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K3mist

Simples!
Dec 11, 2008
96
0
East Sussex & The Shire
Car: Seat Leon Cupra TDI
Year: 2003 (53 plate)
Engine: 1.9 TDI
Colour: Ovni Yellow
Power: 150bhp
Fuel: Any diesel in the pumps
Mileage:68,000

Mods:
Fabia Rear Wiper
De-Badged except Cupra badge

Plans:
Refurb the alloys I have but spray black with yellow rim
Lowered 40mm (Shox & Springs)
AMD or Revo Stage 1
HIDs
Miltek cat-back exhaust system
3" cold air intake
Pipercross Panel Filter,
LCR front splitter
 

cupradarren

Guest
car seat leon cupra
year 2003 (03) on private plate
engine 1.8 20vt
colour black magic
power 212 at wheels proven with 14psi
fuel optimax or super unleded 97ron





MODS

full forge silicone hose kit
forge fmic
angel eye headlights
stage2 revo
brembo front brakes with 323mm disk
h&r front and rear anti roll bars
jamex coilovers
tints
auto gauge boost air/fuel oil pressure
full JL audio install
cupraR alloys
cupraR front bumper
drilled disk f/r
mich ps2 tyres all round
miltek turbo back with sports cat
forge quickshift
forge splitR DV
fabia rear wiper
debadged
panel filter



plans

new turbo or another engine rebuilt to 450 bhp ish depending on cash flow
 
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LeonFRMK1

****VAGperu
Nov 14, 2008
84
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Lima - Perù
www.clubvagperu.com
Car: Seat Leon FR
Year: 2005
Engine: 1.8T 20v
Colour: Moon Gray

MODS:

Exterior:
- VW Front Aero Wipers
- VW Rear Aero Wiper
- VW Smoked Fender Repeaters
- ECS Billet Aluminum Antenna
- Windows Tint 20%

Interior:
- Seat Sport Gear Knob
- VW 25th Anniverssary Parking Brake Handle Cover
- Seat Leon Door Sills
- VW 20th Pedal Set & Dead Pedal
- HKS Type-0 Turbo Timer
- Alpine IDX-300 Headunit
- VW GLI Floormats
- KVW100 Control Module
- VW W8 Upper Console

Engine, Trans & Exhaust:
- Revo TECHNIK Stage 1 ECU Re-programming
- K&N SRI
- Hyperboost Diverter Valve
- Forge Turbo Inlet Hose
- APR Intercooler Hose
- Samco Boost Hose Kit
- VF-Engineering Engine Pendulum Mount
- VW R32 Short Shifter
- 2.5" GHL Turbo Back
- ECS Magnetic Oil Pan Drain Plug
- ECS Magnetic Trans Drain Plug
- Brass Shifter Links

Suspension, Wheel & Tire:
- Eibach 25 mm. Rear Sway Bar
- H&R Sport Cupkit
- Vaico Front Rotors
- Vaico Rear Rotors
- Akebono Ceramic Pads
- ECS Stainless Steel Brake Lines
- 12.5 mm Front 17.5 mm Rear Wheel Spacers
- VW OEM 17" Long Beach

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Nautilus

Active Member
Dec 9, 2006
547
2
Bucharest, Romania
Car: Seat Leon FR
Year: 2005
Engine: 1.8 20VT
Colour: Emocion Red
Power: in the 250 bhp range
Torque: in the 280 lb-ft range
Fuel: nothing below 98RON

Mods:

ENGINE:

Dimsport (Race2000) remap
BKR7E sparkplugs
Forge DV006 (blue spring)
Powerflex dogbone
105/110mm flex pipe to airbox
Forge TIP + other Forge hoses
BoostFactory! uprated SMIC
3" Borla downpipe
NewSouthPerformance PowerGasket+
Insulated air pipes
Self-made grounding kit (120 amp rated wires)
Bonnet seal
THS Performance lower IC pipe
Pipercross oil catch filter
Intervalves one-piece stainless steel exhaust valves
Insulated coolant recovery tank for quicker warmup
Insulated coolant hoses
Ishihara-Johnson crank scraper
Insulated fuel lines and fuel rail
Fluidampr
4 bar fuel pressure regulator
Alternator cooling duct
Green coolant temp sensor
250/60 W radiator fan replaced by 250/150W
OBD2 Bluetooth dongle + Torque Pro

TRANSMISSION

Forge Short Shifter
Shifter cable bushings filled with silicone rubber

CHASSIS & SUSPENSION

Wiechers aluminium upper strut bar
Wiechers aluminium lower tie bar
Wiechers aluminium rear strut bar filed with damping grease
TT subframe bushings
TT LCA bushings
Powerflex front anti-roll bar bushings
H&R 10mm/wheel front spacers
Goodyear F1 Asymmetric tyres
Koni FSD shock absorbers
25mm Eibach rear anti-roll bar
Bonrath front top mounts
Audi TT rear subframe braces filled with damping grease
Yamaha Body Dampers front and rear
Lightweight battery

BRAKES

Mintex Red Box front pads
Mintex Red Box rear pads
Tyrolsport Brake Caliper Stiffening Kit
HEL front braided brake lines
Tarox Bespoke two-piece front discs

INTERIOR

Milotec TT pedal set
Pilot boost gauge
Full soundproofing with Dynamat / Hushmat and other stuff
Eco-leather upholstery on doors, lower dashboard, pillars and around seat base
Suede trim in door bins, under-dash bin and on the armrest
Alcantara fabric on pillar trim, black in the middle and white on front and rear pillars
W8 Lamp
Golf Mk4 Sunglass Holder
Seat Cordoba central sunshade
All interior and door lamps converted to LED bulbs
S3-like LED lights in dash air vents
Insulated juice/liquor storage in armrest with folding cups for liquor, juice and coffee to match
Carbon-fiber front seat heating
Second (right) lamp in the boot
Various buttons (on doors and steering wheel stalks) covered in rubber
Solar powered 12V air recirculation system
LED light symbols in rear dome lights
Air-cooled glovebox
Interior stainless steel dehumidifier
Tailored gauze window shades

EXTERIOR

Chrome door handles
Chrome antenna
Philips Vision Plus & Philips Premium bulbs
Mirror caps in bodywork color with thin aluminium wire bezel
Bosch Aerotwin retrofit wipers
VW Touran rear wiper
LED license plate bulbs
LED sidelights with chromed housing
Full LED tail lights
Cupra R front lip
Modded lower bumper with air deflectors and plastic undertray for better aerodynamics
Audi TT jacking points
Sealed bodywork gaps (rubber outer seals in Octavia Mk II fashion)
Parking Dynamics PD-1 Vision electromagnetic parking sensor
Rear flat plastic undertrays
Boat tails behind rear wheels

~Nautilus
 
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mrwookie

Big Daddy...
Mar 22, 2008
716
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Cambs & Herts
Car: Seat Leon Cupra R
Year: 2004
Engine: 1.8 20v Turbo BAM
Colour: Silver
Power: 265-270 bhp
Fuel: Shell V Power (nice company fuel card :whistle:)


Mods:
Powertec Stainless Steel Induction Kit with 4 inch cold air feed from modified fog
Milltek Non-res Catback Exhaust
Custom Code Phase 1 Remap
Forge Front Mount Intercooler
Forge Turbo and Intercooler Hoses
Forge 007p Recirc DV
Forge Cold Side DV Relocation
THS Turbo Inlet Pipe
Debaffled & Polished Charge Pipe
ECS N75 Valve
ECS Carbon Fibre Engine Cover
Custom (Probee Special) Short Shifter
Custom (Probee Special) Oil Dipstick Cap
Custom polished Alu upper front strut brace
N249 Bypass
EBC Turbo Groove Disks Front & Rear with Red Stuff Pads
Auto Gauge dash mounted boost gauge
Falken 452's all round
Lots of other random hoses replaced for red.....

Plans:

Coilovers
DP & Cat
& maybe Backdraft BT kit (if wifes claim money comes through any time soon.....:whistle:;))
 
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CupraRAlderson

Guest
Car: Seat Leon Cupra R
Year: 2004
Engine: 1.8 20v Turbo (Bam)
Colour: Red
Power: Around 280bhp

Mods:

JBS Custom code re-map
Milltek ss cat back exhaust
Scorpian De-cat
Powertech induction kit
Forge recirc dump valve
Forge Silicone intake hose
Forge Silicone Upper boost hoses
Front Strut Brace
Audi R8 oil filler cap
Weitec Hicon Coilovers
8mm wheel spacers
Seat sport numberplate surounds
Euro plates (E)
Yokohama Prada Sec-2's
 
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Mo Arif

V.A.G Planet
May 5, 2010
2,510
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Birmingham
Car: Seat Leon Cupra
Year: 2002 (Late Pre facelift)
Engine 1.8 20V Turbo
Colour: Black
Power: 180 ?
Fuel: Shell Optimax V Power

Mods:

Large open cone induction kit
Re- circulating dump valve
3" Turbo back down pipe
2.5" De-Cat
2.5" Mandrel bent cat-back system
Red Smoked Boost gauge
Fabia rear wiper

Plans:

Apexi Filter
FMIC
TIP
Remap
Coil overs
17/18" Rims
 

IBD

Here Again!
Jan 16, 2006
254
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North West
Car: Seat Leon Cupra
Year: 2000 (Pre facelift)
Engine 1.8 20V Turbo
Colour: Azalea Red
Power:
Fuel: Asda's finest

Mods:

None, nada, nothing, bone stock!
Washed, and clayed!

Plans:

18" RS6 wheels (like my old one)
Interior trim change (Audi S3, mk4 Recaro's)
Miltek cat back
Induction kit or smoothed airbox
a good dose of lowereing
Uprated ARB's
Fabia rear wiper or wiper blank
remap
FMIC
Smoothing front and rear bumpers
MY02 side skirts
late spec teardrop mirrors
detailed
 

koksikr

Guest
Car: Seat Leon Cupra R
Year: 2003
Engine 1.8 20V Turbo
Colour: Red
Power:about 290 ish
Fuel: Shell only


Mods:
Big port I/M SEM
750cc High Independent injectors
Fuel pump Prodigy
Uper and lower strut barce A3
Split r valve Forge
Modified intake HKS
Remap stage 1 (JBS)
Sport Performance Springs H&R
Anty roll bar kit Eibach
Quick shifter Forge
Racing Intercooler kit Forge
Neuspeed 180 Degree 3 Pole Fan Switch
Neuspeed Connector Conversion Kit for 3 pole fan switch


Plan:
Pro Boost controller GReddy
Full upgradeon exhaust system
Bigger turbo
Front+Rear groved discs
 

Faisal

UK's 1st Liquid Yello LCR
May 27, 2008
1,445
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Most likely at work
Car: Seat Leon Cupra R
Year: 2003
Engine 1.8 20V Turbo
Colour: Red
Power:about 290 ish
Fuel: Shell only


Mods:
Big port I/M SEM
750cc High Independent injectors
Fuel pump Prodigy
Uper and lower strut barce A3
Split r valve Forge
Modified intake HKS
Remap stage 1 (JBS)
Sport Performance Springs H&R
Anty roll bar kit Eibach
Quick shifter Forge
Racing Intercooler kit Forge
Neuspeed 180 Degree 3 Pole Fan Switch
Neuspeed Connector Conversion Kit for 3 pole fan switch


Plan:
Pro Boost controller GReddy
Full upgradeon exhaust system
Bigger turbo
Front+Rear groved discs

lmao love your scn name :D
 

Scrivs

Guest
Car: Seat Leon Cupra R
Year: 2006
Engine 1.8 20V Turbo
Colour: Black Magic
Power:225
Fuel: Whenever I need it


Mods:
None - Completely Standard


Plan:
Forge 007p DV
HID Conversion
Tinted Windows
 

Phillc

Love is....Yellow
Apr 23, 2007
4,170
20
Pershore, worcestershire
I thought i should update this as it was 2008 i origanaly posted and things have changed. ;)

NEW BITS

Car: Seat Leon Cupra
Year: 2001
Engine 1.8 20V Turbo
Colour: yellow
Power: 280bhp, 285lb torque
Fuel: Tesco Momentum.

mods:

Exterior:
Face Lift front bumper and skirts.
Cupra rear bumper.
Golf R32 alloys.
Citroen aerial.
Fabia rear wiper.
Golf front arms and wipers.


Interior.
Audi S3 leather Ricaro's.
Custom mounted gauges.
Face lift dials.
R black interior bits.
Arm Rest.
225 Steering wheel




Handling & Braking.
S3 lower front brace.
TT front strut brace.
rear strut brace.
Weitec 50mm springs and dampers.
Nuespeed 25mm rear arb.
R32 23mm front arb.
R front hubs.
R wishbones.
R bushes.

Brembo's.


Engine,
GT2X Hybrid Turbo.
S3 Inlet manifold.
S3 Charge pipe.
3" ally Maff housing
INA Hi-Flow Exhaust mani.
Forge 007p
Jetexair filter
THS Water and Top Boost Hoses.
replaced all vac hoses with silicon.
N429 and Evap removed.
Sec air pump removed.
Custom Front mount.
Custom catch tank.
Custom Swirl Pot.

Custom oil cooler.
Full SS piper Turbo back exhaust.
P - Torque Custom Map.

Battery in the boot.

Plans;
Re-spray
 
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Pyro

Guest
Think we should start a little thread on this, and would appreciate if we could keep to a kind of set format to this (just to keep it tidy), as below:

Car: Seat Leon Cupra
Year: 2001 (Pre facelift)
Engine 1.8 20V Turbo
Colour: Black Magic
Power: OEM 180
Fuel: The expensive one ;)

Mods:
Stage 2 Revo map
Ramair open cone filter
Blueflame downpipe
Full supersprint exhaust system
Toyosports FMIC
Toyosports T.I.P
A few silicone boost hoses
Forge 007p recirc DV
Audi rs6 wheels
Tinted rear lights
Clear black side repeaters
Lowered
N249 bypass
Fabier rear wiper
Limo tints

Plans:
Bigger turbo ( when I win the lottery) :(
LCR front splitter
Stage 3 map
Angle eyes
Hids
Respray
 
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Car: Seat Leon Cupra R
Year: 2003
Engine 1.8 20V Turbo
Colour: Onvi Yellow
Power: approx 260bhp
Fuel: nothing unless its 99ron

Mods:
Revo Stage 1 software with sps3 controller
Custom 3" downpipe with decat
Milltek resonated cat back system
Big Jetex open cone with 3" CAF
Forge 007p recirc valve
Samco upper intercooler hose kit in black
Polished charge pipe
Forge short shift
Powerflex dogbone bush
18" Audi RS4 9 spokes finished in gloss black
Black "R" badges off 1P Leon Cupra R
6000k HID conversion
Neverbeen sticker
A pillar boost gauge
Stripped of rear bench & parcel shelf

Due next month:
Sachs clutch
Jabbasport flywheel
Quaife ATB diff
Eibach RARB finished in yellow with black decal

To Do List:
Fix the leaky doors :(
Weitec 40mm spring / shock kit
Team Dynamics Pro Race 1.2s finished in gloss black with yellow lip
3" turbo back exhaust
FMIC
Carbon fibre bonnet
Carbon fibre mirror caps
Relocate battery to the boot
Full roll cage powder coated yellow
Audi S3 upper strut brace finished in yellow
Refurb brembos in yellow with black decal
Polish the inlet manifold
Colour code the engine bay with yellow hosing etc etc

That is all for now ;)
 
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