It's been a while

[Davsurfa]

Aloha, I used to come on here when I had an Audi A3 which I've since changed to a Hyundai Coupe Gen1 2.0. Loving the Coupe!! I've had it about 5 months now and I've been busy modding it. When I got it it was completely standard except for a DVD headunit.
Now though it's changed a bit and is still changing. I've done the usual, gearbox shift mod, throttlebody mod, slave cylinder mod and then I've made my own front, middle and rear strut braces, made my own short shifter and eyebrows, fitted a twin mushroom induction kit, wet shot nitrous kit, 12" sub and amp, fitted 17's, tinted rear lights, oil temp gauge, water temp gauge, additional rev counter, shift light and I've got an adjustable fuel regulator and a spoiler off an F2 EVO and an air/fuel mixture gauge to go on next. Then I'll be looking at an oil pressure monitor and internal/external temp gauge.

Anyways thought I'd say hi to the new crowd :bigsmile:

 

[pgarner]

welcome back mate.
lets see some pics of it then

what do you mean by middle strut brace ? and slave cylinder mod?

 

[Loz]

Welcome back!

 

[obi_waynne]

Hello there and welcome back nice to hear from you.

It sounds like you have a great project on your hands, with an impressive mod list already in the pipeline.

You will have to post us up some pics though.

 

[Davsurfa]

Always happy to show off.

This is how it started

Rear strut

Middle strut

Front strut with CAI

Brighter interior

It's even pretty at night

Spoilerless

Bumper mounted brake light(neon-ish)

Eyebrow spoilers

 

[Davsurfa]

Just a little bit of noise

And an extra little bit of go!!

Still gotta look pretty at night

Just a couple of gauges to tell me what's what

And the shift light being installed

The engine bay as it stood until the twin 'shroom filters went in

The downside to having the incorrect Nos/fuel mixture

 

[pgarner]

so it was running a little lean then was it ?.

your right that interior is rather bright on the eyes

 

[Davsurfa]

welcome back mate.
lets see some pics of it then

what do you mean by middle strut brace ? and slave cylinder mod?

Thank you very much for the warm welcome :bigsmile: The middle strut brace basically sits in front of the back seat between the B pillars.

The slave cylinder mod: On the Hyundai, and probably on other cars too, in the clutch slave cylinder there is a spring and resistor plug so that when changing gear on a "spirited" drive the clutch releases a fraction slower to make the shift smoother. All you do is remove the cylinder, remove the banjo bolt and push the plunger. From the banjo bolt end you will get a squirt of clutch fluid, a small spring and a the resistor plug. After retrieving these items, carefully collect them up and place them safely in the nearest dustbin. Next put the banjo bolt back in and bolt the cylinder back in place and bleed up as normal.
Now the clutch will feel lighter and more responsive and when you take your "spirited" drive and you shift quicker than normal the biting point is MUCH lower and sooooooo much better :cheesy: Job's a good 'un!!

 

[Davsurfa]

so it was running a little lean then was it ?.

your right that interior is rather bright on the eyes

Only a smidge!! And believe me the whole car is "rather bright"!! At night headlights are merely optional

 

[Loz]

You have been busy!
Any idea what figures your getting with the NO2 system?

 

[MasterAuron]

I'm 99% sure these use the same AFM as the Punto GT. Ouch is that tip melted? Not enough fuel.....

 

[obi_waynne]

Looks like you've been busy there. Thanks for posting up the pics. I prefer this model to the most recent one.

 

[Davsurfa]

The nos should be giving me around 65-75bhp but I haven't had it on a RR yet.

Yeah the fuel jet was at 0.18 and the nos at 0.36. The fuel is now 0.22 and new plugs are in. The initial kick is less but the power feels a lot more.

As for the Gen1, it's all about the curves

 

[pgarner]

see i think i prefer the 2nd gen of these. the kick willl be less as there is less power by running the mix at optimum mix however the temps will be much lower

thanks for the info about the slave mod. seen the middle strut in the pics

 

[Davsurfa]

Ah yes Gen2 otherwise known as the Frog-Eyed-Wart!! LOL!!

 

[Davsurfa]

Latest pic of the engine with the twin 'shroom filters and the fuel pressure regulator fitted and set to 4.3bar

 

[MasterAuron]

Twin filters. Is that so you can suck in twice as much hot air?

 

[Davsurfa]

Twin filters. Is that so you can suck in twice as much hot air?

Yup but it's ok cuz if I'm going for performance I have a fool proof method of cooling the intake temp.

"An extra bonus of nitrous oxide is the lowering of the intake temperature. When released from a pressurized bottle, the temperature of nitrous oxide drops to around minus 125 degrees, which can cool the overall intake charge by as much as 65 degrees, resulting in even more horsepower."

And when gas is turned off I can honestly say I haven't noticed any difference between having a single cone low down in the engine bay and having the twin setup I have now.

 

[turbonutter69]

Welcome back pal.

 

[Davsurfa]

Welcome back pal.

Hello matey, it's nice to be back

 

[turbonutter69]

I see you've been very busy. Whats next?

 

[Davsurfa]

Next up has to be the exterior, although I have a couple of gauges left to fit And I'm looking in to an FIC so I can do a couple of tweeks.

 

[obi_waynne]

Cool, keep us posted with your updates. Looking good.

 

[NazeerJ2]

Next up has to be the exterior, although I have a couple of gauges left to fit And I'm looking in to an FIC so I can do a couple of tweeks.

How far are you with this car? I know its four years later but I'm doing up my J2 elantra, the engines are the same, help? *Email address removed*

 

[NazeerJ2]

Hi D

How far did you get with this build? I'm building my Lantra 1.6 J2. Need advice since the engine set up is the same.

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