the moment a milteck back box so I'll be getting a larger downpipe and sports cat. I'm thinking of going back to Wales to get the exhaust system custom made like I did with the Leon Cupra I had, since I was really impressed with the system. At the moment it has big black 18 wheels that I will
Be changing since they don't suit the car. I'll be going down to a wide black 17 inch alloy and then lowering it on my favourite bilstein setup. And the engine will be getting the full forge Motorsport treatment like my old seat. At the moment there is a bit of tidying up to do like original dark grey side skirts and getting rid of the Cupra r lip and instead putting on the ibiza Cupra upgraded lip which was an optional extra when new, just like the side skirts. It's a little animal to accelerate a lot quicker than my mates Cupra r and will out pull most things since it's so
Light.
I'll also be putting the larger rear top spoiler on instead of the one that is on it.
1bar boost on acceleration he he he
Right I'm accumulating a to do list.
So today I went to get the rattling exhaust checked.
So good news and bad news. Bad news the reason the exhaust is touching is because the flex on the down pipe is nearly through so it will need a new down pipe. The good news is I have an excuse for my wife to let me get a stainless system quicker. So I'm now shopping for a exhaust system with a 3 inch down pipe and sports cat, but I have come to learn that you dont always have to pay big money for big name exhaust systems. Like I priced up milteck and magnex and they want €1000 which is redicious since I had a custom system from longlife exhaust system before and the quality was amazing with a lifetime guarantee and the full system was €650. So I'm getting prices from them to get it done ASAP but I'm open to other options.
Right I decided to go to souhans custom exhausts in trim to get a custom made system, they seam to have a good name from people on forums
Progress so far 3 inch downpipe and sports cat very very nice welds.
A small video I took of the exhaust from the back[video=youtube_share;XOtQBbgKL9g]http://youtu.be/XOtQBbgKL9g[/video]
A small bit of a update.. I went to get two slow punctures fixed to find out the reason Their leaking is because of two cracked alloys so even though I originally wanted to by new alloys,it wasent ment to be this soon. Well now I'm in the market for 17 inch alloys going away from 18 that where on it.
Well today I had a fun day. I fitted intercooler hard pipe kit and all forge turbo hoses.
Some pics.
The kit
First I had to take the bumper off and cut it.
This is the difference between the original and the new hard pipe which has been proven to give 7hp more
Next was putting the new silicone pipes onto the pipe back to the turbo.
The finished kit.
It now boost 1.1 then back to 1bar so a increase of .1 of a bar.
Post man just brought me something I had been waiting for
Gearbox mount.
As I was still luring in bed drinking coffee and my hands where full . I got my wife to open the box for me. Silly woman was very suprised when she opened the box, she thought they sent me a condom, I formed her they where not worried about our contraceptive but in fact they sent some lube for the bushing and not us. Du du du.
Alloys Update.
I went to go try on the alloy options, and it turned out most would not fit even with spacers. My brakes are way too big on the front.
The problem was the not the offset but the spoke design the x factor and also we could not go bigger than a 20 'll spacer or it would be too past the arch So feeling sad that I couldn't get alloys I was losing hope until they brought out another alloy to try with a spacer but wasent dark or gun Metal, so I was sceptical about.
So i bit the bullet and bought them, my plans still is the spray them anthracite.
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