Cupra Engine details / remap

[duckson]

Can anyone confirm if the Cupra engine uses a bigger turbo than the FR/Golf GTi? I've also seen it mentioned that it might be a detuned S3 engine, any truth in this?
Also is there any tuners out there in Europe who've remapped the Cupra and if so what sort of bhp / Lb/ft are they achieving?

 

[DanGB]

Can anyone confirm if the Cupra engine uses a bigger turbo than the FR/Golf GTi? I've also seen it mentioned that it might be a detuned S3 engine, any truth in this?
Also is there any tuners out there in Europe who've remapped the Cupra and if so what sort of bhp / Lb/ft are they achieving?

Yes the word is that it is basically a detuned S3 engine with larger turbo.

A stage one remap should get around 300hp which some tuners have acheived.

 

[Feel]

been discussed lots, I think everyone's accepted the fact that it is a "detuned" S3 motor, apparently with lower compression, but I think we've STILL not seen a picture of the turbo plate.

Seems like Euro Cupras are remapping to a shade over 300bhp though.

 

[ZBOYD]

We tried at Autosport, but short of pulling it to bits in front of SEAT UK brass. We couldn't get to it.

 

[Feel]

You should've got them to do it for you, in a "do you know who I am" stylee.

 

[xJib]

You should've got them to do it for you, in a "do you know who I am" stylee.

And the reply could have been....

"Yes we do, and unfortunately you car won't be ready till December 09 now"

 

[Feel]

 

[heinbloed100]

Sadly it has not that much to do with the S3 than with the Golf GTI 30 Edition. The S3 has a lot of different part numbers. Even the turbocharger has a different one... Probably the S3 has two intercoolers and the Cupra only one. Found out about it in a german forum.
So in summary: it's NOT an S3 engine...

 

[duckson]

so what turbo does it have? Same as the fr?

 

[heinbloed100]

Sorry, don't know exactly but probably it's a bigger one.
Here are the part numbers of the engines.

S3:
06F 145 702 C = exhaust manifold and turbocharger
1K0 145 803 P = intercooler, there are two of them
8P0 253 181 = middle and end exhaust silencer


Cupra (engine code BWJ):
06F 145 701 E = exhaust manifold and turbocharger
1K0 145 803 A = intercooler
1P0 253 181 D = middle and end exhaust silencer (but this is for engine code BWA, so perhaps BWJ has something else here)

 

[goble]

it has the same size turbo but different actuator and intake pipe is different