Supercharged Mk2 Ibiza - pictures from holland 14/7/09

[Chrisdaman]

then decided i would treat the car, the BMC made a big difference in sound and throttle response + it looked the balls

After a month (birthday in between = money) I'd bought some TA Technix Coilovers and some Keskin KT5's in 15x8, they were 5x100, but some hubcentric adaptors sorted that out, meant the offset became 0 tho

 

[Chrisdaman]

Then bought a bonnet bra because i thought it looked good (each to their own)

Then In June i gave her a proper clean (6 hours of hard graft) and a new "Cupra" badge

At No-Rice July 07

at that no-rice that was as complete as i wanted the car at that point, although there were bigger plans in the pipeline......

 

[Chrisdaman]

Rolling Shot to Inters

then found this in my header tank:

had to some proper fixing, a new radiator, coolant etc, was the first time i had got my hands dirty. Took the condenser off and all the A/C parts out (part of the bigger picture, all will become clear)

ratty(ish) looking:

.....

 

[Chrisdaman]

By now i had been planning something big after seeing a thread on edition38, i wanted to supercharge the ibiza. Not been done before, to this engine and body combination anyway. I went scouting for many parts, below are the parts that got the ball rolling, there were many more bits to come

Eaton M45 Supercharger, John Cooper Works Charger, this has slightly different shaped screws to the 5th Gen M45 and other M45 chargers

Universal Intercoolers Medium Intercooler (awaiting delivery after postage strikes) -

Ford Cosworth "Green Top" Injectors (again awaiting delivery) -

Megasquirt V3.0 ECU

1.8T Inlet Manifold (courtesy of beattie17) -

1.8T Fuel Rail and 3.5 BAR fuel pressure regulator (courtesy of Craig) -

2 x G60 Head Gaskets (until i can get some S2 pistons and rods, which might not be too long)

 

[Chrisdaman]

nothing ever goes according to plan tho, whilst all of the supercharging was bieng planned and money being saved up, the builders next door decided to do this with a digger, was lucky it wasnt worse really. They paid up tho as it happened on my drive, their liable and they owned up to it, which was a bonus:

One problem with the Eaton Charger was that unless on a BMW there isnt really an outlet that will accept silicon hosing, so i had to make a template, then find someone to make it

Template (ghetto student Xbox edition)

that was just the base plate, there needed to be something to funnel the boost, to get a better flow, so i got drawing:

CAD Drawings:

 

[Chrisdaman]

to get the design i wanted was going to cost a bomb, so Ben - Ibiza_95 on here - said he could make me one for a very good price out of stainless, and here it is:

very good quality, and really pleased with it

I thought i would also upgrade my interior, wanted a new head unit, aswell as some comfier seats, that sat a bit lower. TT seats would have been ideal but i found this bargain Mulberry VR6 Interior for £250, with NO marks

took the back seats out as i didnt need them, the car was too low aswell lol, i went to halfords and had some paint mixed so that i could spray the boot and get it colour coded, really pleased with it:

i had also bought some new wheels, i gave them a trial fit:

 

[Chrisdaman]

It was now (February 2008) that things started to happen.

Nando fitting the Intercooler:

Finished Article:

Head Bieng taken apart to put the 2 G60 head gaskets on, this is to lower the compression (i cant afford new pistons yet, but they're on the cards)

Custom Inlet Manifold - 1.8T welded to the lower half of an ABF inlet:

 

[AdamRoutley]

loving this thread matey!

 

[Chrisdaman]

The Megasquirt had now been assembled, all that was needed now installation and mapping (easier said than done):

it was all coming nicely, i had also decided / persuaded that buying a smaller pulley while the charger wasnt mounted and putting it on while the cahrger was out was much easier than putting it all together, then buying the pulley, having to remove the charger (alot of effort) and then remapping. so i bought a 19% smaller pulley, the smallest available, it also turns out that the Mini Cooper S and Ibiza share the same Crank pulley diameter so there was no problem there of over revving the charger and messing it up (very expensive)

I also had the Petrol Cap pinstriped, i think it looks awesome and is very different:

This is how i left the car last week, after having put all the wheels on (with tyres) changed the front brake discs and pads, and fixed my broken ABS sensor (cut one off a mk4 golf, and soldered it on):
the perfect stance

(needed jacking up a bit once the coilies had settled)

 

[Chrisdaman]

this thread has taken me about 30 mins to do, it's a monster, there'll be plenty of updates as it's not finished yet, i've got to order a slimline radiator fan, and some more bloody silicon lol, must have spent about £300 on silicon hosing. I can safely reccomend SFS performance though

this should be done in the next 10 days, but as i've learnt, NEVER HAVE A DEADLINE

for those interested the predicted bhp and lbs/ft figures (with original pulley at 8-9psi boost) were 210bhp and 190lbs/ft, we dont know what it'll be now though, with the new pulley i could possibly see 1BAR (14-15psi) which could maybe see 230bhp? i'm not sure, it'll be rolling roaded as soon as it's finished tho

not bad for a 20 year old student lol

enjoy!!!

 

[DazWood]

I Love It . Very nice job mate. Not a fan of the bonnet bra, tbh im not sure what they do but love it.

 

[Chrisdaman]

that's cool mate, i sold it lol, needed money and it doesnt do much, just stops the bonnet getting chipped

 

[mixupz]

i h8 guys like you!! 20yrs old and you can afford all that on your insurance?? i guess il just go and find some rope now..

only joking m8 looks serious! keep it up!!!

 

[sjc59]

Hi mate was following this in your other thread, looks good keep toying with the idea myself.
Keep up the good work and can't wait to see this finished.

 

[Dave_R]

i guess il just go and find some rope now..

only joking m8 looks serious! keep it up!!!

Where do you think you're from...... Bridgend???

Looking good chris, I'll be keeping an eye on this!

 

[r1ch83]

This looks awesome... wish i the funds available to do this!

 

[Boi Ninja]

very, very nice.

 

[surreyfull]

great project! i would also love to do this!

 

[Chrisdaman]

cheers for the comments guys, i cant wait to get it back, had to order a new slimline fan as there was a clearance issue with the charger inlet, all will become clear with some pictures, which i'll take when i next see the car. Eventually i'll buy 2 x 9" blower Spal Radiator fans, then i can do what i want behind the radiator lol

some people planning a similar project might be interested in this but to get the car how it's sitting in the last pics, wheels, interior etc has cost me £4100. that's so far, inc the engine work

might possibly be buying a 15" Directed Electronics Sub though and a Vibe VP4 Mono Amp for it soon, need bass in my life.

Updates soon. Maybe a video aswell

 

[Chrisdaman]

getting close to bieng finished now, the new fan should be here tomorow, all my silicon is here, and the engine bay now looks like this, it runs now, with a minimap to pootle around on

i can almost hear the charger whine