Not 100% sure, but I think from 2019 on (with the introduction of GPF) all OEM downpipes for the 2.0 EA888 engine (DNUE) are the same except from the number of GPFs:
- One (bigger) GPF for the FWD driven Cupra's
- Two smaller parallel GPFs for the AWD/4Drive Cupra's
Untill now there was no option to upgrade the downpipe, while keeping the GPF(s), so going further than Stage 1 was nearly impossible.
HJS Motorsport has introduced two new downpipes:
For AWD/4Drive VAG cars with the 2.0 EA888 DNUE engine (with 2 GPFs):
https://www.hjs-motorsport.de/files/hjs/bilder/ece-downpipes/90 82 1135_Cupra.jpg
For FWD VAG cars with the 2.0 EA888 DNUE engine (with GPF):
https://www.hjs-motorsport.de/files/hjs/bilder/ece-downpipes/90 82 1160_TCR.png
On their YouTube channel you can find a couple of videos about this project:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxVzRpPIE85srpAbUC3pKFA
They're quite expensive, but as far as I know these are the only ones available with improved GPFs, next to improved 200 cell cat, while keeping it legal. They look very professional made, pity you can't see that anymore when mounted.
I guess it will be too soon that someone has already bought and tried this out, but I'm very curious and interested about it. Will it work? They claim a 3-5% gain in power on a stock car. I wonder if this will be different on an already stage 1 tuned car, without further map corrections, or after?
They also claim a bit firmer exhaust sound and a lower turbo temperature.
So please share your thoughts, thank you.
- One (bigger) GPF for the FWD driven Cupra's
- Two smaller parallel GPFs for the AWD/4Drive Cupra's
Untill now there was no option to upgrade the downpipe, while keeping the GPF(s), so going further than Stage 1 was nearly impossible.
HJS Motorsport has introduced two new downpipes:
For AWD/4Drive VAG cars with the 2.0 EA888 DNUE engine (with 2 GPFs):
https://www.hjs-motorsport.de/files/hjs/bilder/ece-downpipes/90 82 1135_Cupra.jpg
For FWD VAG cars with the 2.0 EA888 DNUE engine (with GPF):
https://www.hjs-motorsport.de/files/hjs/bilder/ece-downpipes/90 82 1160_TCR.png
On their YouTube channel you can find a couple of videos about this project:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxVzRpPIE85srpAbUC3pKFA
They're quite expensive, but as far as I know these are the only ones available with improved GPFs, next to improved 200 cell cat, while keeping it legal. They look very professional made, pity you can't see that anymore when mounted.
I guess it will be too soon that someone has already bought and tried this out, but I'm very curious and interested about it. Will it work? They claim a 3-5% gain in power on a stock car. I wonder if this will be different on an already stage 1 tuned car, without further map corrections, or after?
They also claim a bit firmer exhaust sound and a lower turbo temperature.
So please share your thoughts, thank you.
