big bhp on the 180bhp Cupra?

[TURBO20V]

Hi to all, recently bought a Leon Cupra 1.8T with 180bhp.

Am looking to soon have a Miltek exhaust fitted, panel filter and a remap and was wondering how much power that's likely to give.

The remap alone is supposed to be about 200bhp according to one website.

Are these mods popular, and will it give me similar performance to the Cupra R?

 

[Willie]

If you get a Live remap you will be the same/similar to LCR bhp but a slightly quicker spooling turbo
If you go for certain remaps you'll get the bhp of a LCR but not the driveability!!
Be careful who you get to remap it, a rolling road is a must and you get what you pay for.
Without a rolling road it is impossible to tell what BHP or torque the car is putting out. A generic map will just load on a map that was set up for someone elses car not yours and perhap not with the mods that you have fitted
In sort live/custom very good, generic good.

 

[The MoffMeister]

there are different stages of maps number 2 being the most power output but you'd need cat back exhaust fmic panel filter you should see 230 ish so thats more than a standard cupra r

 

[TURBO20V]

sounds great, am thinking of a catback exhaust, panel filter and having it mapped at superchips. should get me 210bhp mayb? Are there better places to get the Leon mapped?

 

[The MoffMeister]

search for mapping on search button loads about cant see why 210 isnt a prob at a push

 

[chriswilks]

i personally would try to get it done at a vag tuner or some1 whos used to doing them on these engines go apr cc revo etc etc...just from personal experience i had a nightmare getting mine mapped by response chips.
ive got bf turbo back exhaust,filter and stg2 remap,no fmic tho(yet!) all of this does make a considerable difference!! however my car is ill at the mo and its still pretty quick!

 

[The MoffMeister]

not just a vag tuner many tuners can do good maps on many diff cars

 

[Punch IT!]

Im after a remap guys very soon CC probably and was wondering do these places take a reading before the map and after to show what increase you have had?? Sorry to jump in.

 

[RobM]

Are these mods popular, and will it give me similar performance to the Cupra R?

Similar power yes, and similar straight line speed, but not similar performance. You need to be spending money on the suspension and braking setup before you can claim that

It will be a big gain though, for sure

 

[The MoffMeister]

you'll whip an R off the line standard then it gets grip and off it goes obviously with a map and bits you'd be level pegging low end

 

[TURBO20V]

sounds like good news to me How about long term reliability? Can the K03 Turbo stand up to 210 to 220ish bhp for a few years to come?

 

[DodgyDave]

KO3s will run at 215 for years, know 'cos mine did for 3+ years and over 40k miles and was still in great shape when it came off.


Dave

 

[Punch IT!]

Im after a remap guys very soon CC probably and was wondering do these places take a reading before the map and after to show what increase you have had?? Sorry to jump in.

anyone??

 

[CupraUK]

KO3s will run at 215 for years, know 'cos mine did for 3+ years and over 40k miles and was still in great shape when it came off.


Dave

I've had Revo for 3 years and over 40k.

 

[TURBO20V]

anyone??

I'm pretty sure most do but I think it depends on the company if they provide both

 

[The MoffMeister]

you cand do yes but some places will charge you for another run also some offer a car scan with vag com to check for faults before mapping thats about £30 i think