Queen's Cupra - My build thread

[queen]

New wheels and tires!
Team Dynamics Pro Race 1.2 7.5*17 in gloss black paired with Yokohama Advan Neova AD08 R 215/40/17

 

[[M]ike]

Nice ride Queen. Those TD wheels look great. Nice to see how the gloss black rims look on a white car. Still tossing up betwean the gloss black or mat black..

 

[queen]

Thanks!
Imo a white car looks better with gloss black rims rather than mat black, especially if it's paired with other details in gloss black, such as mirror covers, spoilers etc.

 

[[M]ike]

Thanks!
Imo a white car looks better with gloss black rims rather than mat black, especially if it's paired with other details in gloss black, such as mirror covers, spoilers etc.

True, when I looked at your car here I sort of made my mind up that it has be gloss black rims since I have a candy white Leon with gloss black details

 

[queen]

I'm looking forward in seeing yours!
I'm sure it'll look great!

 

[queen]

New brake rotors
Galfer 312*25 drilled and slotted front & 256*22 drilled & slotted in the back.

 

[ALEXZ360]

Looking good, love the look of frilled discs

 

[[M]ike]

Looks great queen. How much harder do they brake? Witch brake pads did you go for?

 

[queen]

Looking good, love the look of frilled discs

Thanks!
Yeap, I like the look of drilled discs as much as slotted, so I chose this disc pattern because it combines both.

Looks great queen. How much harder do they brake? Witch brake pads did you go for?

Thank you!
I think they brake about 20% harder. I'm not exactly sure how much because they brake harder than before even though the front discs still need some bedding in (you can see it in the pictures).
I kept the same pads because they're still relatively new (we refaced them using emery paper).
I have ds2500 in the front and regular ebc's in the back.

 

[L14M H]

Car looks amazing. Really like the TD wheels, set the car off really well.

 

[renato_25_slb]

Amazing Cupra ! Nice man ; )

 

[queen]

Car looks amazing. Really like the TD wheels, set the car off really well.

Thank you!
Yes, I think the wheels are what catches everyone's eye on my car!

Amazing Cupra ! Nice man ; )

Thanks!
Wo-man please

 

[Stevoz03]

Hey Queen, car is looking very cool. how is the hybrid turbo?

I was wanting to know how big your intercooler was? Are you able to tell me the dimensions of it?

 

[queen]

Hey Queen, car is looking very cool. how is the hybrid turbo?

I was wanting to know how big your intercooler was? Are you able to tell me the dimensions of it?

Thanks!
The car is running smoothly with the hybrid, no dyno yet as I've spent these days bedding in things, first the tires now the rotors, hopefully I'll do it sometime next week.

The intercooler must be roughly 70cm length, 30cm width and around 10cm in depth BUT this is what I measured with the intercooler fitted, so don't take my word for it, I could be wrong.

 

[CraigFrTsi]

What all have you needed for the hybrid as not to clever on cars but would love to turn my FR into a sleeper

 

[troupy]

this is fecking awesome!

exactly what I am aiming for...

sweeet

 

[queen]

What all have you needed for the hybrid as not to clever on cars but would love to turn my FR into a sleeper

For a hybrid you'll need bigger turbo and compressor wheels and an uprated power shaft.
What I did was to get a k04-23 compressor and turbo wheel including it's power shaft.
The turbo shop which did my hybrid also did a full turbo service, trimmed the turbo housing so the new wheels fit, 360 thrust, porting, balancing and some other things that I don't know what they're called. You could google hybrid turbo and get some info online.

Tbh I don't know if/when I would've gone hybrid if my turbo didn't have shaft play and wasn't leaking oil.

this is fecking awesome!

exactly what I am aiming for...

sweeet

Thank you!

 

[queen]

Just fitted films on my tail lights, rear reflectors and side markers. Lamin-x, gun smoke tint. Most of you already know them, they're specially made for lights protection and tinted look.

Some pics:

before:

after:

and one more with the front rotors now bedded so you can see the pattern a little better:

 

[james101]

The black on white works so well!

 

[Stevoz03]

Queen, needing your help if you dont mind! What carriers did you use for the 256 rear brakes? I understand it is Audi S3 calipers and discs. Thanks! Car looking amazing btw one of the best