mk3 Ibiza Cupra R Hybrid K04, Supercopa BAM engine, TSR Manifold. ** Breaking**

[GregP]

Thought i would start a post to show the progress my Ibiza has made.
The project was all going to plan and nearly finished, when the engine blew and caught fire. So have started to remove the engine and give it a clean ready for the new engine and turbo. Some pictures of the progress so far.

MY BEST MOD: A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. IF YOU AINT GOT ONE. . . GET ONE TODAY

 

[PhilW]

Wow, what happened to the engine, how did ity 'blow'? Or did it just catch fire?

Good luck with it all tho, hope it turns out alright for you.

 

[rich.h44]

Dam thats real bad mate,good luck on the rebuild

 

[GregP]

The engine has a big hole in the block and cracked down through the sump. It emptied the oil and fuel (by the flames !) on to the exhaust and surrounding area, catching it alight. Surprising how quick flames started licking out.

 

[rich.h44]

Jesus!was you driveing normal or with a bit of spirt?

 

[GregP]

last time i let my mate drive !

 

[rich.h44]

Thats evan worse if your mate was driveing!id make him pay something towards it

 

[GregP]

UPDATE

Decided to get to work over the weekend and remove the engine and gearbox. With the help of my mate (thanks !) and few late nights it was out.

The burnt and crusty driveshaft

Anyone spot the hole ?

 

[PhilW]

CARNAGE!

Whats the plans with it then?

 

[MIkey kc]

Gutted for you mate. You gonna rebuild the new engine? It harsh when you see your loved care in that state, it happend to me but didnt catch fire, thank god! Think i will be investings in a nice shiny fire EXTINGUISHER!!!!!!

good look with the build, hope you have alot of spare change hanging around

 

[rich.h44]

f**k me that look a right mess that going to be a right challang to sort out by the look of it

 

[GregP]

Got to work cleaning the engine bay out, loads of degreaser and my mates jet wash done the trick, looked so much better after :

Was happy with the k04 power, so decided to stay with it :

 

[josh263uk]

Got to work cleaning the engine bay out, loads of degreaser and my mates jet wash done the trick, looked so much better after :

Was happy with the k04 power, so decided to stay with it :

you would never know it had happened. Hope it all goes back together nicely.

 

[C11PRA DC]

Got to work cleaning the engine bay out, loads of degreaser and my mates jet wash done the trick, looked so much better after :

Was happy with the k04 power, so decided to stay with it :

Is that a brand new engine going in? Hope your insurance picked up the bill! That can't be cheap

 

[dancupra]

i take it the engine isnt standard either judging by the red rocker cover and the seat sport inlet mani?
Good luck in getting it back up and running though

 

[crezz]

looking good mate, i know how you feel when the car you love dies, mine is going to get rebuilt too

 

[Feel]

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Mate - that is a SEAT Cupra championship engine out of one of the LEON Supercopas...

Did you know that?

Non standard ECU/Mapping as they ran without a MAF and, from memory, "loads of other stuff", including antilag I think.

I suppose it should be/might be possible to make it run with standard sensors

 

[dancupra]

blimey...... i wonder if he paid standard price for it well done on getting it anyways, should be a strong engine id imagine......

 

[Feel]

Dunno - not that much is known about what's REALLY inside them, I can theorise that they have either standard internals, or super tricked up conrods and pistons...

Problem is, like I said, nobody really knows what's inside.

Just look at the blanked off DV outlet (couldn't look in the charge pipe to see if it has baffles, could you?), bolt down coilpacks, lockwired everything and scrutineering tags, extra MAP sensor on the inlet, inlet manifold (is that flowed?), different FPR.

It might have different injectors, there appears to be an extra take-off on the LHS of the charge pipe, I wonder what the turbo is...

Where did you get it?

 

[C11PRA DC]

Where did you get it?

Yeah - Spill the beans!

Mmm! small engine fire + insurance claim = motorsport engine