Tuning the Seat Leon Cupra R
When tuning your Leon Cupra R it is important that you get it right so follow our Leon Cupra R tuning overview and see which the best modifications are.
Available in standard form with power of upto 221bhp (depending on the year), so this goes to show the tuning potential of the Leon Cupra R. From this you can increase the power from anywhere between 243.1bhp to 375.7bhp but this depends on how deep your pockets are and how much fairy dust you want to use! You will almost certainly need to look at turbo or supercharger mods to get near that maximum power figure and your engines internals would need to be a fair bit stronger!
If you have a lower powered Leon Cupra R your best bet for a mod would be an engine swap with the 221bhp R. Looking at what Seat have done with their top of the range Leon Cupra Rs you get an idea for the tuning potential open to you. Top of your list for tuning mods will be a sports exhaust system, a fuel boost valve (for a snappy throttle response) and a good quality induction kit.
The Car Tuning Guide recommend that on the Leon Cupra Rs , you get a fast road cam. Internal engine modifications that should be high up on your list would be polishing and porting the head.
The Leon Cupra Rs come in various power levels right up to 221bhp as per the R If you apply a few tuning mods to this model of Leon Cupra R you will see power gains from anywhere between 243.1bhp to 375.7bhp. But this sort of power requires some pretty heavy investment and a hell of a lot of engine work. .
A Leon Cupra R with forced induction (turbo or supercharger) will give even larger power gains that this. The most powerful Leon Cupra R has a healthy 221 bhp. In a competition setting you may well, with some forced induction, reboring and other major work see power figures between 287.3 bhp to 419.9bhp with mods we have outlined above.) Many Leon Cupra R owners improve the handling of their cars with slightly stiffer springs. To avoid other problems you should lower the car no more than 36mm.
We will be covering Leon Cupra R modifications in more detail in the future so plase bookmark this site and check back for regular updates.
Here are some motoring links who provide some excellent resources on all aspects of car tuning and modifications:
Car Styling
Car Tuning Tips
