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Cupra K1 - Going back to standard!

gingeod

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How much have you spent so far. I have a K1 and am yet to make any mods. Have a budget of about £1000. What would you recomed:D
 

Blade

Full Member
Aug 31, 2004
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Teesside
How much have you spent so far. I have a K1 and am yet to make any mods. Have a budget of about £1000. What would you recomed:D

Well for 1k you would struggle to get a Milltek TBE so i would just get a stage 1 map then decide from there.
 

brad1

Guest
Hows the car mate, stuff sorted??
 
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Poverty

Guest
How much have you spent so far. I have a K1 and am yet to make any mods. Have a budget of about £1000. What would you recomed:D

as blade says map it, then either save the rest for fuel and tires after the map, or raise a bit more capital and get a DP and Intake. Not spent that much for stage 2 plus spec really compared to others, but everything car wise its cost me a small fortune.
 
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Poverty

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New Plugs

NGK IRIDIUM IX spark plugs - BKR7EIX, One step colder than stock.

Condition of the old plugs after 9000miles/9 months

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Old vs New

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Blade

Full Member
Aug 31, 2004
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Teesside
I really thought the car ran better at idle and picked up better off the throttle at low revs when i fitted the cooler plugs - let me know if you can tell
 

LeonFR07DSG

Active Member
Aug 15, 2008
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just to answer one of the posts about a 370bhp upgrade to a focus rs i found this earlier...

http://www.focusrsparts.co.uk/focus-rs-mk2-385-conversion/prod_80.html video at bottom.... oh and also the price... lmao:whistle: just realised i bought my bluefin off these guys in st albans! guy who works there owns a rs...


back to topic :

brakes look nice mate...what pads did you put on? just put ds2500 pads recommended by you and still got original discs, still a massive improvement cheers pov!
 
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Ross Jamieson
Mar 29, 2007
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Irvine, Scotland
Car is looking great mate! You should post a full spec list in your first post!

I think the wee lip above the exhaust would look cool white!

Like the bulbs mate, think i need to invest in them
 

craigboca

Active Member
Sep 21, 2009
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Glasgow
I just traded in my bocanegra for an S3 so I'll be following this very closely!
How's the clutch holding up? Maybe you've uprated it and I've missed it or you don't need one yet!
 

Poverty

Guest
Car is looking great mate! You should post a full spec list in your first post!

I think the wee lip above the exhaust would look cool white!

Like the bulbs mate, think i need to invest in them

Cheers mate, I might give the white lip a go once it stops raining.

BTW love the look of yours, what size are those alloys?

I just traded in my bocanegra for an S3 so I'll be following this very closely!
How's the clutch holding up? Maybe you've uprated it and I've missed it or you don't need one yet!

Still on the standard clutch mate, I bomb it everywhere so always in the sort of rev range that wont give the clutch too hard a life. Its the cruisers that get the clutch issues more often.
 

Al

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Aug 29, 2005
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Where did you source the tyres mate? I cant find them for less than £200 each at the moment.
 
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