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Sneezy the Ibiza

The daily

I bought Sneezy my 2006 Seat Ibiza Cupra 1.8t back in 2019 when the Mini Cooper S I had was going to cost more than it was worth to get through another MOT

I had a TDI Ibiza before the Mini, it was a great car and I always fancied the Cupra version. Petrol Cupras are a fairly rare car so the options were fairly limited (How many left suggests less than 500 were sold and only about 180 are left) but I found this fairly low milage example with most of the mods I wanted at a good price

Spec when I bought it

  • Jetex cone filter
  • Forge turbo intake hose
  • Forge throttle body hose
  • Forge 008 diverter valve
  • Seat sport front strut brace
  • Whiteline adjustable rear anti-roll bar
  • Ferodo DS2500 brake pads
  • Full Milltek turbo back exhaust with decat
  • Audi S3 injectors
  • Stage 2 remap from Badger5

First things

  • Fit the Pioneer DEH-80PRS I kept from the Mini
  • Changed the damaged Jetex for a Ramair
  • Took it for a full paint correction, scrubbed up well for an old car

Took it for a dyno day at Surrey Rolling Road to see how it stacked up and was happy with the figures

Dyno

Other changes to bring things up to date

  • MTech J hook disks all round
  • Bilstein B16 coilovers
  • Michelin Pilot Sport 4 tyres
  • Refit factory cat to pass most recent MOT

Todo

  • Find and fit a steering wheel with controls
  • Fit cruise control
  • Source and fit a Milltek sports cat, repair the snapped stud on the turbo from cat fitting