Gooner_Mike's Ibiza FR 20vt

[Arnoldo]

Nice one! What reg is it? Pre-facelift like mine? Get a readers ride thread started ASAP so we can all have a look and suggest ways to spend your cash! I was thinking of doing an update of the mods I have done to the car in this thread. I've lost track!

OKZ and looks exactly like yours standard lol. Ill get one up tonight

 

[Gooner_Mike]

Sorry about before am new to this.......

Reading the posts about lowering an Ibiza FR I am considering doing this to mine I still have the standard issue wheels on, what would be recommended to buy to lower the suspension by about 35-40mm. Just the springs or do I need to d the lot and if so what would be a good buy.......?

Thanks for your help.
Uli

By way pics of yours looks quality..........

Budget drop on springs, more expensive to go coilovers or spring and damper setup! I went for springs as I know that I only wanted a subtle drop and the FR dampers should be OK for a bit! Front makes a big difference, rears not much. Look at DPM Performance website for loads of spring ideas!

 

[Gooner_Mike]

JKM pic

 

[st10587]

looking good

 

[Gooner_Mike]

looking good

 

[st10587]

sorry i missed you at JKM but had a pooorly VR6 to take care of

 

[Gooner_Mike]

sorry i missed you at JKM but had a pooorly VR6 to take care of

No worries... we will meet up soon.

 

[st10587]

No worries... we will meet up soon.

looking forward to it!

 

[Gooner_Mike]

looking forward to it!

Is VR6 sorted now though? It was running lean wasn't it?

 

[st10587]

its running better thenm it wa sbut we still think its running lean. still have a few more bits to try and fix. its a bit of a project car thats coming along quite nicely now

 

[Gooner_Mike]

its running better thenm it wa sbut we still think its running lean. when all is well?still have a few more bits to try and fix. its a bit of a project car thats coming along quite nicely now

The JKM graph said 210bhp, what should it be running at? It looks wicked on those S3 wheels too!

 

[st10587]

The JKM graph said 210bhp, what should it be running at? It looks wicked on those S3 wheels too!

it should be around the 270 mark. the run was abouted at 4500rpm i think and it revs to 7000+ so it was only just over half way through the rev range. terry the chap the ownes it is think of going to a astage 2 which should hopefully put it over 300.

The conversion was done by the previous owner which is why he wanted to come along to find out what it was doing and now we know it has a problem it will be fixed as long as his wallet has cash in it haha

 

[Gooner_Mike]

it should be around the 270 mark. the run was abouted at 4500rpm i think and it revs to 7000+ so it was only just over half way through the rev range. terry the chap the ownes it is think of going to a astage 2 which should hopefully put it over 300.

The conversion was done by the previous owner which is why he wanted to come along to find out what it was doing and now we know it has a problem it will be fixed as long as his wallet has cash in it haha

Could be expensive.... but fun!!

 

[st10587]

Could be expensive.... but fun!!

yep atleast its not my bank balance

The chap terry that ownes it has always wanted a supercharged VR6 and this one is in good condition for its age and millage but the final tlc is needed and will be given

 

[Gooner_Mike]

yep atleast its not my bank balance

The chap terry that ownes it has always wanted a supercharged VR6 and this one is in good condition for its age and millage but the final tlc is needed and will be given

I'd love the money to run a "toy" as well as the Ibiza! Project MX-5 has had to be shelved, unless I get a job down the road!

 

[st10587]

I'd love the money to run a "toy" as well as the Ibiza! Project MX-5 has had to be shelved, unless I get a job down the road!

the VR is his daily runner at the moment aswell as the toy haha.

 

[Gooner_Mike]

the VR is his daily runner at the moment aswell as the toy haha.

Not great if its not running well... I bet he can't wait to get the problems ironed out once and for all.

 

[st10587]

Not great if its not running well... I bet he can't wait to get the problems ironed out once and for all.

it only starts to run lean once the charger kicks in at full boost according to the graph. we have done some work and its running alot better. nut were not 100% sure if its fixed or not and we dont have our own rollers to test it haha

 

[MargheD]

Good luck to Terry in sorting his car out soon, it's going to be quite the monster once it runs as it should.

 

[st10587]

Good luck to Terry in sorting his car out soon, it's going to be quite the monster once it runs as it should.

hey it keeps me busy at weekend haha so i love it! put a new rad and mk4 style lights on it this weekend! should help it run better now there isnt a stick it the rad