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kdmguy

12-05-2005, 10:13 PM

Hello guys.
First of all, "New Tiburon" is called "Tuscani" in Korea just like "Elantra" is called "Avente XD".
So I just dropped off my car 2days ago to rebuild my motor and change the turbo on my car. Going for little smaller but still makes around 400-500whp.
I took some pictures to share with you guys since we have the same 2.0 engine. My engine block even says "XD 2.0" on it.
Enjoy.

http://www.seoulfulracing.com/mytuscaniwork/6.jpg
http://www.seoulfulracing.com/mytuscaniwork/1.jpg
http://www.seoulfulracing.com/mytuscaniwork/5.jpg

http://www.seoulfulracing.com/turboarrived2.jpg
http://www.seoulfulracing.com/turboarrived3.jpg

Oh almost forgot..
Your orders such as "Chrome button side brake pulls" are on the way, and I should get them in couple of days. I wanted to take good picture of them before I do GBs on them. So stay tuned...
Thank you
KDMguy

ericbeck

12-05-2005, 10:15 PM

wow, nice pics
that guy looks like he should belong in NASA or something
Just look how concentrated he is...

CTele02

12-05-2005, 10:36 PM

Looks awesome. Lol forget about cheesy little chrome pieces you need to start exporting that whole turbo kit to us!!

ArunSenior04

12-05-2005, 11:51 PM

man that is cool. I bet there are tons of guys in Korea that are in modding like you. I just wish we could have the same community and aftermarket support over here in the states.

menallychllngd

12-05-2005, 11:55 PM

i agree the hyundai elantra is now the cheapest and seems to be one of the easiest to tune cars in this country, but the focus of tuining in this country is still unfortunatly with the honda's and what not. your setup looks great though kmd guy.

CTele02

12-05-2005, 11:57 PM

I highly recommend you join his forum, hes got a ton of nice high quality pics of Tibs and other things on there. http://www.seoulfulracing.co.kr/forum/

evan938

12-05-2005, 11:59 PM

did i mention how much i hate you out of jealousy?

OPZ

12-06-2005, 12:38 AM

By that, evan means he loves you. A lot. That if he ever meets you, he will steal your car.

menallychllngd

12-06-2005, 01:27 AM

who wouldn't?

robs02elantra

12-06-2005, 01:29 AM

you have to catch him first

kdmguy

12-06-2005, 02:27 AM

you have to catch him first

Haha that's right.
If you can catch me :D

KeWLKaT

12-06-2005, 02:41 AM

very nice.

i love the work.

if i ever go down to korea i have to chill with you.

evan938

12-06-2005, 02:49 AM

they make spike strips for a reason...

kdmguy

12-06-2005, 06:53 AM

very nice.

i love the work.

if i ever go down to korea i have to chill with you.

You guys are always welcome.
I will show you guys how it's done in Korea, and you will get to party all night long with beautiful Korean girls like this one here:

http://www.seoulfulracing.com/racinggirl/sunyoung3.jpg

KDMguy

goldcroat

12-06-2005, 08:24 AM

:D Thank you KDMguy. I love seeing this kind of stuff!

DAILLESTWUN

12-06-2005, 09:36 AM

i'm drooling...very nice

BigMix

12-06-2005, 10:04 AM

screw the exporting of parts .... export them women

kdmguy

12-06-2005, 11:09 AM

You guys want more
come to my forum.
I will be posting bunch of these kind of pics and anything about Korea.
Thank you
KDMguy

05xd

12-06-2005, 06:39 PM

export them women
I second that one.
:bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown:

kdmguy

12-07-2005, 08:03 AM

Come to my forum you will get to see bunch of fine korean women

kdmguy

12-10-2005, 03:01 PM

Engine's finally back in ported and polished with New pistons and Rods,Bigger TB, high camshaft, land arger radiator.
http://www.seoulfulracing.com/mytuscaniwork/day4.jpg
http://www.seoulfulracing.com/mytuscaniwork/day41.jpg
http://www.seoulfulracing.com/mytuscaniwork/day42.jpg
http://www.seoulfulracing.com/mytuscaniwork/day43.jpg
http://www.seoulfulracing.com/mytuscaniwork/day44.jpg
http://www.seoulfulracing.com/mytuscaniwork/day45.jpg

robs02elantra

12-10-2005, 03:40 PM

that looks fantastic, keep up the good work.

Do you have an estimate of how long until it's back on the road??
And what are you driving in the mean time?

KeWLKaT

12-10-2005, 04:04 PM

that is one HUGE wastegate

nice tb... tigerlilly?

05xd

12-10-2005, 04:14 PM

I envy all of that working room in the engine bay of a 2.0 tib.
It would make life so much easier.I like the im with the vacumm ports built in for the accessory hoses and whatnot.Another sweet ride

Estopatitiana

12-10-2005, 04:37 PM

nice tb i have the same one (diff colored pully)

kdmguy

12-10-2005, 11:22 PM

that is one HUGE wastegate

nice tb... tigerlilly?

Throttle body is System upgrade.
I sell them too.

evan938

12-10-2005, 11:31 PM

theyre expensive though, right? like almost 300$?

kdmguy

12-10-2005, 11:33 PM

that looks fantastic, keep up the good work.

Do you have an estimate of how long until it's back on the road??
And what are you driving in the mean time?

I am driving my moms car.
Everything should put together by wednesday but my car will be sent to a racing team to do a full 10point roll cage.
Car will be sitting in the racing team for a while and engine will be on whole time so new hardware breaks in.
After some driving and break-in, we will put on dyno early january.

CTele02

12-10-2005, 11:38 PM

So what kind of races do you compete in? Autocross? Drag? Both?

kdmguy

12-10-2005, 11:40 PM

theyre expensive though, right? like almost 300$?

More..
I believe that cheap mean less quality or no quality at all.
You get what you pay for, so I have been saving up money and spent everything at once so I don't have any headaches and problems with fitment and quality. The most importantly performance.
That's what I am going to be offering to you guys, not some cheap no quality products. No quality means No sell to me.

kdmguy

12-12-2005, 02:08 PM

Little more for you
Custome 3" piping downpipe+racing cat+titan end
More pics on http://www.seoulfulracing.com
http://www.seoulfulracing.com/mytuscaniwork/day51.jpg
http://www.seoulfulracing.com/mytuscaniwork/day52.jpg
http://www.seoulfulracing.com/mytuscaniwork/day54.jpg
http://www.seoulfulracing.com/mytuscaniwork/day56.jpg
http://www.seoulfulracing.com/mytuscaniwork/day57.jpg
http://www.seoulfulracing.com/mytuscaniwork/day58.jpg

GodisintheTV

12-12-2005, 02:12 PM

you car is insane man, very good work.....just awesome

evan938

12-12-2005, 02:20 PM

whoa. thats a friggin HUGE exhaust

Estopatitiana

12-12-2005, 03:58 PM

..that exhasut is freggin crazy

Biff

12-12-2005, 04:21 PM

ditto...I never understood why so many exhausts end up mounting sideways as yours looks. Is it just the only way it can be mounted?

Jamnaccent02

12-12-2005, 05:11 PM

Just awesome!

evan938

12-12-2005, 05:50 PM

can i ask a question i havent heard yet?

how much does a set-up like this cost (in american $ if you can). i know its more accessable in korea, but its still gotta be an arm and a leg.

Mahonroy

12-12-2005, 06:56 PM

What kind of tig welder you got there? I think you may have the same one as me...

evan938

12-12-2005, 07:18 PM

the exhaust is JDM y0!.

i see it on a lot of WRX/STi's, and like that on some evo's. you see it a lot more over seas, then the true "gotta be JDM" kids over here.

kdmguy

12-12-2005, 10:12 PM

can i ask a question i havent heard yet?

how much does a set-up like this cost (in american $ if you can). i know its more accessable in korea, but its still gotta be an arm and a leg.

Since I have a partnership and partially own a shop here in Korea, I don't really pay any labors. However, parts are pretty expensive.
If we do produce a kit like my spec, it will go over $10000 for sure :)
That's including all the gauges, cat-back, suspension, etc.

Estopatitiana

12-12-2005, 10:13 PM

Since I have a partnership and partially own a shop here in Korea, I don't really pay any labors. However, parts are pretty expensive.
If we do produce a kit like my spec, it will go over $10000 for sure :)
That's including all the gauges, cat-back, suspension, etc.

lol thats more than what i paid for my xd!

kdmguy

12-12-2005, 10:20 PM

the exhaust is JDM y0!.

i see it on a lot of WRX/STi's, and like that on some evo's. you see it a lot more over seas, then the true "gotta be JDM" kids over here.
Not really.
There are a lot of factories here that manufactures Titan/Carbon products here and send them over to Japan. Basically, they get orders from Japanese company such as HKS, Volk Racing, and whatever.
So the quality is basically the same but different brand.
My exhaust is also Korean made.

ditto...I never understood why so many exhausts end up mounting sideways as yours looks. Is it just the only way it can be mounted?
Once you go under you car you will figure it out.
There are a lot of blocks and things that your piping should not touch. Plus if this car was off road only, I wouldn't even bother putting any cats or such a long pipeline.

lol thats more than what i paid for my xd!
Yeah man. But it will be the same thing to any other Japanese cars getting boosted right will cost the same like civics and integras.
Trust me man.
Once you have right things on your car, you don't have to worry about anything. Once you go with something that is inexpensive, that will cause a big problem in the future that make you spend even more money (chaning the whole engine and such) than buying a right products at once.
You do everything right, that costs ya!

kdmguy

12-14-2005, 04:12 AM

Teaser
http://www.seoulfulracing.com/mytuscaniwork/day6.jpg

Biff

12-14-2005, 01:57 PM

It is so nice and shiny.

slow 2K2GT

12-16-2005, 11:28 AM

kdmguy

12-16-2005, 08:52 PM

KDMguy, I have to ask. What are you using for cams for your boosted engines? I am a lover of big cams and would like to employ a set of 272 or 280 degree cams in a turbo setup. I know that boosted applications have been using upwards up 280 cams for years, but people here (and other forums) are sceptical of their performance. Got any advice?

Hello
The most popular cam set up is 270/270 or 268/272.
Mines are 270/270 and they are known for a good high end power, and they are kinda pricey. I bought mine used,and they were in good condition.
If you want a set I could get a used one for around $800 shipped instead of paying a brand new set for over $1200.
Let me know.

Anyways,
Bumper is on.
Intercooler, wastegate and intake piping is done
still waiting on few parts to finish it.

http://www.seoulfulracing.com/mytuscaniwork/day7.jpg

only1db

12-16-2005, 09:34 PM

that is sick....cant wait to see how much power you have!

what abou the gearbox?? clutch? flywheel? LSD? Axels? just a few questions :cool:

kdmguy

12-19-2005, 12:16 PM

Little more work done + good visual

http://www.seoulfulracing.com/mytuscaniwork/day84.jpg
http://www.seoulfulracing.com/mytuscaniwork/day86.jpg

kdmguy

12-23-2005, 10:27 PM

http://www.seoulfulracing.com/mytuscaniwork/day9.jpg

I just picked up my car, I love it!
Can't get into boost because it's a break-in period right now, we will put it on the dyno sometime early January.

This pic is bandwidth heavy go away 56k. :3_wink:
http://www.seoulfulracing.com/mytuscaniwork/day93.jpg

tharptroy

12-23-2005, 11:30 PM

what are you doing about the transmission?

the elantra transmissions have a tendency to grind the gears, are you going with coated synchros or what?

kdmguy

12-23-2005, 11:37 PM

what are you doing about the transmission?

the elantra transmissions have a tendency to grind the gears, are you going with coated synchros or what?

What tendency to grind gears?
I have no problem and never heard about it.
Tranny might break due to its power someday, then I will take it to the next stage.

CTele02

12-23-2005, 11:43 PM

What tendency to grind gears?
I have no problem and never heard about it.
Tranny might break due to its power someday, then I will take it to the next stage.
Eh wouldn't you want to make sure you are at the right stage now... what if it breaks in a REALLY important moment... or would you make sure not to push it all the way?

jakejacobson86

12-24-2005, 04:24 AM

why do i love this tiburon so much?

pjc6281

12-24-2005, 11:31 AM

Great job KDMguy, Man u guys in korea work really F#*king fast! Car looks great!!! If you dont mind me asking, what was the total money spent in this project?

kdmguy

12-24-2005, 11:51 AM

I swear we can install bolt on or small turbo kits and dyno tune it, ready to drive a car in 15hours. Mine was a different story tho since I had to use a lot of custome made parts.

I have invested about $10k..
Hopefully it was worth it

ricerrx7

12-24-2005, 01:20 PM

What is the most power you guys will feel safe running on stock internals? Also, how much would a kit for that much power cost?

slow 2K2GT

12-25-2005, 10:00 AM

Little more work done + good visual

http://www.seoulfulracing.com/mytuscaniwork/day84.jpg
http://www.seoulfulracing.com/mytuscaniwork/day86.jpg
Is that two BOVs I see on there? Or did I dip into the egg nog to soon?

only1db

12-25-2005, 10:17 PM

what about the differential??? how about torque steer?

kdmguy

12-25-2005, 11:20 PM

Yes, there are 2 BOVs. I wanted it loud so we put two in there. :D
Differential is stock, and torque steer is always there for FF cars.
However, skilled driver can control torque steer especially @ drag events.
I've been driving turbo tiburon for a while, so I am used to controlling it

KeWLKaT

12-26-2005, 12:45 AM

HOLY **** 500whp and STOCK diff

lol you are crazy

CornbreadXD

12-26-2005, 05:22 PM

great job, I can't wait for the dyno and we need some video too. What do the v6 owners think about your 2.0 and how many people are jealous?

KeWLKaT

12-26-2005, 07:20 PM

i know im jealous

lol

only1db

12-28-2005, 07:54 PM

i am for sure!!

i know some people that have driven both the 03 Neon srt-4 2.4 liter turbo and the new one with the quife diff and people (myself included) have noticed a huge difference)

why not put one in?? what is another $1000?

AtlXD2

12-29-2005, 07:06 PM

10K for all that work....wow thats cheap. doing that kind of building and tuning with all those specialty parts would be so much more here in the states. Man. No fair.

I cant imagine kind of ridunkulous EVO's and STI's you find over there. Not to mention skylines........