Stage 1/2 advice AUQ

First question... How old is your clutch? Stage two will max it out and if old and warn will probably start to slip within a week.

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cg82lee@gmail. said:

Clutch is 100k old , but still perfect and bites low , but maybe factor in the price of changing it anyway you think ?

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That's what I what I thought but the extra power showed up it's age almost straight away.

Factor in £300 (diy) to 600 (fitted) plus more if you're going for a performance one.

cg82lee@gmail. said:

Clutch is 100k old , but still perfect and bites low , but maybe factor in the price of changing it anyway you think ?


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http://badger5.biz/epages/3927bc2c-...4739-96a5-d6cca869fcd6/Categories/Shop/Clutch and flywheel is 100k+ too so your going to need to swap that out..extra £200min to £400 for that. SMF is cheaper option bit most don't like the on/off feeling you get and I don't think this badger 5 clutch will work with SMF.
Either way a clutch with 100k won't last and will slip, better of thinking about that first.

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cg82lee@gmail. said:

Clutch first then lol , I’ll sort that over the coming months then think about which stage to start at , or whether to sell the car and get a BAM engined Cupra R


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Remapping a 100k engine is what is it is, many things could fail, what you could do is remap it and hope for the best/use that clutch up, either way it shouldn't go bang and destroy your box, you should get sign's of slippage and that's a sign for you to back off. Clutch you have now could last 10k at stage 1 or could last a day.

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Where do you live? Have you checked any remappers out yet?

cg82lee@gmail. said:

Or do I just make do with a stage 1 ? Doesn’t look like much of a step up to stage 2 in terms of performance numbers compared to price ?
Better just stage 1 , then a Cupra R next year instead , at stage 1 they push 260 ?


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I've had both cars.
If you add an induction kit with heat shield,
And a turbo inlet pipe from the likes of Badger5
You will see additional gains when mapped.
In addition you should do the exhaust.
Turbo back preferably. A 3" system is best.
Now it can breathe in and out properly.
Once you have this do a stage 1 custom map, which will produce better power and better delivery of that power.
Almost no difference in price either.


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You'll save money if you sell your Cupra and buy a Cupra R with a few mods already done. There's plenty out there if your looking in the right places.

I’d just get a stage 1 done. 180 to 215 is a decent jump in power.

cg82lee@gmail. said:

Yeah stage 1 is seeming the viable option , certainly for the price it’s a big jump and no real outlay except cost of the map


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It is fun...only issue I have is traction in the wet but it can be really fun wheel spinning past someone as 60mph.
As for the buy a cupra r comment... Why? Make the cupra a cupra r killer ko4 kits come up pretty cheap.

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Well he said he wants get a Cupra r next year. I guess if the Cupra is nice and healthy then go for it. You just have to factor in all sorts of wear and tear that would have otherwise lasted perhaps a bit longer on a standard map.

Haze said:

Well he said he wants get a Cupra r next year. I guess if the Cupra is nice and healthy then go for it. You just have to factor in all sorts of wear and tear that would have otherwise lasted perhaps a bit longer on a standard map.

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Was only joking mate

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To be fair buying an R would be like modding the Cupra fully.
Better seats,interior, handling, power, looks, wheels.
Bigger turbo to mod in the future.
If bought with a FMIC already fitted he would be on his way to a great car.


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unless you are wanting to throw money away I'd say you should be considering
stage 1
or LCR.

then of course no doubt you will be asking do I stage 2 the LCR.....

thowing money at a cupra, instead of getting an LCR to be is not thr right way to do it.
The LCR is a significant step up from the cupra, not just power, handling and comfort strangly in my experience. (higher damping / lower spring rates, different suspension set up, cast wishbones etc IIRC)