SEAT Leon Cupra K1 **IMPOSTER ALERT!**

bignod00
Member

12-11-2019, 09:30 AM

MK2 Current Spec:

ENGINE:

AMD Stg 2+ Map NOW-REVO STG 2+ Map
Autotech High Pressure Fuel Pump NOW-APR Version
-THS Intercooler
-ITG Maxogen Cold Air Intake
-Audi RS4 Fuel Pressure Regulator Valve
-Full Milltek Non-Resonated Turbo Back & Downpipe
-Helix Clutch & Single Mass Flywheel
-Forge Diverter Valve

HANDLING:

-Bilstein B16's PSS 10 Coilovers
-Full Superpro Polybushing front to rear
-Fast Road Geometry Setup
-Eibach Anti Roll Bars Front and Rear
-Whiteline Anti Lift Kit
-THS Engine & Gearbox Mounts
-Quaiffe Limited Slip Differential
-Forge Quickshifter

OTHER STUFF:

Interior LED Upgrade
LED Sidelights and Reversing Light.
Triple R front Splitter
Cupra K1 Door Sills.

To Do List!

-Big Brake Conversion (6-pots purchased but not yet fitted)
-Audi S3 rear 312mm brakes
-Prorace 1.2's with R888's
-Full Detail once Spring arrives!:thumbup:

bignod00
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12-11-2019, 09:31 AM

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12-11-2019, 09:31 AM

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12-11-2019, 09:31 AM

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12-11-2019, 09:32 AM

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bignod00
Member

12-11-2019, 09:33 AM

I've been kicking around here for a while so I thought I should put up a readers ride thread on this Forum so I can get to know more of you! I know it's a JAP forum but everyone seems pretty friendly here so didn't think there would be too many objections! One of your members on here (LexusPat) has been nagging me for ages to do this!

I joined the SEAT fold a while back when I purchased a Mk1 Leon FR+ 150 tdi. Absolutley loved that car and drove it around standard for a while before the modding bug 'got it's claws in' and I began to slip down the modding slope!

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Firstly I had this car remapped by REVO up to 180bhp and was very happy with the results, pulled well in any gear and certainly shocked a few bigger cars whilst out and about. Whilst on a drive from Inverness to Portsmouth I noticed the clutch start to slip and by the time I had arrived, it was pretty goosed. Luckily I discovered a little place called JKM so popped in and had a SACHS Clutch and Flywheel fitted along with a 312mm front brake upgrade and uprated Eibach ARB's front and back.

What a difference this made to the car, always felt the 288mm's on the front were a little too weak (especially with the extra power) so the 312mm felt brilliant. The ARB's really transformed the feel of the car too, especially the rear end.

Anyway, I ran the Mk1 for a while longer until I started getting restless and wanted a bit more power. Would love to know where the car ended up after it got sold!

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After a bit of browsing on the internet I found this car for sale @ Letchworth Autoways. After a few phone calls and a testdrive more locally to me I put down a deposit and I couldnt wait. The car had already been lowered on Eibach Sportlines and had a Forge DV, Pipercross Performance Panel Filter, and Stage one AMD remap all fitted/provided by AMD Essex.

Booked my flights from Inverness to Luton to go and collect the car and began counting down the days. The day before my trip down South I got 'stitched' with a week of night guard so my initial thoughts were that I wouldnt be able to get the new motor! :fighting: Luckily a mate came to the rescue and offered to do one night for me so I could go South and collect it.

Arriving at Letchworth, the guys there were aware that I had to drive North immediately so had everything ready to go, so within 30minutes of arriving I was in sat in the new motor with 7 days complimentary SEAT insurance thrown in for travelling so far to get it!

The 500 mile drive North was ace, I loved every minute of it and it was a brilliant way to get used to the new ride as it had a mixture of A roads, Motorways and finished up with a blast across the Highlands near the Cairngorm mountains! Holy **** this thing was fast compared to the Mk1!

A few pic's of the (dirty) car afer the drive back up parked next to a Nimrod!

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Gave it a ****** good clean.

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Settled at its new house.

I have to say that I was very happy with the car so it stayed like this for a couple of months before I started playing around again.

I dedcided on the following Cosmetic Mods.

Fly Eye's kit for headlights
Badgeless Front Grill (with K1 badge)
AMD Cupra Sticker (front bumper)
SCN Sticker (rear screen)

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Decided after a couple of days that I hated the badgeless front grill, took my head for a s**t, removed it and replaced with the original K1 grill. Left the fly eye's on as I didn't mind them and they also protected the lights from the constant grit on the roads up in North Scotland.

bignod00
Member

12-11-2019, 09:33 AM

Couldnt do anything to the car for a while due to cash flow and also having to deploy to this lovely place.

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To fly around on this old beast!

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Whilst out in the sandpit I started thinking about what to do next to the motor. After more than a few PM's with a few trusted friends on SCN and Ben@AMD I decided to take the plunge and jump to Stg 2+!

Managed to get my car booked in to AMD so upon my return it went in and was fitted with the following.

AMD Stg 2+ map.
Autotech HPFP.
ITG Maxogen CAI.
RS4 Fuel Valve.
Full Milltek Non Resonated Turbo Back Exhaust and Downpipe.
Sachs Uprated Clutch from a group buy over on MK5GolfGTI.com (ED@APS)

Pic's of the RR after mapping comparing the AMD Stg 1 and Stg 2+.

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I loved how my car now drove and sounded. The midrange torque was now immense and the engine could rev much more freely due to the ITG and downpipe.

The car stayed this spec for a while and I was more than happy with it. The only thing I added was a dedicated cold air feed from behind the lower nearside K1 grill to the ITG using some Powerflex air feed.

A while later whilst I was in the middle of a house move down South due to getting posted my Autotech Fuel Pump failed and kindly added Shell V-Power to my oil! Luckily for me I was literally 5 minutes away from Awesome GTI so I rang them up and they fitted me straight in.

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Was a pretty expensive drive down after having to have an Oil Change & Engine Flush carried out before having an APR HPFP and new Cam Follower fitted.

Original Cam follower was in pretty good condition though for 25k miles!

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As the weather was beginning to heat up as we moved into the summer, I noticed my car pulling back the timing occasionally during WOT if it was a hot day so began thinking about fitting an uprated Intercooler. After quite a lot of discussion with Paul @ Revo HQ I got booked in for a visit.

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After a frankly **** drive down there they all made me feel very welcome and kept me fuelled with plenty of coffee and Gran Turismo action!

Not only did I get flashed with the stg 2+ software but I also had a THS i/c fitted and it was all done within 3 hours! After sitting down and chatting with Kev he decided to add the linear throttle map to my car and I really cannot thank him enough for that decision. I loved it! I thought it might take a little getting used to but it just feels so natural and in fact, the way it should've been from the factory!

The car felt like it was running much smoother on the REVO map than previously and as Kev set my car up to a fast but safe setting I am very happy with the results. It's was set up to run B 9, T 6, F 6 and feels great. It was initially set to T 7 but Kev decided to change it to 6 in the end. I run mine daily on much milder settings but this map is always fun for a good blast out on a sunny day! Altogether a brilliant service from all the guys down at REVO HQ.

Next up on the agenda was a Gloss Black Vinyl wrapped roof as I had seen a few about that I loved the look of. Managed to find a guy in Lincoln to do it for me at a very reasonable price.

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I was very happy with how it turned out, loved the look it gave the car and only one of my mates didnt like it but I think that was due to me being faster than his 'new' M3!

Nothing changed for a while with the car and it just plodded me around the country having fun here and there!

I finally got around to sorting out the numb feeling these Mk2 Leon's have. As I was already running on Sportlines I booked the motor in to have a WALK, front and rear Eibach ARB's (4x Laser Wheel Alignment) and THS Engine & Gearbox Mounts fitted. Its went into the garage under the guise of its 30k service so as not to arouse suspicion in the wife! I really hoped that these mods would help the feel of the car as it just didnt feel positive enough for me when 'pushing on'!

I had these bits fitted by LVS (Lincoln Volkswagen Specialist) who are brilliant and so keen its unreal. They're always more than happy to show you around the workshop at some of the awesome VAG motors being worked on! The guy who runs the place is always attending Track days with his motor and working on it there so it really fills me with confidence!

Was really happy with the results of these mod's as the car now feels like its on rails. The WALK and THS mounts really helped eliminate weel hop under acceleration and added a pretty cool noise to the cabin of the car. The ARB's will really help me out when I finally get this thing out on a track day soon!

Decided to buy a cheap Engine cover from an Internet Auction Site and after some elbow grease it was altered to fit over my ITG. This really didnt do anything apart from hide the ugly TFSI engine from my eyes everytime I opened the bonnet!

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Added a bit of paint and some 'Sponsorship!'

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Next on my 'to do' list was a LSD. I shopped around and managed to secure an awesome deal on a Quaiffe LSD so booked the car in. I also started to notice a bit of noise coming from my Clutch and wasnt too sure if it was the DMF or release bearing. I got it into the garage and they said that I'd caught it just in time as they said the DMF was in a pretty bad way. The Sachs Friction and Pressure plate were both totally fine but I managed to get an awesome deal on a Helix Clutch kit with SMF so went for that option! As the Sachs bits were in such good condition I sold them on to another Forum member to keep the cost of their own build down!

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Helix bit's on right, standard bits on left.

The best bit was that as my gearbox was coming off to fit the LSD the garage didnt charge me anything to fit the clutch!

When I got the car back from these bits being fitted I can safely say that I was shocked with the difference in the drive of the car. The diff was very counterintuitive to use but once I had my head around it the benefits became clear! The Helix clutch is nice to use too, with a very OEM feel. The SMF however is a little noisy on overrun but I knew it would be so its nothing that I can't live with. If only VAG made a reliable DMF that could handle the power of Stg 2+!

I recently managed to get my car back onto the rollers at AMD as I wanted to see how the car was running on the same rollers that its always been run on.

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I was very happy with the results and to see that the car is still pulling strongly and appears healthy. Was a flying visit but did see some lovely looking motors at AMD as usual.

Attended the VAG vs FORD Thrash Day at Crail Raceway earlier this year and had a great time.

Massive drive up with the boys from Lincoln followed by curry and beers with Al, Craig D and all the boys from REVO in St Andrews.

Unfortunately me being a retard I didn't know when to call it a night and ended up getting hammered! It did cause some problems on Sunday tho as when lining up for my first run I was nearly sick in my car and then on my next run I was feeling so rough that I didn't react to the lights at all, then panicked and spun the wheels up in 1st, 2nd and 3rd! The best I managed was a 15.2 with a full tank, boot, interior and passenger as I kept missing 2nd gear. Oh well I still had a good time (even if my tyres didn't!)

The drive home was emotional. **** weather for at least 6 of the 8 hours it took to get back was less than ideal. We did take the A68 South from Edinburgh to Newcastle via Jedburgh tho which was a welcome morale boost as its a beauty! Our little convoy of three cars tore that road up and turned a lot more V Power into noise!

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Leaving Lincoln early Saturday.

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bignod00
Member

12-11-2019, 09:34 AM

Stopped at Edinburgh for lunch and V Power!

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Met up with the REVO boys before heading into St Andrews for much booze cake!

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Just been 'stickered' by Andy before heading to Crail feeling more than a little rough.

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The last two were taken from Crail's website as my car was left on its own whilst I tried to stop myself being sick before signing on for the strip!

Went down with a few mates to Gti International earlier this year, was a great weekend.

Getting the car ready for the trip
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I was on the LVSR trade stand and we had a real blast getting to meet loads of new people and mapping their cars etc....

Few pics of the LVSR team!

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Got my car back from LVSR after having these lovely bits of kit fitted...

Bilstein B16's.

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Also had the whole car polybushed front to rear which has made a world of difference.

Drove the car around for a week whilst the car settled onto the new suspension setup then took it back to LVSR to (as requested) for another day of tweaking the ride, adjusting the damping, arb's and fast road geo setup until the car was totally planted.

Whilst the motor was in they also updated my REVO map to the newest release which is also feeling very positive.

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The new map has less of a low down punch and the mid range pull and redline hunting power is great! All in all the new map seems to provide much more useable power and day to day I believe will be much faster.

Whilst the car was in I had a pretty awesome courtesy car for the day (free of charge!)

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bignod00
Member

12-11-2019, 09:34 AM

Only once my car had been setup correctly did I realise just how bad my tyres were! Finally my hideous Vredestein's Sessanta's had bitten the bullet and I got some nice new sticky Goodyear Eagle Assymetric 2's fitted.

These tyres are epic! Loved the Assy 1's and these definately feel like an improvement. Very progressive feeling tyre with brilliant grip, a nice stiff tyre wall and a really good rim protector! Looking forward to getting them on the rears now too!
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The sun stayed out for once so I got to give the car another good clean. Was impressed with the reflections of the surrounding houses!

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Popped out to the Lincoln meet for a brief while to settle the suspension in and got to meet some nice local dudes and look around their motors. Also met up with Monte and perved over one of my favourite Edition 30's!

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Can't stress enough how much of a difference these B16's and Polybushing has made to the car, feels the way it should've from the factory!

Few pic's of how the car is looking at the moment.
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Well, that's enough from me now.

Looking forward to hear peoples thoughts/comments/ideas/criticisms.

More updates to follow once funds allow it!

Jon
Member

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12-11-2019, 10:11 AM

#10

Car looks good - And Awesome GTi is about 5 minutes from my house Smile