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How fast for minimum spend

sts89

Guest
A friend of mine is thinking of buying a Mk1 Cupra and wants to track it with minimum spending on it.

How much weight can be stripped out, has anyone weighed the electric leather seats, doorcards, stereo etc?

Add a remap to 210BHP and what sort of figures do you think the car will run?
 
Mar 29, 2007
1,207
1
Berkshire
At least 260bhp from a remap - worth getting a new air filter and diverter valve as well.

The Leons not a great starting point for a track car being quite heavy so it may need uprating brake discs, arbs, strut braces, springs etc :)

Good car as a daily driver + track use though.
 

Willie

LCR Track car
Aug 6, 2004
8,939
1
Sunny Scotland
A friend of mine is thinking of buying a Mk1 Cupra and wants to track it with minimum spending on it.

How much weight can be stripped out, has anyone weighed the electric leather seats, doorcards, stereo etc?

Add a remap to 210BHP and what sort of figures do you think the car will run?
Better off with a MK3 Ibiza TBH.
The same engine as a Leon Cupra R but about 100Kgs less before stripping
A stripped Ibiza will weight about 1,100 Kgs, a LCR about 1,250 Kgs.

Tell your mate to get an Ibiza either with or buy a KO4 turbo and you'll be laughing
 

adam cupra 20vt

Built Not Bought.
Mar 31, 2005
6,162
2
Mud Hut
Does it have to be road legal? reason I ask is theres a Leon cupra cheap on the autotrader website at a salvage company but it can't be put back on the road.........don't know if thats any help.
 

dicko's

350bhp IHI Ibiza
Aug 5, 2008
240
0
Hartlepool
as said ibiza will be better track car my old one was totally stripped it weighed 924kg ;) and was 350bhp and fook me it was insane :D god i miss that car