Reliability?

[sooty22]

i currently own a pd130 it has the usual mods, re-map uprated disks/pads forge fmic pd160 air intake and green pannel filter. also a set of taesty 17'' wheels. have been on the phone to allards as i have heard lots of good things fron happy customers. thinking about getting one of there conversions which includes, turbo upgrade, uprated clutch stainless miltek exhaust and a custom code re-map. the car i use is my every day car and was worried about reliability.... i like to give the car pleanty of stick to so basicaly anyone had any problems with there car after this sort of work? cheers chris

 

[DIFT]

Not as far as I know mate. Spaniels had a knackered turbo, but that could of been for a number of resons as it came off mikes rolled Cupra.

All I have heard is good things.

 

[devonutopia]

I'm running a VT5 conversion with loads of other bits. This weekend I drove to GTI International, did about 10 1/4 mile sprints all around the 15.5 second mark - giving 2nd gear SO much hell! And drove back home again. I've also seen BIG long run economy gains as the big turbo means more off-boost work when just cruising. Car read 71mpg on my way home this evening. 200+ miles at 70ish on the motorway.

No issues with anything breaking yet. Vid of me at Inters this afternoon (I'm in the Fabia - mate in the Octavia vRS)

http://s58.photobucket.com/albums/g280/cobrd/?action=view&current=JasonChris_mpeg4.flv

 

[timbotdi]

My car's now done 157,000 miles... Admittedly the head was rebuilt a few thousand miles ago, but this wasn't related to Allard's work. I do 3-500 miles a week with very few problems! (Any I do encouter, are more than likely to do with the mileage than anything else...)

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[timbotdi]

Jason - can't see the video at work - will check it out when I get home...

Good to hear you're giving it a good caining eitherway... Am I right to think that 15.5s is a little on the slow side given your fantastic power to weight ratio!? ;o) What are your 0-60, 20-100, etc... estimates?

Cheers,

T

 

[devonutopia]

0-60 on the day was 6.88 best. Just couldn't get traction - lighting up 2nd all the way, holding at 5000rpm then having to snatch third which was often too low a rpm to make really good progress. The surface there was not the best too.

I still had bloody good fun. Went through the 1/4 mile trap at indicated 95. It seemed all my progress was made in 3rd and 4th, and 2nd gear was just a tyre shredding wheelspinning experience.

 

[timbotdi]

Hehehe - when is driving a modified 2WD diesel, not a tyre shredding / wheelspinning experience!? Did you have NOS / Propane on? When's the diff due to be fitted?

Really need to get my car down the Pod at some point...

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[devonutopia]

Diff due soon. Diff is in the new box now just waiting to check it's done right. NOS and propane was on, but not sure about the difference. I forgot to turn on the propane for one run and still did a 15.5 - that's just diesel and NOS.

I'm waiting on dyno run opportunities to test the actual difference NOS makes.

 

[sooty22]

i ran a 15.52 at 90.2across the line at pod last summer supose thats with a good surface. like i said allards seem the place of interest as there good and can put my trust in them. alrready got the fmic so should cut cost by a few notes.

 

[devonmikeyboy]

thinking about getting one of there conversions which includes, turbo upgrade, uprated clutch stainless miltek exhaust and a custom code re-map. the car i use is my every day car and was worried about reliability.... i like to give the car pleanty of stick to so basicaly anyone had any problems with there car after this sort of work? cheers chris

i hope you meant custom remap !
The 1.9 PD engine is very strong so you shouldn`t have any problems. Customer service is one of Allard's strong points ask Dan, Triple D. Nobody and i mean nobody can make a 1.9 PD engine make more bhp and still remain driverable and reliable then Allard's or the 2.0 PD engine either actually.

 

[timbotdi]

So Mikey, when's the new clutch ready? I'm really interested to see what your 'headline' figures are without the slippage!

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[devonutopia]

ask Dan, Triple D. Nobody and i mean nobody can make a 1.9 PD engine make more bhp and still remain driverable and reliable then Allard's or the 2.0 PD engine either actually.

What about me?

 

[devonmikeyboy]

So Mikey, when's the new clutch ready? I'm really interested to see what your 'headline' figures are without the slippage!

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I have to admit i don`t want to go to a SMF with paddle clutch for several reasons but there isn`t a clutch on the market or even a custom clutch that i can find that will take 500lb torque with a DMF and a full disc plate. So uprated clutch will get fitted with new turbo set up later in the year. My car might be good for 340-350ish bhp at the moment with present set up but it is the small turbo that is holding it back. I am still running on my first map that was put on the car when i just had the turbo which is only set at 2 bar so been a bit slack really.

 

[sooty22]

yeah custom remap is what i meant lol

 

[sooty22]

just been talking to my local garage as motor has gone for mot+service. they think im nuts and will blow it up! phhhhh what do they know! just things like that which worry me.

 

[timbotdi]

It may be worth checking out this thread to give you some confidence...

http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=128622

T

 

[sooty22]

bloody hell cheers mate! seem wel hard engimed lol