Magazine Issue 1.pdf - SEATCupra.net

MORPHEOUS GEODESY
Even before I bought my Ibiza Cupra I knew that I would need some form of radar detector to help
me hang on to my licence.
This is the review section where the club members can review something they’ve seen or
used, whether it is to praise it or hate it, this where to do it, so GET WRITING.
Remember we need your input, without your support it doesnt happen.
see the contacts infomation for details of where to send your reviews or letters.
FORGE MOTORSPORT DUMP VALVES
Forge Alloy Dump Valve (FM DV-006) – Recirculating version for 1.8 20VT, both Leon and Ibiza.
If there is one mod you should get for your 20 Valve Turbo it’s this one.
Fitted for less than £90 from various suppliers, mine was
from RSD (Road and Sport Developments).
The throttle response is much better, the boost stays up thru
the rev band much longer, don’t get it wrong you wont get
more power with this, but it makes the power these cars do
have much more usable.
It keeps the turbo spinning thru gear changes so making the
uptake in the next gear much more fluid.
Most of all they look great and gives you something to point
at under the bonnet.
The Bosch standard ones, are basically very cheap small plasticy things that are prone to failing,
these have already been warranty return problems for some VW/AUDI and Now SEAT owners, the
only thing a dealer will do is replace it with another badly made replacement.
They are fully serviceable so if it ever needs something replacing its a simple job, not a complete
replacement.
This is a recirculating dump valve or its proper term Diverter Valve, this means its quiet, it doesn’t
whoooosh or anything so you don’t look like an RS Turbo nonce
And for those that do want a whoooosh there are those types available, but be WARNED, you will
lose power possibly several BHP and your Turbo will under perform, the reason is that VW Turbos
are quite small, and rely on every bit of compressed gas they can get to do their job, by replacing
the diverter valve with a release type you lose a lot of boost pressure as well as getting fault codes
appearing.
In cars with larger Turbos’ for instance an Escort Cosworth, they benefit form release valves as the
higher gas pressures can cause the fan blades to stall between gear changes, these can result in a
worst case scenario of the blades shattering under the stress, but this is not an issue with which
these smaller turbo’s suffer.
SO WHAT YOU WAITING FOR GO BUY ONE NOW
Take a look here for more info http://www.forgemotorsport.co.uk/vehicles/audi.html
By Mark Forbes
I bought a ‘Snooper 815’ but really didn’t feel it was good enough and didn’t give me enough warning.
It was definitely not worth the £250 I paid for it. I had heard about the ‘Geodesy’ but never gave it
any thought as I intended to get the Snooper. I found a supplier through EVO magazine and ordered
a Morpheous Geodesy unit. Apparently it should take between 24 and 48 hours for the unit to be
delivered but due to “excessive demand” my unit took almost 3 weeks to find it’s way to my doorstep.
I got so fed up with waiting I nearly cancelled my order but I am so glad that I didn’t!
Ok, it’s not the cheapest toy at £380 but I can say that it really is worth every penny.
The unit finally arrived and I was well impressed with
the stuff you get with it. There’s the Geodesy itself, 2
power cases (1 cigarette lighter, 1 for hard wiring), a
desktop interface, modem connection leads and a
manual.
The first thing to do is download the most up-to-date
information by plugging the unit into the desktop
interface and letting it automatically dial into
Morpheous and download the most recent Speed
Detection Device’s (SDD) whereabouts. This takes
around 2 minutes to do and costs the same as a local
call.
After this had finished I went out in my car with the unit plugged into the cigarette lighter socket.
Straight away it told me that I was within the preset distance (0.6 miles) of a SDD. As I drew closer to
the GATSO camera the lights came on one by one telling me I’m nearing it. When 5 out of the 10 lights
are illuminated, the unit begins to beep slowly and flash to alert you even more. When you go through
the SDD range the unit is flashing all 10 lights and beeping loudly. Almost as soon as you’ve passed
the SDD the red lights turn green to tell you you’re now moving away from the device.
The benefits of this system are that it will inform you of all recorded fixed SDD’s in the country. It is not
a detector, it works on Global Positioning Satellite signals to tell you when your global position is near
to any recorded SDD. As it is not a detector, it is 100% legal and always will be.
The unit was originally devised for motorbikes, which is why it can handle intense shocks, the casing
is waterproof, and the only button is gold plated.
The button is used for 2 things; muting the unit’s beeping when passing an SDD and recording new
SDD locations.
If you happen to find a SDD that is not in the database, pressing the button will log it into your unit.
Then when you next download the information through the desktop interface, it sends the location of
your found device to Morpheous who will confirm it and send you your reward of £50.
The unit’s GPS engine can cope with speeds in excess of 500m/second and handle a search of over
16,000 locations in 1 second. >>>>