£500-£600 to spend - talk to me

[Stuart_cupra]

Company profitshare means i got a bit spare to treat the cupra. It already has :

AmD remap, Milltek cat back, Jetex filter, Forge 007p, Forge TIP, recent service and recent new rear shocks and discs. With that, im thinking springs and 18" RS6 wheels or Downpipe and sports cat/stage 2 or FMIC. What would you guys do? Links to good deals appreciated too

 

[lobs84]

do you work for a john lewis company by any chance?

 

[Stuart_cupra]

do you work for a john lewis company by any chance?

No, they got on average 2.4k

 

[Pyro]

FMIC Spots cat etc and stage 2

 

[revere]

I'd spend an extra £100 and go to the £700 mark and get a set of Bilstein or Koni coilovers all round !

 

[Stuart_cupra]

FMIC Spots cat etc and stage 2

Wont get all that for that budget

 

[Stuart_cupra]

I'd spend an extra £100 and go to the £700 mark and get a set of Bilstein or Koni coilovers all round !

Wheels would have to come first before coilovers but its something id consider.

 

[BEOWULF]

Take ya car to body shop and all the stone chips and that done. And nice mop ready for summer

 

[JamJay]

Wont get all that for that budget

If you fit it yourself then you will

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FMIC-SEAT-LEO...arts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item2c558f6cbd

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SEAT-LEON-1-8...arts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item4cf19add79

AMD Stage 2 code upgrade is £100+VAT

 

[Pyro]

Wont get all that for that budget

Looks like youll have to exstened you budget lol

Or as Jamjay said fit it yourself and you'll get it all there's a few guides fir fitting the toyo FMIC on here and I'm sure you'll find enough info on fitting exhaust if you need it

 

[Stuart_cupra]

Decat is a big no no, cant be bothered replacing it every MOT time. Dont have to have a FMIC for stage 2, so could go Milltek downpipe, sports cat and stage 2 in that budget...

 

[Pyro]

i would advise FMIC tho makes quite a difference

 

[JamJay]

Pyro is right, no point in going for Stage 2 unless you get an FMIC. You're going to be pushing your engine harder so inevitably it's going to get hotter and the main concern on a turbocharged car is keeping it cool. Keep it cool and it will perform not only better but the power will last without losing it to heat soak.

 

[Stuart_cupra]

Fair point Jamjay. Does the decat/downpipe combo make a huge difference to the noise? We got a res cat back so it wasnt too noisy. Could always call AmD and beg for a discount, spent 2.2k there in the last month alone.....

 

[Pyro]

just found this on ebay never seen it beore mind http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/UNIVERSAL-FRO...arts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item1e61ce56bb

 

[Stuart_cupra]

ME and FMIC's dont tend to get along. I had an A3 1.8T (150bhp) tuned to 206bhp, added an FMIC, car never ran right after. only ever made 160bhp on rollers after that despite numerous leak tests proving negative. Saying that ots of people are getting good results from those ebay ones so worth considering. Half the price of forge ones too.

 

[Pyro]

its not a bad kit tbh the toyo one that is but my next one will be costom me thinks

 

[JamJay]

Fair point Jamjay. Does the decat/downpipe combo make a huge difference to the noise? We got a res cat back so it wasnt too noisy. Could always call AmD and beg for a discount, spent 2.2k there in the last month alone.....

It won't be too loud especially if you have the resonated cat-back so don't worry. If you'd rather have a sports-cat though then hold out for one or buy a 3" downpipe & sports-cat now. You can then save up £300 for a decent FMIC at another point and go for stage 2. Alternately go for stiffer suspension & ARBs or ARBs, engine mounts and polybushes to get the traction down better.

Believe it or not £600 is a fair amount to spend on mods for this car so you can potentially get some major parts sorted now .

Consider an LCR brake uprade perhaps or 312mm upgrade? It's totally up to you which way you go.

 

[Stuart_cupra]

If i did downpipe and decat/sports cat id have to go stage 2 anyway to sort the EML out that it would throw up. Could save for another couple of months and get the whole lot done at once, but im so impatient haha.

 

[Pyro]

you can go atge two now and get FMIC later but tbh your better of saving gettin it all on and having the map set up for the car with all the mods