The White Lion! - Cupra Revo

[GtSport]

Hello,

I'm GtSport from Bucharest Romania. I'm the owner of a 2008 Candy White Leon Cupra. I've bought this car a bit constrained by circumstances: my 2007 Golf GtSport 2.0 TDi + Superchips remap has "died". I wanted a faster car anyway so it was time for Cupra. It didn't let me down.

So far, the car is pretty much stock right now. I've just changed the intercooler with the S3unit and I've noticed that the fans are running at maximum speed even if I just started the engine. I've done it in an authorized Seat delership. Do you have any sugestions what could it be?
I'm going back anyway because I wanted the front bumper painted and they've painted the lip under the licence plate white.

I have big plans with the car:

- complete turboback exhaust
- cold air intake
- high pressure fuel pump upgrade
- Billstein B16 PSS10 Coilovers
- Remap
- LSD and sway bars

Hope you will like it:

 

[GtSport]

What do you think, should I go for Blueflame or Milltek TBE? Which one is better in terms of performance?

 

[daboy3000]

I like the lip painted, looks funny without.

 

[GtSport]

The day after tomorow, the lip will be black again along with the part under the licence plate.
Please help me decide, should I go for Milltek TBE or Blueflame TBE?

 

[GtSport]

Today I went back for a repaint and this is the result:

- before -

- after -

 

[GtSport]

I've just ordered a complete Blueflame TBE exhaust with 100 cell race cat. Now's waiting time!

 

[p6avo]

nice car!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Cupra R]

Car look's very nice mate.

 

[GtSport]

Thank you guys, now I'm going to order a new Evoms V-Flow K04 intake and then go to Revo for a remap.

 

[GtSport]

I'm going to buy also a new set of rims, what do you think of these:

Team Dynamics are favorites because BBS and OZ are a bit off the buget.

 

[GtSport]

I've ordered the Evoms V-Flow K04 intake. I'll go to Revo for Stage 2. Now I need to find the money for a Bilstein B16 suspension.

 

[SteveTDCi]

actually I quite like the lip painted white at the bottom, wheels, td's are nice but getting common, the new 1.3 looks better as it doesn't have the printing around the outside edge. I also like those OZ ones, although i'd also consider some compomotives or speedline turini's

 

[TubbyTwo]

looking good mate!

 

[GtSport]

Thanks!

I think I will go for Team Dynamics Pro Race 1.2 because in Bucharest nobody knows about them, belive me till now I've never seen them live and because they are less expensive than Oz, BBs, Speedline.
Thank you Steve for the Compomotives sugestion, I like them, I have to find their price.

 

[SteveTDCi]

compomotives over here are around £850 for a set of 4 x 18's without tyres,

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Compomotive-M...s_tyres_Trims_Car_Rims_ET?hash=item3a5095f76c

 

[turbo009]

Like all those rims. Nice car by the way

 

[GtSport]

My new Evoms CAI just arrived yesterday, it sounds awesome. Here's some mounting pictures:










And yesterday I've mounted my new summer tyres, Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric, they are a lot better than my old Pzero Rosso on dry, and in another league on wet.

 

[GtSport]

New update:

I went to my REVO dealer and installed a detuned stage 2 because I'm still to receive my Blueflame TBE (it's been a month now), so now I have a stage 1+ REVO'ed car.

All I can say is WOW!!!! It is a different car now, I have the same joy I had the day I bought it. Because it has also a lot more grunt at low rev's it feels lighter, and after 5000 rpm it teleports to 7000.

 

[GtSport]

I finnaly got my Blueflame TBE:




Even if it has no final silencer, it is not loud at normal driving but when I accelerate all hell breaks loose:




A fixing rod was too long by 2 cm so it had to be shortened:





...and on the rod that fixes the oval tip a nut had to be welded so it stays perfectly centered:




Now a true Revo Stage 2 software will be installed.

 

[John-Cupra_TDI]

Very nice car! Personally, I would go for the black TD 1.2's, think they would look ace with the candy white.