yellow cupra k1, polish testing

[rich83]

237/.0=~296bhp  

[cuprajake]

yeah third gear run that too, so i think with a longer test track and fourth gear it may pass the 300 mark,

but that said its all about the drive and it drives great

hi dave, i do remember too. great seats them :)

[cuprajake]

Fitted the footwell led lights today. Really easy to do and pretty cool too

Next job was to sort tbs winter wheels out for the tyres which came today.

I thought to myself, with winter being so mucky what colour can I get away with not cleaning n just leaving for a while. I'm sure you'll agree this is perfect for hiding the dirt.




Also thinking of buying my summer tyres now. Seen as I I have jinu things fitted now. Or sh*te as it's translated in English

I've settled on three choices

Michelin pilot 3

Eagle f1

Vred ultrasecca

Any one got any insight

[SurreyED30]

Awesome looking car mate  I really like the reverse camera too

[xjay1337]

Go for the Sessantas mate.
Rate them higher than any other tyres especially in the wet.

[cuprajake]

And only 80 quid a corner 

[rich83]

F1v2s ~100quid

[cuprajake]

Yeah there on special offer at mytyres iirc

[cuprajake]

had an led day today,

firslty i converted all the interior lights to white led's gives the cabin such a crisp fresh look,

secondly my drl lights arrived

now these wont be everyones cup of tea but stuff it haha

these are the lamps


IMAG0406 by cuprajake1, on Flickr

i decided they looked a bit chav so gave them a ghosting of black to add to the stealth look, and then fitted them to the btcc grilles



IMAG0403 by cuprajake1, on Flickr

heres the drl on normal


IMAG0398 by cuprajake1, on Flickr

and then when the side lights come on they dip to 50% power as per law


IMAG0402 by cuprajake1, on Flickr
jake

[cuprajake]

Today I realised a btcc spoiler, no matter how much you trim it won't fit a face lift tailgate, so expensive test but it would of been unique,




So quick call to seat and ordered a propper one

So after work I stuck the tailgate into the booth for colour





Also painted one of my mirror caps as that was scuffed



I've ordered a new high level brake light as there different, I bagged two rear lights off ebay for £40 as well, then for new yr I'm going led,

I'm thinking gloss black for the spoiler and maybe a dewiper on the hatch, but that's only if my motor doesn't fit lol

Jake

[Jaywoo-GTI]

drls look good. have you got any links?

[cuprajake]

Just eBay bud.

The dimmer is gen labs dtm dimmer

The leds are eagle drl led. If you search that term.

Took a good 3 weeks to get here

[cuprajake]

managed to get the tailgate 90% fitted today,

for anyone wanting to do it, some bits are different

firstly the wiring loom works all the parts on the fl tailgate, how ever the upper brake light wire needs extending as they changed the location of the plug, speaking of the light that has to be new too and there £30

next the mount for the gas strut is different aswell it must be shorter, so i need to order that.

i currently dont know if the rear panel fits either lol,

im kinda stuck now till i get bits, so final adjustment will be done when they all arrive, the o/s isnt flush yet but the n/s is

here are some pics:


IMAG0418 by cuprajake1, on Flickr



IMAG0426 by cuprajake1, on Flickr


IMAG0428 by cuprajake1, on Flickr


IMAG0430 by cuprajake1, on Flickr

jake

[SurreyED30]

how to make your own 90mm custom intake

before I even got the k1 I had been looking at the tuning aspect, and realising these cars are bloody expensive, im not the type to pay £400 for an intake, no matter how nice it looks,

so heres your shopping list:

1x70>90mm silicone hose
2x90mm 90degree silicone hoses
1xmetre 90mm alloy pipe
5x80>100 jubilee clips
1x60>80 jubilee clips
Metal rod
Air filter of choice

Tools:
Air saw
Dremel/air grinder
Sanding wheel

Heres how to do it:

The scary bit is cutting your engine cover, once you have this in hand you’ll see how and were to cut, you basically need the maf pipe, don’t forget take the maf sensor out before doing any cutting as they are fragile!!!! You have been warned

You want to get the oval maf pipe to the stage were the coupler fits on,

Next you need a piece of alloy pipe 10.5” long, fit this into the coupler and then onto one of the elbows,

The next pipe is 6.5” long and has the other elbow and filter on it (I chose a ramair filter which can flow over 400bhp)

I then made a couple of brackets out of the steel bar, to hold everything in place, and cut my engine cover to suit,

Heres how it all looks now


DSC_3199 by cuprajake1, on Flickr


DSC_3191 by cuprajake1, on Flickr


IMAG0154 by cuprajake1, on Flickr


DSC_3189 by cuprajake1, on Flickr




Jake

Hi mate,

I've just thought about a DIY intake and this is brilliant hope you don't mind me using your info? I'm going to be running a ITG maxogen filter though 

Lovely car man

[micaerin]

Could you tell me the actually lengths of the 2 alloy pipes used as I'm looking to get 90mm - Custom Alloy Straight Hose Joiners instead of a 1M piece. Thanks in advance