Speed Blue Cupra TSI - * Trackday Pics *

[jon-tfsi]

At last  , you gotta proper performance car now Jon

Wehey K04 power at last !!
I cant knock the K03 Leon though it was a great car.

I can't tell you how happy I am with this car though. Can't stop smiling  

 Oh and I bet the intake isn't so quiet now..  

Yup its deffinately got louder since the remap !!

[jon-tfsi]

like it, why buy a £1000 TBE when a decatted std exhaust gives the same results.  not going to mention scaling...

I had fitment and build quality issues with the last aftermarket exhaust I used. The car may have made another 5-10 bhp with a Milltek/Blueflame, probably not and I may never know. If I still own the car come MOT time I might look into a Pipewerx DP.

As you wont be taking your new motor anywhere near an MOT centre in the near future  I would highly reccomend this Sy. There appears to be a few Mk5 Ibiza owners waiting for an aftermarket exhaust to be released and stage 2 software. I'm sure you could tap an OEM downpipe from one of them for a nice price to have a tinker with.  If a 2.25" exhaust can flow sufficient for 350 bhp then Im sure the std exhaust on the Fabia VRS will be ok when modified. 

[Janner_Sy]

im already looking into it mate   the pre cat will be removed for sure , but its a good idea to buy someone elses to mess up lol.

How much did it cost to get it cut open and re welded.  Specialist welder required or just generic?

[jon-tfsi]

I bought my Spare downpipe off ebay and the seller turned out to be my next door neighbour . . . . saved a fortune on postage Lol.

Its more ecenomical to buy a spare as you have more time to mess about with it. That way you can just take your other downpipe to the cheapo tyre and exhaust place who will fit something like this for cherrybobs. Its a bit off to ask them to remove your exhaust then start attacking it with tools on their workshop floor making a right mess then handing it back to them to refit lol.

You can cut the second cat open with a grinder with a cutting disc no probs ( best to mark both sides of the cut line before hand so the thing can be welded back together exactly as it came apart. 2 centrepop marks will do )
A place that I work at from time to time has a really good welder. He put 4 tack welds on and made sure everything was ligned up nice and square, then Tig welded it back together. I think Mig or Stick welds would have been ok but he opted for Tig as it would be the neatest. Mig would also be neat and Stick would be the hardest to get a neat job, the cat is double skinned and each skin is about 2mm thick so an amature welder could easily blow a hole in the exhaust.

The fabrication lads at your place could easily do a job like this I'm sure.


Be sure to wear a dust mask when smashing the Ceramic cat out though. Lots of dust and its not nice on your throught.

[Janner_Sy]

id send it to someone else to do lol.  Did the noise increase much?

[paulgrant]

great result there Jon

[TrickGTI]

Just realised your going to be at the rolling road day on the 29th so will be good to see it in the flesh 

[jon-tfsi]

id send it to someone else to do lol.  Did the noise increase much?

Sorry fella didn't realise you had asked a question first time i read this. Its a little bit louder but not much, just a bit deeper tone really.

great result there Jon

Thanks mate I was very happy with the results, it will be interesing to get a comparison at the RR day tomorrow 

Just realised your going to be at the rolling road day on the 29th so will be good to see it in the flesh 

Likewise TrickGTI should be some very nice cars to see tomorrow

[jon-tfsi]

Put some elbow grease onto the car today  

[Sunglasses Ron]

Looking nice and mint mate.. Fingers crossed the roads won't be to bad tomorrow either..  Look forward to meeting you anyway mate and will be good to see how ours compare, especially considering they were identical on PDT's rollers.. 

[tommy_a]

very nice car mate !! and i might have to steal the idea about using the standard downpipe !! :D

quick question, where did you get the gauge rings from ?? ive been looking for a while but havent found anything !!  :D

[jon-tfsi]

Cheers, was yours the healthy Stage 1 at Motoscope last week? The exhaust seems to work just fine  The gauge rings were from ebay and about £45 delivered. Very difficult to fit though !! A very tight fit ! I think SEAT used to do their own for approx £75 but they didnt include the vent rings. They should still be available and Im pretty sure the ebay ones are still available too. They brighten up the instrument cluster no end 

[tommy_a]

yep that was me !! was very surprised at the power it made, but doubt its actually making that much !! defo want to do that exhaust mod now, need some more noise from the exhaust !! :D

cheers for the info about the rings, ill have a look now and see what i can see !!! and ive heard quite a few people have had touble fitting the rings !!

[damoegan]

How's the clutch lasting out, Jon?

[jon-tfsi]

Wow wow wo dont jinx me Damo 
Its been fine so far i think Im one of the lucky ones. I only do about 3k a year at the moment and some of the other Stage 2+ guys on the SEAT forum have done 20k+ without clutch problems.

Have you changed your clutch yet?

Its been a while since this thread has been posted on, only done a few tweeks but i might have to do a small update . . . .