Wild Willy's Leon Cupra R- 325 Badger Horse Power.

[wild willy]

Cheers and this won't damage the turbine or anything, i.e i can just bolt it back together when done and fit it to the car?

@ Wild Willy, when do you reckon your be fitting your new goodies?

I have some goodies on the way from USA as we speak so watch this space. Wmi will be fitted in the next few weeks but serious engine work will be my winters project it looks like as i can justify spending my spare time on the car when my home and garden needs work.
So i'll give myself a new goal which is 320 bhp on Bills Dyno pre manifold.

 

[wild willy]

Back from the dead .
Cars still going strong and i still really enjoy it. I've fitted a Turbosmart E-Boost Street boost controller which is probably my best mod yet as it tames the hybrid totally and eliminates spikes. I can flatline 21 psi to the line which gives great performance and keeps my stock clutch and rods happy.
I've recently fitted wmi but due to an apparantly faulty boost controller i've yet to test it properly but this should be sorted soon.

Last year i ran at Bills RR and have appeared to lost a little power (around 290 bhp) but since i've changed software and mods since previous runs its hard to pinpoint what changes need to be made and in light of that my main goal is to achieve over 300 bhp let alone 320 or 350 . all good fun though.

Great to see also the take up in high flow intakes (TIPS) for the K04 over the last 18 months especially the 80mm custom Badger5 Tip as some of the high flow tip origins can be found earlier in this thread and other posts dating back to 2008.

Hopefully i'll have some positive updates soon, and in the future its time for handling mods...arbs are calling.

 

[Ronin225]

Just had a good read of this and you definite know your stuff
It would be nice to see some high figures from these hybrids too
Did you get some uprated rods or are they on the to fit list?
ARB's are a good start and really firm up the ride, i have a spare S3 brace too if you need one
I'll have to come down if you pop to bill's rollers again

 

[wild willy]

Just had a good read of this and you definite know your stuff
It would be nice to see some high figures from these hybrids too
Did you get some uprated rods or are they on the to fit list?
ARB's are a good start and really firm up the ride, i have a spare S3 brace too if you need one
I'll have to come down if you pop to bill's rollers again

Hi Ronin,
The problem with hybrid K04's is that to my knowledge no two turbos are built to the same spec by different suppliers so its a bit of a buffet of parts to be honest. Some perform better than others. What blurs thier performance even further is the inconsistancies on different dynos. Where the main difference between stock k04 and hybrid is apparent is the hybrid will not reach peak power for approx 1000rpm latter than the stock tubby and can hold boost and torque higher up the rev range. On the same dyno on the same day my car pulled more than 20bhp higher than Sam's stage 2 LCR (which imho is as strong as any on here) at less Boost. So all things being equal i would expect a Hybrid to pull an extra 25 bhp against a stock k04 tubby which is pretty good imho.

Rods will be fitted imminently i hope.

I'm hoping to pair up my 28mm neuspeed arb with a 23mm s3 front arb as i've read its a combo that works well. S3 brace hmmm.....
It would be good to meet you at Bills for a RR session, we can have a good chat and its always good to have an extra lcr results to compare against even if it is a stock map.

 

[Ronin225]

PM'd you but also just to add to that, how many handling mods you planning on doing?
Reason i ask is i have done nearly every brace, bush, etc and have 25/28 ARB setup
I softened my 28mm bar down as i felt the car was overly stiff at the back almost tail happy sometimes.
So 23/28 if you are going the whole hog in the future maybe too stiff at the back in comparision with the front

 

[wild willy]

PM'd you but also just to add to that, how many handling mods you planning on doing?
Reason i ask is i have done nearly every brace, bush, etc and have 25/28 ARB setup
I softened my 28mm bar down as i felt the car was overly stiff at the back almost tail happy sometimes.
So 23/28 if you are going the whole hog in the future maybe too stiff at the back in comparision with the front

Thats great advice thanks and doh about the r32 front arb.
I appreciate the advice on arb selection as frankly i havent a clue as i purely rely on what i read which can be misleading at times. Would the 28mm rear arb on minimum stiffness with the 23mm r32 front arb be good or would you recommend the 25mm front neuspeed with the 28mm rear. I'll probably only do side engine mounts and strut brace as additional handling mods. i really don't want to spoil the handling of the car only improve it and its likely that i'll never track it. Some people swear by the 23mm front and 25mm neuspeed rear also. What a headach lol.

 

[Ronin225]

23/25 is also a popular choice, what about the springs and dampers? are you uprating these?
Strut braces are good and help with the flex the car gets but on stock suspension will still be a bit of a boat
Can always have a try of my setup before you commit to anything to se what you think.
If you keep stock rear beam bushes that allow some active steering and flex you could get away with a 28mm rear.
I've looked down the progressive line, you never know you may want to track it and really stiffen it up in the future

 

[wild willy]

23/25 is also a popular choice, what about the springs and dampers? are you uprating these?
Strut braces are good and help with the flex the car gets but on stock suspension will still be a bit of a boat
Can always have a try of my setup before you commit to anything to se what you think.
If you keep stock rear beam bushes that allow some active steering and flex you could get away with a 28mm rear.
I've looked down the progressive line, you never know you may want to track it and really stiffen it up in the future

I'd love to go springs and dampers or coillies but i dont want to go much lower than what stock is to be honest as its a low car as standard. Sam Bryant gave me a quick spin in his car last year and i was quite impressed in how his AP coillies performed. Bushes seam a bit of a ball ach to fit to be honest and my car still only has 12k on the clock so i'm hoping their stiill reasonably fresh.

 

[Ronin225]

Your bushes should still be in pretty good shape if you've only done 12k (probably lowest mileage LCR around)
I think a spring and damper combo would be good for you, although its lower the common reasoning of less dive, etc is true so wouldnt really catch much more
I only went for coilies as mine does see track action too

 

[8bit]

Good to see this thread coming back to life

Re. ARBs, I have the R32 23mm front and Whiteline 24mm adjustable rear. The Whiteline one is about £100 cheaper than the likes of Neuspeed or Eibach, if you don't need it super-stiff at the rear then that'll do the job and save you a few quid. I got mine from DPM Performance.

 

[sambryant]

hello carl, nice to see some sort of update by the way i was running 22psi at bills to save my rods. but had intake temps of 60c that killed any chance of making good power. i have upgraded to the welly cooler now and thats made a massive difference even at 22 psi my car is stripped down and being rebuilt with rods valves atm so very exciting times

 

[ibizacupra]

I'd love to go springs and dampers or coillies but i dont want to go much lower than what stock is to be honest as its a low car as standard. Sam Bryant gave me a quick spin in his car last year and i was quite impressed in how his AP coillies performed. Bushes seam a bit of a ball ach to fit to be honest and my car still only has 12k on the clock so i'm hoping their stiill reasonably fresh.

I had to double take the milage...
its really 12k!

explains why its the most mint LCR I've ever seen of its age.

still has factory stickers on stuff underneath etc

wow!

 

[wild willy]

I had to double take the milage...
its really 12k!

explains why its the most mint LCR I've ever seen of its age.

still has factory stickers on stuff underneath etc

wow!

Its my classic car, who knows in 30 years time it maybe worth something. Its a weekend car only and it gets garaged away from the weather so i'm lucky in that respect. I couldn't bear to part with it as i've only just broken the engine in lol.

 

[wild willy]

hello carl, nice to see some sort of update by the way i was running 22psi at bills to save my rods. but had intake temps of 60c that killed any chance of making good power. i have upgraded to the welly cooler now and thats made a massive difference even at 22 psi my car is stripped down and being rebuilt with rods valves atm so very exciting times

exciting times ahead indeed. i think our dyno runs will be alot closer in the future mate with your up and coming mods.

 

[wild willy]

I've removed my stock k04 manifold with the aim of fitting the xs manifold, but due to its lager overall dimentsions its a **** without removing the head as i 'm struggling to get it past the bulk head. Any advise?
Every thing went quite smoothly on removal except for the last bolt of the day which was the bolt holding the heatshield to the head (nearest runner 1) which is secured by a bolt running through the cambelt sproket housing which simply went limp when tension was removed. Initially i thought it was a stripped stud but i think its simply a bolt, hope i don't need to feck with my timing belt to get this sorted.

 

[sambryant]

Is it the bolt with the spacer behind it???

 

[wild willy]

Is it the bolt with the spacer behind it???

thats the tw*t.
I really want to fit this thing but i think at least one of the studs needs a little filling unless Bill may have offered it on his head stand and may be able to advise otherwise.

 

[Dan1720v]

I never refitted that heatshield lol.

 

[Ronin225]

Seatcupramad just fitted one these to his lcr and i think he undid the dogbone and gearbox side engine mount and supported the engine so it could be swung round slightly to make it easier to access the rear of it

 

[sambryant]

grind these two down buy 4mm

also you can see that tricky bolt