Here is some information (with pictures to follow no doubt) of MY05 Seat Ibiza FR TDi Stage 3+.

I bought the car brand new in 2005, after already owning a Seat Ibiza 1.2 SX in black for 9 months, and having a full license for 6 months.

The stats of this car as standard are :

1.9 8v TDi PD130 @ 130bhp (flywheel) and 229lb.ft

0-60mph = 9.1 seconds

1/4 Time = UNKNOWN

Weight : 1236 kg

Top Speed 129mph (book)

Its had two other phases in its life, Phase One stats :

Phase One List of Mods =

Engine Mods -

PD160 Air intake

Performance Panel Filter

Forge FMIC

Custom-Code Stage 1

De-Muffed

Handling -

Eibach coilovers

312mm Brake Upgrade

Rear 15mm Spacers

F/ Seat Sport Strut Brace

F/ Cupra solid bushes

R/ Powerflex bushes

Toyo T1-R's on 215/45/16's

Interior -

Stripped out

No spare/jack/tools etc

No rear seats

No A/B/C pillars

No headlining

Other bits -

Colour Coded bump strips

Tints all round

Tint Sunstrip

De-badged F/ Grill

De-badged

Re-badged

Shortened Ariel

Aero F/ Wipers

Black custom painted standard FR wheels

Red Calipers all round

Colour coded interior bits,

Gearstick surround, Airvents, door card bits

R/ Valance colour coded

F/ Valance colour coded

Custom vinyl's over the years

Including Black Vinyl Roof

Think thats about it, but never know with this car. However with these mods it ran in 2006 :

1.9 8v TDi PD130 @ 170.9bhp (flywheel) and 283.lb.ft

0-60mph = 7.3 seconds

1/4 Time = 14.736 @ 93.13mph -

R/T .. 60 Foot .. 330 Foot .. 1/8 Mile .. 1/8 MPH .. 1000 FT .. 1/4 Mile .. 1/4 MPH

0.000 . 2.265 .... 6.173 ...... 9.460 .... 75.370 .... 12.242 .... 14.736 ... 93.130

Weight = 1200KG's (Est)

Top Speed = 136mph (GPS)

Then jumped straight to Phase 3, with :

Engine Mods :

Stainless de-cat 2'5 exhaust system (replaced muff chop)

Helix race spec clutch + SMF

Hybrid PD150 turbo

Custom RS Tuning Remap (replaced CC P1)

Handling :

Rear 20mm spacers (replaced 15mm spacers)

312mm 40 grooved Discs & DC2500 pads (replaced standard Audi units)

F/ Eibach ARB

R/ Jabba ARB

R/ Custom strut brace

Peloquin A.T.B. Diff.

De-adjustercupped rear suspension

Interior -

Stripped out more

No carpets,

No sound deadening underneath

No dash

No glovebox

No centre consol

No radio

No speakers, wiring nothing.

Other bits -

De-Tint Sunstrip

De-R/ Wipered

De-Arieled

Black calipers

De-Black Vinyl Roof

White custom painted FR Wheels

Car spec in late 2008....

1.9 8v TDi PD130 @ 226bhp (flywheel) and 375lb.ft

0-60mph = 5.8 seconds

1/4 Time = 13.8379 @ 99.25mph

R/T .. 60 Foot .. 330 Foot .. 1/8 Mile .. 1/8 MPH .. 1000 FT .. 1/4 Mile .. 1/4 MPH

0.297 .2.068 ...... 5.799 ...... 8.905 ..... 79.230 ... 11.495 .... 13.837 .... 99.250

Weight = 1175KG's (est)

Top Speed = 143mph (GPS)

Future plans include

Seat Sport intercooler + Forge pipe work

Water Meth twin injection system

Re, Re-map.

Est. power increase to 250bhp+ 400lb.ft+

:mrgreen:

More weight loss,

Aircon unit out

Bucket Seat + Race Harness

Light weight steering wheel

More sound deadening between bulkhead out.

SPEC OF CAR AS IT STANDS TODAY

Engine Mods :

PD160 Air intake

Performance Panel Filter

Stainless de-cat 2'5 exhaust system

Helix race spec clutch + SMF

Hybrid PD150 turbo

Custom RS Tuning Remap

Seat Sport FMIC

Forge Intercooler Pipes

Custom Intercooler Pipes + EGR delete

Handling :

Eibach coilovers

312mm Brake Upgrade

Rear 15mm Spacers

F/ Seat Sport Strut Brace

F/ Cupra solid bushes

R/ Powerflex bushes

Toyo T1-R's on 215/45/16's

Rear 20mm spacers (replaced 15mm spacers)

312mm 40 grooved Discs & DC2500 pads (replaced standard Audi units)

F/ Eibach ARB

R/ Jabba ARB

R/ Custom strut brace

Peloquin A.T.B. Diff.

De-adjustercupped rear suspension

Interior -

No spare/jack/tools etc

No rear seats

No A/B/C pillars

No headlining

No carpets,

No sound deadening underneath

No dash

No glovebox

No centre consol

No radio

No speakers, wiring nothing.

Other bits -

Colour Coded bump strips

Tints all round

De-badged F/ Grill

De-badged

Re-badged

Aero F/ Wipers

Black custom painted "FR" 16inch wheels

R/ Valance colour coded

F/ Valance colour coded

De-R/ Wipered

De-Arieled

Black calipers

Its *UPTO DATE* stats....

1.9 8v TDi PD130 @ 226bhp (flywheel) and 375lb.ft

0-60mph = 5.0 seconds

1/4 Time = 13.53

Weight = 1175KG's (est)

Top Speed = 160mph+ (Speedo)

Future plans include

Water Meth twin injection system

Techics dogbone mount

Re, Re-map.

Est. power increase to 250bhp+ 400lb.ft+

More weight loss,

Aircon unit out

Bucket Seat + Race Harness

Light weight steering wheel

More sound deadening between bulkhead out.

Think thats about everything, not sure if I have missed some bits off, so anyone who knows the car if you spot something I havnt mentioned, by all means let me know so I can add it

Lots of pictures of all these bits and phases soon

Many Thanks,

T.

Edited 4 September, 200916 yr by T. Spark

Now believe it or not, I have no pictures of the car in standard format (well not that I have on photobucket ne way) however im lucky that someone else has pics of theirs, so here is (sorta) my car standard

Here are the most standard looking pictures I have of my car, which id imagine are dated near the end of 2005 beginning of 2006.

At this point, id already colour coded the side strips, got tints all round with a tinted sunstrip, got colour coded headlights, whilst painted the calipers red to match the paint work, de-badged the car, and rebadged it and of course de-badged the front S grill too I had also started with some vinyl's as I was prepping the car for a European rally which would take me all across Europe, called (yes uve guessed it!) The British Speedball Rally

Just a few pictures...

Aswell as those bits at the front, I decide 170bhp and it looking nice wasnt enough, it had to sound nice too, so I decided to go for a OEM style exhaust out the back (twin crome albeit slightly larger than standard) and got a Mufferectomy. This is basically a straight pipe from the cat back, it makes any TDi sound alot meaner, and depending on turbo, lots of Owl noises too

I also added lots of diesel soot to the rear, which I find is a useful mod, and to who ever wrote that msg, I will, and did clean it

However there was alot to do, so 2006 was going to be a busy year,

Here are some random shots in mid-2006 of mine, with a few friends cars too.

As you can see the spec list, and mods increased with more vinyl been added, including a custom 'FR' vinyl across the rear panels on both sides, a 'Team Diesel' vinyl over the back window (can just make this out) which was our Team name for the Rally, a HUGE S badge on the roof with Seat written underneath (handy when the police helicopters are out looking for you!) whilst I also added some performance this time round with a Custom-Code remap making 170bhp and 280ishlb.ft, some Eibach coilovers and some 312mm brakes off a Audi TT. I can assume at this stange it also had 15mm spacers (looks like it anyway!) It already had the Seat Sport strut brace as standard when I picked up the car!

So for anyone actually reading a NONE SKODA build! A few weeks or so later, I decided to do more, pretty much more of everything....

I had colour coded the fog light area, front valance and rear valance to boot. I also got my hands on sme very rare (you go try and find some!) eye brows for the car, which I think suited it well at this stage in its life, I had also added some more vinyl's including mine, and my co-pilots username's for the rally I was entering later that year. Also added a smaller version of the roof vinyl to each corner of the car. I think the colour coded bits, gave the car a better look over the standard bumpers without having to get the 'new' facelift bumpers or Cupra bumpers, which I dont like the idea of as its a pre-facelift!

I like that - It looks good

I like that - It looks good

thanks rob! guess one reply is better than none! Briskoda isnt big on replying back to pics thread in the right section are they! Will try finish it off so its up to date over the next week or so

thanks rob! guess one reply is better than none! Briskoda isnt big on replying back to pics thread in the right section are they! Will try finish it off so its up to date over the next week or so

I think it's because it's different and not a Skoda. I still haven't done a thread on the clio - I'm going to save my time and effort.

I really do doubt that any member wants to read up on it! . I think it's good to see some Seat people on Briskoda -

I think it's because it's different and not a Skoda. I still haven't done a thread on the clio - I'm going to save my time and effort.

I really do doubt that any member wants to read up on it! . I think it's good to see some Seat people on Briskoda -

TBF, I am just cutting and pasting most of this from other sources, but maybe the odd vRS owner will enjoy it on a mods for performance aspect of things

I might have to get some snaps of the 1.2 beastie skoda and mix it in with this.. they will never know

I like it. How did you get on in the speedball? Did you do a write-up? Is that the sound of a kitten snuffing it?

I like it. How did you get on in the speedball? Did you do a write-up? Is that the sound of a kitten snuffing it?

I think the write up was lost over on SCN many years ago im afriad :(

It was a good laugh, did the Modball (same thing) the year later but havnt been over again since! If you havnt been you NEED to do something like that Its a good laugh, and hopefully less trouble than the german issue we had in 2007!

Dont get the kitten snuffing it part, its late and I am retarded! lol

I've been following this one

My Mrs. has got a PD130 Sport Ibiza.

It's got a few mods (18"s, 20mm rear spacers, Eibach springs) but she isn't happy with it.

The back end sits too high on the Eibach springs and ride is ROCK hard, so that is something that'll need sorting. Any tips? Money is a bit tight though!

She'd love facelift bumpers but they are mega money, so I will have to try and toughen it up in other ways.

Car is looking top mate, keep the updates coming. I wont be racing you if I ever see you, that's for sure!!!

How long u had the rs tuning map for and hows it feeling? I still havent decided who i ahould take my car to get custom mapped.

This sounds lovely but I'd personally have no stickers and graphics on it. Keep it a real sleeper so I speak.

Nice spec non the less.

OK going to update this me thinkies, will try and do it asap but here is technically the next update

Car Show time, my car @ VW NW motorshow in 2006.

We need more updates!

Preferably showing how little of the interior is left.

Fair point, hoping to get the interior sprayed up at some stage... however here is another load of pictures..

The British Speedball Rally 2006.

Here are a few piccies :

Ready to go, picking up my co-pilot from his house, with his FR TDi parked up!

Supplies :

Cleaning it at 5amish :

Start line :

Others :

A few vids for you too :

Nothing like a nice steady cruise @ 130mph is there....

A rather important video, some of you might know this road, its a public toll road in germany...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzcPou2k2CM&feature=channel_page

9 minutes 59 seconds, 1st lap EVER! Word.

Then back to the UK.

Balls.

So the end of 2006 and begins 2007, kept the vinyl on from the rally for a good 6 months after (I had it on most of 2006) so was time to take it all off..

I then popped down to Santa Pod raceway : On the way :

Down there, as is custom the 1st time you cross the gates of hell, or indeed the track you are meant to do a burn out... :

Note how the nice Golf driver is waiting for me! Well I then got to race it... :

Wasnt no sweat, was only Jabba's FWD IHI 1.8T which got Fastest FWD car on the day with 330bhp+, but I tashed it....... to 60ft LOL.

Random run :

Me vs a mate (you can just see his silver rear end ohh eeeerrr!)

Moments later :

Again no worries, this time I was against someone who could drive, and with similar power to me (running a stage two *185bhp* but a tad more weight!) I still tashed him LOL.

Then a nice Leon Cupra R well this one was running 275bhp and similar torques... could I beat it? :

Of course I bloody well could!

Best time of the day with 160bhp was

1/4 Time = 14.736 @ 93.13mph -

R/T .. 60 Foot .. 330 Foot .. 1/8 Mile .. 1/8 MPH .. 1000 FT .. 1/4 Mile .. 1/4 MPH

0.000 . 2.265 .... 6.173 ...... 9.460 .... 75.370 .... 12.242 .... 14.736 ... 93.130

Which isnt too shabby for a Stage 1 car  

looks well i like all the graphics strangely.

Nice looking car (I'm slightly biased) and actually looks pretty smart with the graphics on.

I'm surprised by the top-speed actually. I've had 138mph (gps) out of mine before and it's stock. I have a feeling this may be to do with your gearbox though? Is yours the later revised (shorter geared) one? What are your revs at 70mph?

Phil

Hit the nail on the head, I have the later gearbox so at 2.1k at 70mph rather than 1.9k or so on the longer box! In fairness it takes alot more power to get a few mph top end! Plus I believe your Cordy might actually have a better drag-co than the Ibiza due to the boot which should help top speed alot.

I will update a few more updates tonight

I will update a few more updates tonight

Really?

LOL. My bad... Busy man you see! I promise promise to do a few tonight and also paypal some shinzel for Freedom membership woohoo!!

End of the 2007 saw this :

Basically, wheels whent black and I added a few vinyl's from memory. Oh and if i hadnt done it already I got a full exhaust system.

Here are a few more arty (yet not as clear!) photos :

It sounded like this :

So I decided black wheels are cool, but I wanted another look... this happened :

Went for white wheels, and painted the calipers black ftw.

Oh and sorta did this...

Between the clutch going on the last thread, the gearbox went when I was down at Santa Pod here is the insides..

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So got a A.T.B diff fitted too whilst it was being fixed...

Then took it up to RS Tuning and got it RR'd after a RS Tuning custom *turbo popping* remap on the standard KKK turbo

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Basically it ran 202bhp on a standard turbo, now RS and myself just did this for a giggle, and we didnt expect it to even get me home nevermind 1000's of miles later, and months later! But it did it lasted...... for awhile