Yeah i know the rubbers crap, the seller said it was silicon aswell, there is plenty of space for the two jubilee's though, i have to wait untill next week to get the silicon joiners but only had this weekend to fit.
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Looking good Phil.
Couple of things though.
Are you leaving the crash bar like that?
Are you planning on running beads on the pipe work?
The crash bar has lost alot of its structural ridigity with removing that piece, I'd revisit this.
Also I'm surprised that your boost pipes haven't blown off yet without beads on them. I'd do something about this before finishing off and getting remapped as I'm sure the extra boost will give you problems.
Also it's not just a blown off hose, this puts major strain on you turbo as when the hose goes it has less to push against so can lead to catastrophic failure of the turbo.
Couple of things though.
Are you leaving the crash bar like that?
Are you planning on running beads on the pipe work?
The crash bar has lost alot of its structural ridigity with removing that piece, I'd revisit this.
Also I'm surprised that your boost pipes haven't blown off yet without beads on them. I'd do something about this before finishing off and getting remapped as I'm sure the extra boost will give you problems.
Also it's not just a blown off hose, this puts major strain on you turbo as when the hose goes it has less to push against so can lead to catastrophic failure of the turbo.
I have beaded the hose with JB weld Willie don’t worry 
I did think about the strength of the crash bar, and ran a piece of square bar inside it just above the cooler it should be ok ![[B)]](/forums/styles/seatcupra/oldforumsmileys/shades.gif "Cool [B)]")
I did think about the strength of the crash bar, and ran a piece of square bar inside it just above the cooler it should be ok
I was thinking about this last night, also with respect to the PM you sent me.
Rob had a modified crash bar, when he drove the car it felt really loose in the front end. He changed this back to the OEM one and all was well.
Perhaps the change in crash bar stiffness has caused the understeeryness of the front end.
No reason why the change of ARB could have cause this but the crash bar is a bit suspect TBH.
Rob had a modified crash bar, when he drove the car it felt really loose in the front end. He changed this back to the OEM one and all was well.
Perhaps the change in crash bar stiffness has caused the understeeryness of the front end.
No reason why the change of ARB could have cause this but the crash bar is a bit suspect TBH.
Just a pic of the engine bay with the Jetex filter and cold feed which comes from the fog light hole.
I know its dirty, i will be cleaning it asap, but with the weather the way it is at the moment it needs it every day.
I know its dirty, i will be cleaning it asap, but with the weather the way it is at the moment it needs it every day.
Phil, seems like you have a leaking injector, perhaps #2
I had this too, I got seals from Lucas for much cheapness that did the job
I had this too, I got seals from Lucas for much cheapness that did the job
What makes you think that? have you any more details regarding Lucas i will replace all four.
Not sure how much they are from lucas but there about £2.50 each from the stealers and you need 2 per injector if its same design as the LC ones
Just a pic of the engine bay with the Jetex filter and cold feed which comes from the fog light hole.
I know its dirty, i will be cleaning it asap, but with the weather the way it is at the moment it needs it every day.
Looks awesome Phil as always, love the FMIC, can't wait to buy one and then start my own work on it, need to get Xmas over with first though...then tyres & cambelt
.Where did you get the extra piece of silicone hosing the fits from the MAF to the Jetex?
Not sure how much they are from lucas but there about £2.50 each from the stealers and you need 2 per injector if its same design as the LC ones
Was just looking at you picture of your intake manifold, it looked like the injector seats were dirty like mine. This was from leaking petrol/boost pressure past the injector o rings.Yeah I wasn't sure what injectors you had
Might be a wrong spy by me though
I got the ones from Seat but these were incorrect and very difficult to sus out from the VAG computer system.
What I did was call my local Lucas supplier, gave them my injector part number and they supplied the kit for £3 per kit. Each kit had 3 of the seals I needed so only needed 3 kits.
There is two part numbers on your injectors, note these before calling and they'll know which ones are theres.
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