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[scooby slayer]

alright guys thought id join, ive ordered a nice new ibiza fr tdi pd130

just wondered what are the differences between the cupra diesel and the fr
and also what mods are worthwhile not bothered about changing the way it looks im the only person with a white fr in the country apparantly and there is only 1 white cupra too,

1) how are seat when it comes to modifications

2) can you get a fmic rather than the smic

3) can you put a dump valve on them and is it worthwhile

4) what is the best lowering kit or coilovers for them

5) what about an exhaust and sport cat

6) ive seen in the brochure an fr with heated seats obviously british cars dont come with them does anyone know if the loom is there and what seats have the heaters in.

7) what are the main problems you come across

8) whats the best airfilter for the job

9) what about brakes can the seat sport ones fit easily and how much do they cost

cheers fellas

 

[Deleted member 13581]

Hi mate and welcome along.

Answer to questions:

1) Like any other car

2) Yes. SEAT sport one or Forge. Im sure there is others, just cant remember the names.

3) Yes you can and probably no it isnt.

4) KW, Eibach, V-maxx. There is a few depends how much your wanting to spend.

5) one word Milltek. either that or custom.

6) No idea

7) None so far with mine. (15 months and 19000 miles later)

8) Green Panel filter with PD160 intake.

9) Get the 312mm TT conversion. Ive heard its the mutts nuts.

Hope this helps.

 

[scooby slayer]

cheers mate what does revo do and the tt conversion does anyone have it and if so can you let me know there username

 

[Yella Beeza]

alright guys thought id join, ive ordered a nice new ibiza fr tdi pd130

just wondered what are the differences between the cupra diesel and the fr

Check this thread for some of the differences from not so long ago -


http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=135002&highlight=FR+Cupra

 

[Deleted member 13581]

There is a guy up my was Kendo that has the 312mm conversion on his and he says its great. There are another few guys that rave about it.

Revo is a remap. Its tuning for the car. I would recommend you get it done. Turn the car into a bit of an animal.

There are other tuning brands though, do a search for remap and you will see what i mean.

 

[scooby slayer]

ok cheers mate well im starting to stockpile now just ordered a sport cat and oval cat back exhaust think i will order a pd160 intake and i might get onto forge tomorrow see what they can do next for me though is some cupra alloys drop it on its arse and tints also can you fit aftermarket stereo and still use the ipod socket and i will look up teh 312mm brake conversion i have 320mm brembos on my corsa c turbo and they stop it on its head with no abs so i suppose these will be awesome

 

[josh263uk]

alright guys thought id join, ive ordered a nice new ibiza fr tdi pd130


3) can you put a dump valve on them and is it worthwhile

If i am correct, I dont think you can put a dump valve on a diesel engine. I looked at this with my VRS, which is the same lump. Believe diesels operate differently to a petrol when it comes to dump valves.

Some one may be aboe to correct me on this though.

 

[mrcoyote]

Forge do a diesel DV, but it doesn't actually do anything aside from make noises so not really worth the money.

The TT 312mm conversion is a good value for money upgrade as you go from 288mm discs to 312mm with bigger calipers as well. I certainly noticed the difference on my old Ibiza when I swapped.

 

[scooby slayer]

and from reading its quite easy to do is it,
just need the calipers and carriers from a audi tt discs and pads

 

[devonmikeyboy]

ok cheers mate well im starting to stockpile now just ordered a sport cat and oval cat back exhaust think i will order a pd160 intake and i might get onto forge tomorrow see what they can do next for me though is some cupra alloys drop it on its arse and tints also can you fit aftermarket stereo and still use the ipod socket and i will look up teh 312mm brake conversion i have 320mm brembos on my corsa c turbo and they stop it on its head with no abs so i suppose these will be awesome

A sport CAT is a total waste of money. If you don`t intend getting a hybrid turbo stay with your stock downpipe as it is big enough. You can remove the CAT with no MOT or legal issues but you will not get any noticable power gain from doing so.

 

[Deleted member 13581]

Sounds like an impressive list of mods.

Good luck with it and keep us updated on the progress.

 

[scooby slayer]

devonmikeyboy: its jsut a case of not getting a hybrid turbo YET, but i will at some stage just want to slowly build up to it, ive never had anything like a seat audi or vw so dont really know the best ways of tuning them but at least if i can get all the base parts done, and then when i have enough money just put another turbo on then i think doin it that way should be easier to keep track of everything

 

[devonmikeyboy]

If you intend getting a hybrid turbo then an uprated down pipe will help but just get a down pipe with a deCAT as already stated a sports CAT is a waste of money.

 

[scooby slayer]

so how come it will still pass mot without the cat or sport cat then and where can i get a down pipe and decat do miltek do them

 

[rashcupra]

diesels dont need at cat they pass m.o.t's without if you wanted the seat sport calipers you also would have to buy the cupra rims to fir round the calipers hense why the wheels bow out!

get the idea how close the spokes are to the calipers here ^^^^ so some wide rims or cupra 1's would be a must!

 

[scooby slayer]

well im definately wanting the cupra rims and if you know anyone who has the seat sport ones for sale let me know cos id like to keep the look as subtle as possible

 

[scooby slayer]

by the way mate nice beezer you got there i saved a couple of pics last night of it

 

[rashcupra]

thanks mate now youve bought a vag car you wnt get out vdub seat audi and skoda's RULE!

 

[scooby slayer]

hope so im coming from a vxl corsa c

 

[rashcupra]

no offense but do vauxhal have up to 5-6 HUGE shows a year with strip and show stands show and shines ect? do they have a close modded comunity that every1 knows every1?? this is what i think vag cars are famous for truely amazing cars aswell