mpsheen
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Liquid gauge readings (04 cupra 150)
Hi guys,
My first post here, Just got rid of the PD100 polo sport.
I picked up a 2004 leon cupra with 65k on the clock on the 27th and recently just had a good mate of mine hook his liquid gauge up.
On a run the gauge seemed to think the car made:
170bhp peak
250 torque
Boost pressure of 25psi
Intake temp was showing 14 degrees (outside was about 4 ~ 5)
On his car, the gauge is pretty much spot on with its readings.
I’ve searched around the net and can see varied results, from what I can see remaps can go over the 300 torque mark and some are limited to 280 due to the clutch limitation due to booting it off from a standstill or low down in the rev range. However I also see that the PD150 can make a safe boost of 25 when mapped so this is confusing me/
My question is, Do the readings above sound accurate, or could this car have been tinkered with? – I’m concerned as I declare everything to my insurance company and I genuinely don’t know if this has been messed with. I was planning on getting a remap further down the line once I get another years no claims as I can see them putting my insurance up.
Are there any easy ways to tell?
I know if I plant my foot, I get a kick at about 3k and pulls a lot stronger.
Any advice would be much appreciated.
Edit:
quick side note, theres almost a small choo noise when I change gear like I hear with TDI;s with a straight pipe.
If I go from say 1st at 2000rpm to 2nd gear it go choo, Is this normal? - could it be a bearing of some kind?
edit2: But been told this is turbo chatter
Hi guys,
My first post here, Just got rid of the PD100 polo sport.
I picked up a 2004 leon cupra with 65k on the clock on the 27th and recently just had a good mate of mine hook his liquid gauge up.
On a run the gauge seemed to think the car made:
170bhp peak
250 torque
Boost pressure of 25psi
Intake temp was showing 14 degrees (outside was about 4 ~ 5)
On his car, the gauge is pretty much spot on with its readings.
I’ve searched around the net and can see varied results, from what I can see remaps can go over the 300 torque mark and some are limited to 280 due to the clutch limitation due to booting it off from a standstill or low down in the rev range. However I also see that the PD150 can make a safe boost of 25 when mapped so this is confusing me/
My question is, Do the readings above sound accurate, or could this car have been tinkered with? – I’m concerned as I declare everything to my insurance company and I genuinely don’t know if this has been messed with. I was planning on getting a remap further down the line once I get another years no claims as I can see them putting my insurance up.
Are there any easy ways to tell?
I know if I plant my foot, I get a kick at about 3k and pulls a lot stronger.
Any advice would be much appreciated.
Edit:
quick side note, theres almost a small choo noise when I change gear like I hear with TDI;s with a straight pipe.
If I go from say 1st at 2000rpm to 2nd gear it go choo, Is this normal? - could it be a bearing of some kind?
edit2: But been told this is turbo chatter
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