2002 Seat Toledo V5 2.3 (you don't get that in the States)

[uta_flyinghigh]

Hello all,

Here is my DD, she's a 2002 Seat Toledo (basically a VW Jetta IV in Seat clothes) with the 2.3 V5 engine.
When I got her:

Didn't stay stock long, sourced some cheap Audi TT rims. Also got debadged the front and rear:

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[uta_flyinghigh]

I then lowered her on -45/-35mm shocks and springs, uprated top mounts and engine mounts as well as polyurethane bushes:

I then swapped the Alcantara door panels and replaced them by leather ones:

Cleaned the engine bay and installed a ram air CAI:

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[uta_flyinghigh]

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[uta_flyinghigh]

I then painted the rims black:

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[uta_flyinghigh]

:As she now stands with the mirrors painted black:

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[SVTRacer]

That really, honestly; does look GOOD. I like it! Keep up the good work!

 

[hrsepwrdrms]

You have done a nice job with it. I didn't really like the way it looked when you bought it but now its pretty sweet!

 

[cliffjohnson]

Good pictures, my car is about the same blue and I've been toying with the idea of black or charcoal colored rims. Looks good.

 

[FIND]

I like it, car looks pretty good stock. Debadging and rims was subtle, but it was a very large improvement.

Thumbs up.

 

[Brent372]

Nice. V5. Never heard of that before. In fact I have never heard of a V"anything" that wasn't an even number of cylinders.

 

[95_Mystique]

looks like a fun car. have fun with it.

 

[zorrex]

Nice. V5. Never heard of that before. In fact I have never heard of a V"anything" that wasn't an even number of cylinders.

Because it's not actually a V engine. It is a staggered engine, like the VR6.

 

[95_Mystique]

Because it's not actually a V engine. It is a staggered engine, like the VR6.

they're weird engines, what kind of power does the V5 make?

 

[Brent372]

Ah.. Kinda like a boxer (subaru) vs horizontally opposed (porsche)?

 

[95_Mystique]

here is an inline, v configuration, and a VR6...

 

[zorrex]

they're weird engines, what kind of power does the V5 make?

170/154 IIRC. That TQ number might be low. Still pretty good for a 2.3 5cyl in 2002 if you ask me.

Ah.. Kinda like a boxer (subaru) vs horizontally opposed (porsche)?

I think the Porsche engines ARE boxers (flat engines)