My 1P Leon Cupra's Journey from stock - stage 2 - TTE 420 (Picture heavy)

Jairm88

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Hi All,I thought I'd share my car with you. I purchased the Leon to replace a mk5 Golf TDI as my daily mileage had reduced and no longer needed the perks of a diesel.

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My main goal when I bought the car was Lower it, wheel spacers, intake, BTCC spoiler and a stage 1 map.........................Well here it goes!!

My first 2 mods were a Cobra turbo back exhaust with sports cat and an Evolution Motorsport intake.

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Rtech stage 2 remap was to follow a few months later. The car made 330bhp/325lbft but unfortunately the clutch started to slip meaning my next "mod" was unexpected and rather expensive. Alex at AKS fitted a Helix organic clutch with a new oem dual mass fly wheel, the clutch pedal was slightly firmer than standard but this gave the car a slightly more sporty feel.

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Next up was new wheels; Bola B10's in gunmetal with new Bridgestone tyres and to sort out the ride height at the time I felt the car drove and handled well enough so opted for some Eibach sportline springs. Oh and I also fitted a rhino lip spitter.

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A few more styling mods; wing mirror covers hydro dipped in gold true weave carbon, a BTCC spoiler, genuine Seat front and rear mud flaps and rear honeycomb added to the front grill.

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I decided to change the cat back system from the standard Cupra left exit to the newer Cupra R twin centre exit, I did this to improve looks and hoping it would improve flow for future tuning work. I also upgraded the brakes using TTRS callipers, AKS 345mm adapters and 310mm rear brakes.

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At the time I was working part time (now full time) for Detail My Car in Newbury so I had the opportunity to give the car a well earned multiple stage machine polish and sealed it with car pro CQUk ceramic coating.

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I spent a few months enjoying the car/ saving for the next purchases so no real update.

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Here is the list of parts I purchased to push the power to the next level, unfortunately this meant the car spent 6months in my garage at home in bits while I was finding time to fit them with a good friend of mine.

TTE420 hybrid turbo
3.5inch relentless downpipe decat
Milltek cat back cupra r
Revo intake
Gen3 RS4 injectors
Deatschwerks lpfp
Loba hpfp
Rtech welly cooler with hardpipes
AKS throttle body spacer/ meth tap
Devils own water methanol progressive kit
Devils own solenoid
Larger Charge, discharge pipes
Aks 155bar Fprv
Forge supersize dv
Intake runner flap delete
Revo engine mounts

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After all the parts were fitted with a 3 month wait at Rtech, the car didn't get much use in 2016 unfortunately, but I did treat it to a few more mods lol! 2Forge ZF01 wheels with Nankang NS2R's (now running Michelin pilot super sports), 300mm OMP suede steering wheel with a snap off boss and I had the 3 main dash trims flocked in a graphite colour.

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On the morning of the 27th August I set off to drop my car off at Rtech for 2 weeks for a custom mapping session, the next time I was to drive the car it would be 426bhp/411lbft and it felt amazing!!!! All the waiting, swearing, blood, sweat etc etc was worth it! Unfortunately for my wallet I had to buy a milltek cat back and a revo intake as with my current set up the power was maxed at 400bhp.

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Now the car was back I could start working on the handling starting with BC racing coilovers, super pro antilift kit and H and R anti roll bars.

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Other than a few bits the car is almost "finished"
Hope you enjoyed the read.

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Current spec
TTE420 hybrid turbo
3.5inch relentless downpipe decat
Milltek cat back cupra r
Revo intake
Gen3 RS4 injectors
Deatschwerks lpfp
Loba hpfp
Rtech welly cooler with hardpipes
AKS throttle body spacer/ meth tap
Devils own water methanol progressive kit
Devils own solenoid
Larger Charge, discharge pipes
Aks 160bar Fprv
Forge supersize dv
Intake runner flap delete
Revo engine mounts
Helix organic clutch
Short shifter with aks solid bushes
Rtech custom map 426bhp/411lbft
BC Racing coilovers
BC racing drop links
Super pro anti lift kit
H&R front and rear anti roll bars
Custom flocked rear brace
2forge ZF01 wheels (Forged)
Michelin Pilot super sport tyres 225/40/18
Garage midnight stud conversion
TTRS front callipers Aks adapters 345mm discs
R32 rear brakes 310mm discs
Snap off OMP 300mm steering wheel
Flocked/ hydro dipped dash trims
Hertz door speakers
Hertz hdp1 amp
Hertz Mille 8 sub in stealth enclosure
Hydro dipped TTS engine cover
Hydro dipped battery cover
Custom bonnet strut
8000k Xenon Ds1 Bulbs
LED side light bulbs
Nighteye LED full beam bulbs
Rhino lip universal splitter

Thanks to

Stuart - Fellow spanner man
Niki - Rtech
Alex- Aks
Nick - Detail My Car
Gemma - a very understanding girlfriend



*Update*


A couple of bits I missed off yesterday;


Bonnet strut mod, strut hydro dipped in gold true weave carbon -

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TTS engine cover hydro dipped in gold true weave carbon -

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Battery casing hydro dipped in gold true weave carbon -

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Pictures of the flocked dash trims with hydro dipped clock surrounds and highline clock upgrades with polar Fis+

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And various audio builds I'v had

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*Update*


I finally found the time to sort out the boot in the Leon I have been meaning to do this for ages sorry about the poor quality pictures the sun was going down as I was finishing up.


A frame rear brace fitted ( flocked in black by absolutely flocked)

New stealth sub enclosure with a 8 inch Hertz Mille subwoofer

Hertz HDP1 amp

And a false floor to hide the amp and methanol pump

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*Update*


As the Leon is nearly
"finished" it deserves abit of a tidy up as it's picked up a few marks here and there from being man handled so much last year.

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And here's a couple of pictures of my boot build in the dark.

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*Update*


Freshen up Detail complete


https://www.facebook.com/Detailmycar/posts/1383688151714071


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*Update*


You can almost see where all my money has gone

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*Update*


It's a small picture but the Leon is in the launch issue of vwg magazine .

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*Update*


I gave the Leon some well deserved attention yesterday afternoon as the front end was completely nailed in bug

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*Update*

Last week I added a 2nd methanol nozzle to the Leon I'm not sure yet if it's all psychological but the thing feels like a monster again now its intake temps have been massively reduced!!

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scotty1310

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I chuckle to myself when i see threads and people say im only planning on a intake and stage 1 map and next minute theyve spent thousands on it lol. Dont worry, i only said to my other half im only getting a intake and map, next minute she's wondering why im changing the clutch :lol:
 

Jairm88

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I chuckle to myself when i see threads and people say im only planning on a intake and stage 1 map and next minute theyve spent thousands on it lol. Dont worry, i only said to my other half im only getting a intake and map, next minute she's wondering why im changing the clutch :lol:



Haha the clutch was the deal breaker for me man maths said the clutch will hold 450bhp surely the clutch will be wasted if I didn't get close to that? Lol
 
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Kane7

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Awesome build dude a real beauty that.

And LOL at I chuckle to my self..... one Revo stage 1 later new uprated helix and Sachs clutch being fitted on the 7th of June with.... wait for it new R600/Revo intake and while I was there I had the torque and engine mounts ordered with a turbo muffle deleter. Only thing next is a exhaust and new intercooler and I'm on the next stage... which I never really planned for oh well


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Jairm88

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Awesome build dude a real beauty that.

And LOL at I chuckle to my self..... one Revo stage 1 later new uprated helix and Sachs clutch being fitted on the 7th of June with.... wait for it new R600/Revo intake and while I was there I had the torque and engine mounts ordered with a turbo muffle deleter. Only thing next is a exhaust and new intercooler and I'm on the next stage... which I never really planned for oh well


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Thanks mate , haha sounds like your in a similar situation to me
 

bega

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Haha it sure has , well worth it though IMO
I dont regret too when I spend too much money for the car :) love it so much to have a nice looking car and it has to be in nice condition..

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Jairm88

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A couple of bits I missed off yesterday;


Bonnet strut mod, strut hydro dipped in gold true weave carbon -

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TTS engine cover hydro dipped in gold true weave carbon -

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Battery casing hydro dipped in gold true weave carbon -

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Pictures of the flocked dash trims with hydro dipped clock surrounds and highline clock upgrades with polar Fis+

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And various audio builds I'v had

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bega

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A couple of bits I missed off yesterday;


Bonnet strut mod, strut hydro dipped in gold true weave carbon -

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TTS engine cover hydro dipped in gold true weave carbon -

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Battery casing hydro dipped in gold true weave carbon -

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Pictures of the flocked dash trims with hydro dipped clock surrounds and highline clock upgrades with polar Fis+

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And various audio builds I'v had

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First time I saw gold carbon,excellent choice.Under the hood its amazing.Good job mate.

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Daniel M

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Car looks great! Love the dipped parts and the flocking looks very nice. Mine is flocked black, is a nightmare to keep dust free though lol.

Whats it like at putting the power down?
 

Jairm88

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Car looks great! Love the dipped parts and the flocking looks very nice. Mine is flocked black, is a nightmare to keep dust free though lol.

Whats it like at putting the power down?



Thanks bud , Haha luckily Its not my daily but I use an air blower on low pressure to blow the dust off the flock,

It puts down the power fairly well considering, rtech programmed in progressive traction control that really helps
 

Jairm88

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I finally found the time to sort out the boot in the Leon I have been meaning to do this for ages sorry about the poor quality pictures the sun was going down as I was finishing up.


A frame rear brace fitted ( flocked in black by absolutely flocked)

New stealth sub enclosure with a 8 inch Hertz Mille subwoofer

Hertz HDP1 amp

And a false floor to hide the amp and methanol pump

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bega

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I finally found the time to sort out the boot in the Leon I have been meaning to do this for ages sorry about the poor quality pictures the sun was going down as I was finishing up.


A frame rear brace fitted ( flocked in black by absolutely flocked)

New stealth sub enclosure with a 8 inch Hertz Mille subwoofer

Hertz HDP1 amp

And a false floor to hide the amp and methanol pump

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Good job mate.You did it like it came from factory.

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Jairm88

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Love this build, how are you finding the coilovers and ttrs calipers?



Have you done any track time with it?



Ash



Thanks mate, the coilovers are really good so far and the brakes are really sharp I run pagid rs4-2 pads with them,

I haven't yet, I'm hoping to get on the track this year though.
 
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