Stevoz03's Mk5 Ibiza Cupra 1.4 TSI

Well hello everyone, been on this forum for a few years now as some of you may know, posting here and there but never actually got round to making my own RR thread. There's no time like the present so thought I'd get my own one started.

So here she is, my 2010 Ibiza Cupra. (still yet to be named) Got her brand spanking new late April 2010 and haven't looked back since, love the car so much it really is my pride and joy. It was a nice upgrade from my last car which was a 2004 Volkswagen Golf Mk5 1.6 SE! A lot faster too. Chose this for a number of reasons, mainly because of the performance, good looks, cheap running costs (cheap tax and insurance) decent MPG ect ect. The only two options I got with the car were the panoramic sunroof and the bi-xenon headlights which really set the car off. In hindsight I wish i'd got the "racing-brakes" aswell but that can all be sorted in the future.

Here's a few pics of the car as standard not long after I got her at a mates house after a quick wash...

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Really wish I took more pics when I first got her but was just too keen to get in and drive!

The car remained standard for around a year till the modding bug bit hard. The first few mods were the rear tailgate spoiler, Revo stage 1 remap and KW V1 coilovers.



Just a wee teaser of the coilovers before they were fitted

After fitting.....



The car was absolutely slammed when I got her back... It's been raised to a more sensible ride height at the moment. The suspension and remap upgrades have really transformed the car and made it into quite a beast! Can easily show up Corsa/Astra VXR's ect.... on private roads obviously haha :whistle,

Here's a few more pics of the car I took this morning when it was sunny (which is pretty rare where I live haha)











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Apologies for the poor Iphone pics, gonna borrow my girlfriends Nikon D3100 for some proper good pics.

As this is a Seat forum I thought why not include my mum's 1.4 Sport ..... lol



















I've managed to kerb both my front and rear left hand side wheels over the months so thats another thing on the "to do" list along with a bad stone chip on the front splitter



Mods done so far as of *23/09/12*

- Rear tailgate spoiler
- KW V1 coilovers
- NGK platinum spark plugs
- Revo stage 1 ecu remap
- Forge Motorsport BOV
- L.E.D daytime running lights

Future mods I have planned

- Tarox 323mm discs and 6-piston calipers
- ITG Maxogen induction kit
- Silicone hose kit
- Okada plasma coil packs
- Milltek full turbo-back exhaust system with sports cat
- Revo stage 2 ECU remap
- Uprated front mount intercooler (maybe oil cooler and radiator too)
- Fully polybushed
- Whiteline 24mm rear anti-roll bar
- H & R 15/20mm wheel spacers
- Hybrid turbo set-up eventually
- Mechanical limited slip diff
- Uprated clutches to handle more power
- INA engineering rebore to 1700cc and a ported and polish cylinder head
- Forged engine internals
- Lighter single mass flywheel

Can't see that last 6 on that list happening for AGES though....

Some other stuff thats needing done

- Stone chips repaired
- Wheels refurbed and powdercoated (I'm thinking either black or anthracite!?)
- Full geometry set-up (camber, wheel alignment and corner weighting)
- Maybe a dyno session to see what power/torque she's running.


Feel free to give me any ideas or opinions you might have as I like hearing people's thought on what im doing ect and i'll try and keep this thread updated as often as I can! I'll finish up with a few more of the engine bay and interior.

Cheers guys, yeah there aint many of us yellow ones about Yaue10! I'll check out your RR thread see what you've been doing with yours. The only bad thing about the colour is the tar spots show up so easily against it and are a night mare to get off!!

Lukeyy, yeah i'd recommend a set of coilies I went for KW V1's but there a loads of other ones I got lucky when KW made a mistake and got the delivery wrong for mine so they ended up upgrading mine to V1 Inox-lines for no extra charge! They look good and make the car handle better but the ride is really harsh! Aye the NGK plugs are good they don't completely sort the missfiring issue but I've never had a serious one and ain't had the EML light flash up either, the part number for them is BKR7EIX and iirc you can get them for about £35 off eurocarparts.com

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I think an update is long overdue!

Well since last time not done that much to her, although the wheels have been refurbished and powdercoated gloss black and I have had the wheel alignment including camber and castor all sorted out plus got the suspension all corner weighted. Made a good difference in the handling ect drives much better now and I have to say the black alloys suit the car a lot better IMO.

Here's a few pics of the 'new' wheels... I went for black as it ties in with the door mirrors and the roof, my other choice was anthracite but im happy with how it is.







The car surs a lot lower than in the last pic there aswell as that was taken before it was corner weighted.

A few more...







A few of the camber/castor ect before and after including how much weight is over each axel and gross weight of the car which is pretty cool ....

So thats all that's really been happening atm, next up i'm going to try and get hold of a metal foot rest and some smoked side repeaters. Anyone know where I can get a hold of some? Cheers

Wow been so long since I updated this thing. Car has changed quite a lot! Now got a full Milltek TBE on with 200 cell sport cat and Revo stage 2, Forge motorsport actuator, a stiffer engine mount and a whiteline rear anti-roll bar recently has made a huge difference! Thanks for the comments everyone.

Youth7: cheers mate! it should be making around 225bhp/240ftlbs now! Stage 2 made a huge difference, sounds a lot better now too.

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