The Cupra (Black) Lease thread
Discussion
Jonno02 said:
I can't believe how loud the pops are from a cold start in first gear at 3-4k RPM. It sounds like a machine gun going off.
I’ve found that if you blip the throttle on gear change to ~3800-4000rpm and let off then you get pops and sometimes bangs as it goes down the rpm range. You can induce the bangs at ~3500-3600rpm if you lightly tap the throttle as the revs are dropping – that makes it bang!You need to be in Cupra mode (or at the least, Cupra mode for engine on the Individual settings) for this to work.
Also, if you take out the rear parcel shelf, the removable boot carpet drop the rear seats, you really hear every snap crackle and pop! I’ll try and get a sound recording at some point and upload it somewhere as it sounds awesome!
CupraRob said:
I’ve found that if you blip the throttle on gear change to ~3800-4000rpm and let off then you get pops and sometimes bangs as it goes down the rpm range. You can induce the bangs at ~3500-3600rpm if you lightly tap the throttle as the revs are dropping – that makes it bang!
You need to be in Cupra mode (or at the least, Cupra mode for engine on the Individual settings) for this to work.
Also, if you take out the rear parcel shelf, the removable boot carpet drop the rear seats, you really hear every snap crackle and pop! I’ll try and get a sound recording at some point and upload it somewhere as it sounds awesome!
Yeah I just let it climb down the revs from 4k to get bangs on the move and below 2.5kish in first gear. Get some serious pops in cupra. I'll need to try the 3500-3600 throttle tap. Still in gear or clutch down?You need to be in Cupra mode (or at the least, Cupra mode for engine on the Individual settings) for this to work.
Also, if you take out the rear parcel shelf, the removable boot carpet drop the rear seats, you really hear every snap crackle and pop! I’ll try and get a sound recording at some point and upload it somewhere as it sounds awesome!
Loving my Cupra (with the exception of the annoying door seal issue which I am having repaired under warranty). Very enjoyable to drive. Interested to hear about the pops and bangs from the exhaust as I am not really seeing this. Are those that are getting the good noises driving DSG or manual?
R5PNY said:
Loving my Cupra (with the exception of the annoying door seal issue which I am having repaired under warranty). Very enjoyable to drive. Interested to hear about the pops and bangs from the exhaust as I am not really seeing this. Are those that are getting the good noises driving DSG or manual?
Manual here.Turn the car on, select cupra mode. Make sure it's a cold start. Take the revs to 2.5k/3k and very quickly pop the accelerator down hard and then completely let off. When the revs start to drop, you'll hear loads of pops and bangs. Doing this I seem to get around 4-6 bangs and now and again an extremely loud boom.
R5PNY said:
Loving my Cupra (with the exception of the annoying door seal issue which I am having repaired under warranty). Very enjoyable to drive. Interested to hear about the pops and bangs from the exhaust as I am not really seeing this. Are those that are getting the good noises driving DSG or manual?
Are you finding that it's not sealing around the top of the door frame and the rubber seal? I've noticed a few times that as soon as I open the door after it's rains it drip from the seal onto the seat frame or the sill. CupraRob said:
Are you finding that it's not sealing around the top of the door frame and the rubber seal? I've noticed a few times that as soon as I open the door after it's rains it drip from the seal onto the seat frame or the sill.
Happens here too, except it seems to land on my head.Essenn said:
Reading about these pops and bangs have got me excited about the drive home from work shortly!
I remember from the review videos, the DSGs were pretty noisy. Are the manuals the same?
Same pops and bangs, but you obviously don't get the DSG fart. Make sure each time you start the car you put it into cupra mode (or select a different mode then back to cupra if you already have it selected).I remember from the review videos, the DSGs were pretty noisy. Are the manuals the same?
Jonno02 said:
Essenn said:
Reading about these pops and bangs have got me excited about the drive home from work shortly!
I remember from the review videos, the DSGs were pretty noisy. Are the manuals the same?
Same pops and bangs, but you obviously don't get the DSG fart. Make sure each time you start the car you put it into cupra mode (or select a different mode then back to cupra if you already have it selected).I remember from the review videos, the DSGs were pretty noisy. Are the manuals the same?
I get the pops and bangs, just thought I was missing out on something. Cheers!
senorblm said:
I've been using Auto Finesse interior cleaner. Not too sure if it's snake oil but it has been doing the job with a microfibre cloth. Also helps that my rear seats have been used precisely twice 
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