Tim's Yellow Leon Cupra R (now 280bhp 313lb Torque)

[CupraTim]

Hi Guys,

So after having my LCR for over a year now and doing some mods to it I have decided to do a readers ride.

I own a 05 plate Leon Cupra R (225) in the classic "Mellow Yellow" / Ovni Yellow (or onvi as some say) I bought it a year and a half ago with 32,000 on the clock for £6500 (Bargain!) I previously had a Ford Focus MK1 1.8 which I modified too so I am not new to the modifying/tuner scene.

Here are some pictures of it when I bought it new and standard:

I have done a fair few mods over the last year and my mod list is as follows:

Engine & Performance:
Forge TIP (turbo inlet pipe)
Jetex open cone filter
Forge upper boost hoses
Forge 007p dump valve (now yellow spring due to remap)
Air filter heatshield
Cold air feed
Forge intercooler hoses
Audi S3 upper strut brace
Blue silicone hoese (coolant and washer)
Polished high flow charge pipe
Polished high flow inlet manifold
Spray painted (Black) engine cover, battery cover and air feed covers
Forge black alloy strut covers
Awesome GTI Single mass clutch and solid flywheel

Handling:
Powerflex dogbone mount bush
Audi S3 upper strut brace
H&R lowering springs (a futher 20mm then standard LCR height)

Brakes:
Standard Brembo 4pots
Brembo discs and pads

Interior:
Autogauge boost gauge
Boost gauge pillar pod

Exterior:
REVO stickers
Seatcupra.net sticker
Fabia rear wiper conversion

Lighting:
LED rear numberplate lights
LED sidelights
HID 6000k Headlights

Software:
(custom) REVO map - rolling road dyno 280.1bhp 313lb torque

Exhaust:
Full 3" turbo back, decat, non res COBRA exhaust system

 

[CupraTim]

So after joining SCN the modding bug sank in....

Thanks to a fellow SCN member (D.K) I bought this:

Then thanks to an amazing girlfriend I got this too - Jetex Cone Filter, Forge 007p DV, Carbon Fibre Wrap and a ***** Fin aerial!

So I got to fitting the Jetex cone first (excuse the cable tie!)

Then it was the DV's turn:

Then I took 5 mins to do the charge pipe and about an hour doing the inlet manifold.... long time!

 

[CupraTim]

A little later I decided to sort out the annoying rear wiper blade (every Leon owner knows what I mean!) So I upgraded to the Fabia wiper conversion, whilst I was there I tried the new aerial, but it wouldnt fit I also bought a cold air feed (tubing) and some rear LED number plate lights.

Before:

After:

Cold air feed:

LED's

To show the difference:

 

[CupraTim]

A couple of months later, SCN had a rolling road day at JKM in Portsmouth, so I went along. Was a great day and only having a Cone Filter and DV I got a reading of 224bhp so of course I was impressed!

I then decided that I wanted to improve the performance and the "breathing" of the car - after many weeks of consistently looking on ebay I found 2 bargains!
A Forge TIP (blue) and a pair of Forge intercooler boost hoses!

So I got to fitting these right away, TIP took about 15mins and the others took about 5mins each! I then took her for a spin down the road and the noise was immense! The sucking, the spooling noise, the DV chsss I had a very big grin on my face after that day!

 

[CupraTim]

Then I bought a Powerfex Dogbone Bush and an S3 strut brace - luckily the strut brace came off an LCR so it had the boot shutter bit already cut out! I then purchased some Blue silicone hoses off ebay (after reading a thread on here discussing what sizes!) and got around to fitting it all:

 

[CupraTim]

After a short while later (before I decided to get a remap) I wanted a boost gauge and pillar pod. I bought a Autogauge off ebay and I bought a pillar pod off ebay too.

After reading a guide on here I fitted it myself. A little fiddly and took a little time, but was worth it. All wired up and plumbed in, I have hidden the clear pressure tubing under the black rubber bonnet lining which hides it very well. Added some cables ties for good measure! Then set around doing the N249 bypass too (might aswell as I was already there!!)

Where the grommet is / where you drill slowly ONLY through the plastic grommet

 

[CupraTim]

Along came Xmas and a set of 6000k HIDS from the missus:
Before

After

And a set of LED sidelights tom compliment them!

Next stop a custom REVO remap (courtesy of my GF brother who works at Regal Motorsport in Southampton)

After some time designing the software and running a few tests we decided that a 280bhp and 313lb torque remap was the best - so thats what I am now running! The difference is amazing, its like the difference between day and night! The car is so much faster, pulls so much better, spools harder faster and longer! love it!

The problem now is the clutch and exhaust! So I have now ordered a new Clutch from Awesome GTI and I will get that fitted, then sort the 3" turbo back exhaust system (Cobra) at a later date. Then some time after that I will be going for a FMIC!

A couple of REVO stickers and a SeatCupra.net sticker

Ill keep you all updated as/when!

 

[CupraTim]

New DSLR Camera (Nikon D3100) + a sunny afternoon =

 

[DOLBY]

nice car dude

 

[CupraTim]

nice car dude

Thanks very much! Your car is very nice too - you have a little more OCD then me though haha!

 

[Raks]

Impressive Dyno figures matey.

 

[CupraTim]

Impressive Dyno figures matey.

Thanks mate! We were running and editing the software for hours! And these are the figures that we came to on the RR

Problem is the high torque has eaten my clutch, so I have ordered a clutch from Awesome GTI - its their own one "heavy duty clutch and flywheel" Single mass clutch and lightened flywheel can handle circa 350lb torque (what they told me) managed to negotiate with my local VAG specialist to £280 to fit it!

After that it will be a 3" turbo back system from Cobra Exhausts (£595) good price and an excellent system!

 

[DOLBY]

Hahah yeh OCD is a killer...

Omg is that how much a turbo back is these days? I wanted a Blueflame for years then they went up to £900 ish. The Miltek is circa £1100 but for me decat is out of the question as my MOT place are fussy little fecks lol.

Will look into these Cobras. As long as the exhaust is not BOOMY at motorway speeds then i will invest too. My first car was a nightmare on the motorway, and if im honest maybe why i never got an exhaust sooner...

 

[tedvagas]

looks great , just looked at all your mods really nice a 3 system will transform it
That heat sheilds shocking, theres a good guide about for a diy one ive done it for £20 with good results

 

[Raks]

looks great , just looked at all your mods really nice a 3 system will transform it
That heat sheilds shocking, theres a good guide about for a diy one ive done it for £20 with good results

Does the system make that much of a difference?

 

[CupraTim]

looks great , just looked at all your mods really nice a 3 system will transform it
That heat sheilds shocking, theres a good guide about for a diy one ive done it for £20 with good results

Haha I bought it off eBay as recommended on Badger5 page... Iv customised it a little bit, made it wider/not so tight around the air filter. The cold air feed helps get the colder air to it. I am in 2 minds regarding changing it of course... So feel free to post a link!

 

[CupraTim]

Does the system make that much of a difference?

A 3" turbo back system makes a massive difference! Have u not seen how restricted our standard systems are?

 

[CupraTim]

Hahah yeh OCD is a killer...

Omg is that how much a turbo back is these days? I wanted a Blueflame for years then they went up to £900 ish. The Miltek is circa £1100 but for me decat is out of the question as my MOT place are fussy little fecks lol.

Will look into these Cobras. As long as the exhaust is not BOOMY at motorway speeds then i will invest too. My first car was a nightmare on the motorway, and if im honest maybe why i never got an exhaust sooner...

Yeah OCD may be a killer - but looks great mate!
And yeah they are cheaper these days! A Miltek one is horrifically priced but a good system. Go to Cobra's website and see the prices and a video of it on a LCR! There's a few lads on here with them and they say that even the non resonated system isn't that "boomy" (not much cabin drone) but a low burble when driving and a sporty sound once opened up!

I know I'm going to get one!

 

[CupraTim]

So now I have parted with £625 to buy an uprated clutch from Awesome GTI. Hopefully once I have this fitted I can give you all amazing feedback, I can't wait to bed it in then be able to put my foot down and actually go! At the moment I'm driving like a grandad as the clutch is slipping soooo much :/

I have also been looking at exhausts - I think I'm going to go for a relentless down pipe and decat, then a cobra cat back non res exhaust system. All this for circa £500! Bargain!

 

[DOLBY]

Seems like a good choice of exhaust there dude. Bit cheaper than the Pipewerx and cobra downpipe right?

Will see what power increases you get with this setup. I forgot to check, u have a FMIC yet?


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