My goals for this car are simple:
1. get over 200 HP at the wheels ...N/A (naturally aspirated; no turbos, super chargers, nitrous, etc.),
2. be able to pull 13 second 1/4 mile time slips.
3. Look like a "normal" car.
Here's a table of contents for this site:
(In chronological order.)
Page 1 Intro and list of mods
Page 2 Tinting the rear tail lights
Page 3 General pics
Page 4 Port-matching the stock intake manifold to a 60 mm big-bore throttlebody
Page 5 15.08 @ 92 First day at the track with this car...
Page 6 OBX Header installation
Page 7 14.522 @ 95 Back to the track...
Page 8 Next Generation Motorsports Stage III intake manifold installation
Page 9 Some handy mechanical tips
Page 10 Dyno day, 11/6/2003
Page 11 Next Generation Motorsports mild cam install
Page 12 Next Generation Motorsports MAFterburner Air/Fuel tuner installation
Page 13 Dynos, Dynos, Dynos!! Lots of them.
Page 14 I tried to dyno tune the A/F for my REAL ECU... Hmmm... Have to try that again later.
Page 15 14.505 @ 97.44 mph Back to the track, 4/15/2004... , not much grip off the line... nice kills though
Page 16 I sold my VW "Beater" car...
Page 17 B+G Sport spring install, purchased from ADA Racing Innovations
Page 18 14.47 @ 96.8 mph slightly better launches at the track
Latest Dyno and Time Slip
197 WHP, 197 ft-lbs, Actual. SAE is 193 and 193
My last official time slip was 14.47 @ 96.8 mph. I had no grip on the launch pad, but that is just an excuse. With grip I should be in the low 14s.
I have pretty much become absorbed with the new 2003 Hyundai Tiburon and getting the most power out of the 2.7 liter, 24-valve, V6 engine with just N/A components.
Modifications thus far include, but not limited to:
Engine/performance upgrades:
AEM cold air intake
60 mm Big bore throttle body by Shark Racing
Stage III ported and polished intake manifold by Next Generation Motorsports
Mild camshafts by Next Generation Motorsports
MAFterburner fuel tuner by Next Generation Motorsports
Nology Hotwires & Silverstone plugs
8 piece ground wire set
BPE Lightened/underdrive crank pulley
OBX headers
GReddy EVO catback
REAL reprogrammed ECU
Alpine front motor mount
Suspension and Brakes upgrades
B&G Sport springs
Rotora slotted rotors
Hawk HP-Plus brake pads
Mussa Front Strut bar
Other modifications:
Tuscani emblems front/back/wheels
Metal "dead petal"
OEM metal dash trim
Tinted tail lights
Cleared front turn signals
GTech Pro Competition
12VDC to 110VAC 600W power converter (Not anymore. Some dipwad stole it out of my commuter car along with my cell phone and some other stuff, costing me a lot of $$. Bastard!)
235/45 Kuhmo tires
Future Mods:
Something...well... barrier breaking. Stay tuned!
Future Project
VW sandrail with street trim and a strong engine.
Imagine... about 200 HP in something that weighs around 1,000 lbs and rear-wheel drive... hmmm...
Here's a taster of what you can achieve with 150 to 200 HP in a VERY light VW "car":
Some wicked fast air-colled VWs
Anyway... back on topic, here's my Tiburon, bone-stock:
Go to the next page for some modifications.
By the way, you will find no "ricer" modifications here. Just look elsewhere for modifications that either weigh the vehicle down, blind other drivers, add ridiculous amounts of air resistance, allow for performance-restrictive amounts of wheel travel, recycle discarded coffee cans as a high performance exhuast modification, or any dim-witted application of chinese take-out neon signs or cheap LEDs.
