Beni30
Newbie
Hi All,
Diesel tuning here in Western Australia (the best state in Australia XP) has been around for a while but seems to be prevalent more in the 4WD scene which is big over here.
Modern electronic controlled common rail turbo diesels can often be easily modified to produce much larger output than their factories intended and some of the 4WD's here put out well over 1000Nm!
In 2012 I bought a 2010 FD i30 1.6L D4FB VGT 85kW CRDi 5sp manual hatch and over the years have tried to research how this little diesel would go with a few mods and a tune. The vacuum of information is astonishing. It is quite light, handles well, stops well and the stock engine is quite spirited and revs happily to just under 5k. By far the most economical vehicle I have ever owned.
So I thought I would give it a go and see how it went with a little persuasion.
I found a set of 17" Japanese alloys that had the right offset and would fit 235's (only came out with 225's in AU) this has made the car corner like it's on rails.
I have put the battery in the boot and fitted a 76mm SS intake with a pod filter which sits right behind where the LH fog lamp used to be. There is a SS 63.5mm turbo back exhaust with a race cat and Magnaflow muffler being installed as I type this today.
The stock intercooler has been removed and an intercooler from a ford BA xr6t (240kW 6cyl) has been mounted behind the front grille. The injectors have been swapped out with +100% higher capacity jobbies.
The clutch is an Exedy HD with harder torsion springs installed. The stock turbo (I believe is a GT1544V) has been machined out and custom wheels, vane assembly, bearing and actuator fitted and is good for around 35-38psi of boost. At the moment we are running about 35psi max boost and I must say it is a completely different car.
As it stands now before we retune it for the modified exhaust and intake the last dyno run was 146kW (196hp) and 324Nm (239ft lb) at the wheels. To be honest I'm quite surprised we have these numbers from a 1582cc diesel and this car is a little go kart now. It pulls away hard from the lights very nicely.
I am thinking about buying a low k's engine/box and rebuilding them with stronger components bearings, rods, studs/bolts, valve springs etc.
Is there anyone else on the face of the planet who has done this apart from me? Any information you would be willing to give me even if you are a Hyundai tech who has played with the engines and gearboxes or maybe found their limits and killed one?
Regards
Ben
Diesel tuning here in Western Australia (the best state in Australia XP) has been around for a while but seems to be prevalent more in the 4WD scene which is big over here.
Modern electronic controlled common rail turbo diesels can often be easily modified to produce much larger output than their factories intended and some of the 4WD's here put out well over 1000Nm!
In 2012 I bought a 2010 FD i30 1.6L D4FB VGT 85kW CRDi 5sp manual hatch and over the years have tried to research how this little diesel would go with a few mods and a tune. The vacuum of information is astonishing. It is quite light, handles well, stops well and the stock engine is quite spirited and revs happily to just under 5k. By far the most economical vehicle I have ever owned.
So I thought I would give it a go and see how it went with a little persuasion.
I found a set of 17" Japanese alloys that had the right offset and would fit 235's (only came out with 225's in AU) this has made the car corner like it's on rails.
I have put the battery in the boot and fitted a 76mm SS intake with a pod filter which sits right behind where the LH fog lamp used to be. There is a SS 63.5mm turbo back exhaust with a race cat and Magnaflow muffler being installed as I type this today.
The stock intercooler has been removed and an intercooler from a ford BA xr6t (240kW 6cyl) has been mounted behind the front grille. The injectors have been swapped out with +100% higher capacity jobbies.
The clutch is an Exedy HD with harder torsion springs installed. The stock turbo (I believe is a GT1544V) has been machined out and custom wheels, vane assembly, bearing and actuator fitted and is good for around 35-38psi of boost. At the moment we are running about 35psi max boost and I must say it is a completely different car.
As it stands now before we retune it for the modified exhaust and intake the last dyno run was 146kW (196hp) and 324Nm (239ft lb) at the wheels. To be honest I'm quite surprised we have these numbers from a 1582cc diesel and this car is a little go kart now. It pulls away hard from the lights very nicely.
I am thinking about buying a low k's engine/box and rebuilding them with stronger components bearings, rods, studs/bolts, valve springs etc.
Is there anyone else on the face of the planet who has done this apart from me? Any information you would be willing to give me even if you are a Hyundai tech who has played with the engines and gearboxes or maybe found their limits and killed one?
Regards
Ben