Noob ibiza owner mk2 in need of help

[mk2gti_andy]

NEVER OWNED AN IBIZA BEFORE BUT IVE JUST GOT A STANDARD 2.0 8V GTI CUPRA. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW LOW IT CAN GO ON ITS STANDARD WHEELS PLEASE JUST WITH A SET OF SPRINGS NOT COILOVERS. I NEED TO KNOW AND I SIMPLY CANT FIND THE ANSWER ANYWHERE TO....

* HOW LOW CAN IT GO ON SPRINGS ON STANDARD ALLOYS WITHOUT BEEN DAFT LOW
* PRICE OF A DECENT EXHAUST AND WHERE TO GET IT(BACK BOX ONLY)
* DECENT INDUCTION KIT AND WHERE TO GET IT(PIPERCROSS STILL ANY GOOD?)

OPEN TO SUGGESTIONS OF "ESSENTIAL MUST DO MODS" THANKS ANDY

 

[Kai_1600]

#1 THATS HARD TO ANSWER BECAUSE LOTS OF PEOPLE ON HERE HAVE MANAGED TO LIVE WITH DAFT LOW FOR AGES
#2 TRY AND LAY YOUR HANDS ON A MK3 CUPRA BACKBOX AND A REDUCER PIPE
#3 JUST DRILL THE COLD SIDE OF THE AIRBOX AND GET A PANEL FILTER

Oh, and try turning caps lock off. It's so much easier to read with punctuation and the capitals in the right places.

 

[mk2gti_andy]

Sorry kai about the caps and i was not trying to be a knob by saying daft low, it just in the past on all other cars ive had them a little to low for the speed bumps and pot hole roads near me, resulting in things pinging through my arch as ive hit a bump to hard been to low. Thanks for the help on panel filter, and exhaust i'll look into that. As for lowering on the standard 16" i was thinking 40mm, will that chip away the huge gap in the arch or do i need lower? thanks for any help you can advise, Andy

 

[skwaggles]

hi mate. should be able to get an easy 60 mil drop without any probs. if you have a look on vngtx's page, you'll see his is dropped 60 mil and sits at a good height. i've got 120 mil at the back and 70 at the front and is still useable enough. just depends how crap the roads round your way are.

 

[Ieuan-J]

60mm easily
Drill airbox with a cold air feed
Super Sprint letter box style aaaaaaaaaall the way! ( Plus De-Cat )

 

[suj]

don't decat your 8v
the main feature of the 8v is having power lower down the rev range
a decat will move this torque band higher up...defeating the purpose of having a 8v!

 

[vngtx]

i reckon i could go down another 20mm at rear without any clearance issues. so would be 60 front 80 rear.

 

[CraigW]

Remember that the 8v/16vs are already 15mm lower than a 1.4 as standard anyway. And every company only makes there springs for the any model/engine size in the range. So a 60mm set of springs is 60mm on a 1.4, but its only 45mm on an 8v/16v.

Just something to bare in mind.

Definetely go for a Mk3 cupra backbox. Good fit (even on my 1.4) and a good sound. Nothing too loud or over the top.

 

[vngtx]

Remember that the 8v/16vs are already 15mm lower than a 1.4 as standard anyway. And every company only makes there springs for the any model/engine size in the range. So a 60mm set of springs is 60mm on a 1.4, but its only 45mm on an 8v/16v.

Just something to bare in mind.

Definetely go for a Mk3 cupra backbox. Good fit (even on my 1.4) and a good sound. Nothing too loud or over the top.

i was just about to type all that in another thread