ND-Photo.nl 's - Seat Leon ST Cupra 280

[Deleted member 140010]

I love that you can only see a slight hint of the front upper strut brace

Do you feel any difference with it fitted? Would be almost invisible on my red wagon ?

 

[nd-photo.nl]

@Cubbington Yes, most definitely! Steering has sharpened up a bit, which feels like the car is not tilting as much. Good bang-for-buck modification. You can also buy it in black or silver.

 

[Deleted member 140010]

Nice, thanks buddy! Do you have a link to it please?

 

[nd-photo.nl]

its from TA Technix, which is a German company. if you scroll down, you will see the chrome & black option

TA Technix steel strut brace fits for Seat Leon 5F, VW Golf VII type AU, VW Golf VIII type CD

TA Technix front steel strut braceColor: Red (powder-coated)Length adjustable via thread! suitable forSeat Leon type 5FYear of construction 2012 - VW Golf VII, type AUYear of construction 2012 - 2019 VW Golf VIII, type CDYear of construction 2020...

www.tatechnix.de

 

[Deleted member 140010]

Thanks buddy! It's also available on eBay over here!

 

[nd-photo.nl]

Found a bigger filter with a velocity stack, which should work better than the provided filter

First fit, already looks way more impressive

Problem, the hood would not close haha

Unfortunately, I had to remove the heat shield for the bigger filter to fit. I don't worry too much about a missing heatshield and the possibility of higher IATs

Problem solved

 

[nd-photo.nl]

The intake noise is pretty insane for me, but I love it. Also the aluminium plate on top of the filter amplifies the sounds which are coming out of the turbo

 

[nd-photo.nl]

Some more shots, I love the big velocity stack.

The insides

The velocity stack

 

[nd-photo.nl]

How it looks

Pretty close to the headlight unit

The intake pipe is bigger than it looks on these pictures!

 

[Drax]

Legends say u don't need cold air for a turbocharged engine because of the intercooler that cools the air but idk. I would want better sound over lil bit of power too if I had petrol engine
That engine bay pretty clean! :>

 

[nd-photo.nl]

@Drax it is! But that will probably change over the next months with warmer weather and it becomes more dusty over here. Right next to my driveway is a small patch of land where a horse normally resides. In the summer I can wash my car every day if I want to with all the dust.

Picture for clarification. The Fiat 100HP is from a buddy of mine, proper machine made for fast cornering. Also I like his exhaust note

Click: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/zezQqu4QL7Q

 

[nd-photo.nl]

Some preventative maintenance, replaced the camshaft position sensor. Straight swap, done in a matter of minutes

Bought one from Hella

Old one out, the silverish stuff is LiquiMoly MoS2. On pictures it looks silver, but in reality is a dark grey matter

All in place

 

[nd-photo.nl]

I like to try things, so when I can find a bigger filter, I will buy it and test it. Bonus points when the filter has a funky color

Left: provided filter with intake
Mid: Velocity stack filter with aluminium top hat
Right: Big purple filter with open top

Insides compared:

Provided filter

Velocity stack filter:

Purple filter:

 

[nd-photo.nl]

I AM BIGGGG (any Command & Conquer players here?)

Hmm, I need some more room

Another angle

And another angle

Not too shabby!

 

[nd-photo.nl]

Replaced the blue cover with the much better black cover. I love this little mod

Not even a 5 minute swapperoo

 

[nd-photo.nl]

Also added some extra foam in the trunk and under the backseats. Drawback, its quite thick, so in the trunk I could not fit the holder for the tools etc anymore (I stored them separately in the trunk).

 

[nd-photo.nl]

And a little preventative maintenance, replaced the serpentine belt and the tensioner. Seems there was an oil leak a little while ago, so happy that I replaced them.

Went with a Continental belt and INA tensioner, even though INA also supplies a belt with the kit

Its not too horrible to replace, you need to remove the top part of the washer bottle (it slides out to the top)

Stained by oil...

Rearside comparison

Added a date for documentation, which should be 2025 ?

Only a very small difference in belt size, which is negligible

 

[TripleBob]

I love watching this thread - some of these mods I’ve already done… and others I see you do them first, figure out if I have the skill to do the same (usually no) and then shamelessly copy ??

I’d actually done the front strut brace ages ago (mines a Hardrace strut for a mk7 Golf R, but bolted up perfectly) and have to say it’s one of the best mods I’ve done for handling! No idea why people say the MQB platform doesn’t need them - DEFINITELY makes a difference

 

[nd-photo.nl]

@TripleBob I appreciate it my man!

And thats the idea, hopefully help or inspire others to do the same or something similar when they run into the same things. I try to film everything I do, but creating the vids takes up quite some time.

I agree, the strut bar is a cheap mod with more impact than I would've imagined from the start. Next handling mod is probably a bigger rear arb

 

[nd-photo.nl]

Updates for Easter

I wasnt done with the looks of the exhaust. Even though I love the single big round tips, I wanted to add a little splash of colour. So I bought the same tips, but with the "burnt flame" look. They are a bit taller, which I think looks better when combined with the Rieger diffuser.

My boi Nelson with the tips (he was not amused)

Love it!

Quite the difference with the previous tips

Fitment is excellent in my opinion, they protrude just enough

On to the next update/upgrade(s)!