Seat Leon FR

Post Wed Sep 18, 2013 5:10 pm

Had a trip up to a fine part of the world yesterday - Sherburn-in-elmet - to visit one of our TBM's being overhauled and came across a red 2005 Seat Leon FR that the owner reckons dynoed at 368 ponies.

It did have twin turbo's on it

Is such a figure possible?

Post Wed Sep 18, 2013 6:33 pm

Yes easily possible.

I'm assuming it was a 1.8T? Im fairly certain that's about possible on standard internals.

I recently built a 1.8 20v engine to a 2.1 that was good for well over 600hp

Post Wed Sep 18, 2013 9:10 pm

Possible but EXPENSIVE and pointless !

Post Wed Sep 18, 2013 9:39 pm

pacerpete wrote:Possible but EXPENSIVE and pointless !

Agreed - alleged spend of 10K

Post Wed Sep 18, 2013 9:40 pm

maxfield wrote:Yes easily possible.

I'm assuming it was a 1.8T? Im fairly certain that's about possible on standard internals.

I recently built a 1.8 20v engine to a 2.1 that was good for well over 600hp

Wow!

Post Thu Sep 19, 2013 11:11 pm

I've driven one with 650bhp. Terrible power band and ultimately a bit scary in a TT. Nothing,nothing,nothing, woah, rev limiter...

Naff

Post Thu Sep 19, 2013 11:33 pm

VAG scum, innit

Post Thu Sep 19, 2013 11:38 pm

Jon_Bmw wrote:I've driven one with 650bhp. Terrible power band and ultimately a bit scary in a TT. Nothing,nothing,nothing, woah, rev limiter...

Naff

Is that the one with engine in the front and engine in the rear ? I think may have been in Evo magazine years ago .... ?

Post Fri Sep 20, 2013 8:06 pm

No. Single engine at the front. It was stroked to 2.0 but it made no difference. Totally unusable.

Post Fri Sep 20, 2013 9:28 pm

VAG boys will never learn, but I'll take money off anyone