im thinking about changing my engine to a r32

[bristolsparks]

hi guys

im thinking about changing my engine to a r32, has anyone done this

i have the 1.8t cupra not the R so might be worth doing,

If anyone has done this how much did the conversion cost?

thanks guys

 

[Luke_buk]

surely it would be easier to go for re-map.

the gold r32 is only about 240bhp you could achieve that with the right tuning mods out of your cupra.

plus you would have a lighter engine block if you kept your cupra.
so a higher power to weight ratio.

thats what i lan on doing to mine

 

[bristolsparks]

yeah true, 240 is the max on my turbo tho, didnt know if u could tune the r32 for more power

 

[Luke_buk]

yeah true, 240 is the max on my turbo tho, didnt know if u could tune the r32 for more power

you could always upgrade to a k04 turbo or a gt28 is you want to go all out.
ive seen the cupra engines running 460bhp. witha few mods.

 

[bristolsparks]

yeah that would be a good idea,

i have around 2-3K to spend and wanna get some more power,
kinda sorted my handling now, well at end of month i would have.

been looking into big turbos etc

 

[Luke_buk]

yeah that would be a good idea,

i have around 2-3K to spend and wanna get some more power,
kinda sorted my handling now, well at end of month i would have.

been looking into big turbos etc

yeah spend the money on your engine.

it will really suprise people when they see you go then. a bigger engine isnt always better.
sometimes more power less weight. let me know how you get on. post some pics. will be good to see.

 

[Willie]

TBH £3,000 is not enough to get the R32 engine in and get more power out of it.
Best to spend the money on a good set of coilovers, KO3 hybrid, uprated exhaust manifold, uprated exhaust and good mapping.
Then you will have a very nice feeling car to surprise a few motors

 

[vwbassett]

IMHO If your going to do it properly do an r32 conversions 4wd and charged if not dont bother the cost will be ridiculous for something possibly slower than before and not really special unless you do the above which would make it one of a kind in the UK.

 

[ScoobyJawa]

As above, tune the 1.8T. The R32 is naturally aspirated which makes gains small and lots of cash to achieve....

 

[GlasgowRob]

dont for the love of god go down the R32 route

i'm lucky enough to own a v6 4motion and a LCR and believe me the 1.8T is going to be a lot easier to tune and get big power out of

i have looked into changing my 2.8 for the 3.2 R32 lump and tbh its not cost effective even though its a straight swap

you'd proably lbe cheaper going the Big Turbo and uprated internal route on your 1.8T bear in mind tuning a R32 is bloody expensive 300 brake is going to be thousands on top of the cost of a conversion

 

[robk2009]

To be honest a maye of mine has a mk5 r32 and my stage 2 cupra r is quicker so as everyone else has said you'd be better spending the money on the cupra with the right mods.

 

[CupraMVR]

only way to get power from an R32 is turbo or super charger the engine and your looking at 10k - 15k. with all the work involved. 260 is about max power you will get from an r32 engine with induction kit, full exhaust with 6 branch manifold de-cat and remap is pretty much all you can do to them engines.

big or hybrid turbo is the way forward with the 1.8t

good luck with your plans

 

[Stu_pot]

Sell your mods, sell your car, put your £3k in the pot and buy one already done :-

http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=238091

It's already had all the niggly bits worked out that these projects inevitably have.