RobDon's Leon evolving.

[daz_cymru]

awesome car mate ....id love the cash and NCB to be able to do this type of thing

 

[wild willy]

Well I think I have finally come up with an induction setup I'm happy with. While the K&N Apollo is good, it's boring as it's near silent - when I drive a turbocharged car I want to hear induction noise, turbo spool and dump noise!

So I got a new filter and alloy trumpet from Roger Clark Motorsport, mainly because they have K&N cone filters which have open cotton gauze ends and not just rubber or chrome caps.

http://i312.photobucket.com/albums/ll330/SonicBlueLeon/rcm1.jpg
http://i312.photobucket.com/albums/ll330/SonicBlueLeon/rcm2.jpg

Just so happens that the Apollo cold air feed fits perfectly on the end of the filter:

http://i312.photobucket.com/albums/ll330/SonicBlueLeon/rcm3.jpg

Here it is installed:

http://i312.photobucket.com/albums/ll330/SonicBlueLeon/rcm4.jpg

Direct cold air feed from the fog light aperture:

http://i312.photobucket.com/albums/ll330/SonicBlueLeon/rcm5.jpg

So I'll have a good supply of force-fed cold air along with the other benefits of an open cone!

Something else my car will be sporting next year ...

http://i312.photobucket.com/albums/ll330/SonicBlueLeon/cf1.jpg



Backdraft Motorsport baffled sump will be coming soon too.

How did this setup affect the mass air flow g/sec

 

[RobDon]

Don't know yet, will do some testing and logging once we get better weather.

It will either be carbon covers for the existing door mirrors or completely different carbon mirrors.

 

[v-g]

you're just never happy are you mate

With all these mods over the years, I hope he is happy, sometimes.

Rob, didn't you have a cf bonnet back in late fall 04? Around the Fast and Modified feature?

 

[RobDon]

Always looking for that little bit more!

Yes I did, but the quality and fit was rubbish plus it was no lighter than the stock bonnet, this one looks alot better quality and is alot lighter.

 

[RobDon]

Big thanks to Mitchy for the unrestricted LCR chargepipe, will be sending it off to be powdercoated soon.

http://i312.photobucket.com/albums/ll330/SonicBlueLeon/chargepipe.jpg

 

[Willie]

Rob, does that mean your one is up from grabs

It is a LCR one you have isn't

 

[jamiebennett81]

constantly 5 steps behind from Rob on the engine bay side....will I ever catch up

 

[RobDon]

Rob, does that mean your one is up from grabs

It is a LCR one you have isn't

No, mine is just made up from pipes and silicone hoses. Won't be doing anything until I make sure the new one fits with my setup first, looks like it will.

 

[jamiebennett81]

Rob, where did you get your blue mud flaps from? what modification did they require to fit

just to save me searching through all 33 pages of your thread

thanks

 

[RobDon]

I don't have blue mudflaps, they are black. I got them from ebay, they are EVO 6 mudflaps and only require some new holes in them, they fit very well.

 

[RobDon]

Well I got the carbon bonnet fitted today, it's a better fit than the one I originally had and it looks good, very light too, so I'll be fitting bonnet pins tomorrow, just to make sure it doesn't fly open at speed!

My new carbon door mirrors arrived too, (they are not covers or DTM!) they will match the bonnet very well and look awesome.

New pics of the '09 look will be posted once the mirrors are fitted ............. soon!

 

[v-g]

All excited over here.

 

[cuprabaz]

I'll be fitting bonnet pins tomorrow, just to make sure it doesn't fly open at speed!

Rob, does your bonnet not use the original bonnet catch? Mine has been spot with just the catch no bonnet movement what so ever.

 

[RobDon]

Yes it does, but due to the light nature of the bonnet I feel pins are required to hold it down for high speed safety!

I have 2 types of pins to choose from, the traditions slide pins or the aerocatches, although much better looking, the aerocatch design requires big holes to be cut into the bonnet, so may just fit the normal pins as not too happy about doing that in case I get it wrong!

 

[cuprabaz]

Mine is stupidly light as well rob and doesn't budge. Saying that fitting pins would look smart and give piece of mind.

That's one reason i haven't fitted pins yet, fear of screwing it up.

 

[RobDon]

Me too, that's why I'll probably fit the normal pins, plus it's also a bit of a nod to the past, my old Mk2 Escort that I rebuilt way back, I fitted bonnet pins to that too, same kind.

http://i312.photobucket.com/albums/ll330/SonicBlueLeon/escort01.jpg

 

[jamiebennett81]

Me too, that's why I'll probably fit the normal pins, plus it's also a bit of a nod to the past, my old Mk2 Escort that I rebuilt way back, I fitted bonnet pins to that too, same kind.

http://i312.photobucket.com/albums/ll330/SonicBlueLeon/escort01.jpg

can't wait to see these pics Rob, come on, suspense is killing me (and to reveal your sources too)

 

[cuprabaz]

plus it's also a bit of a nod to the past, my old Mk2 Escort that I rebuilt way back, I fitted bonnet pins to that too, same kind.

Very nice, everyone loves the mk2!

Are you leaving standard catch on as well or getting rid?

 

[Ruddmeister]

my old Mk2 Escort that I rebuilt way back, I fitted bonnet pins to that too, same kind.

Takes me back to my first car a humble T-Reg 1.3L MK2 Escort, it is still the most fun car I've ever owned