Someone bought a GUDE Kit [Archive] - ElantraXD.com - Dedicated to the true Elantra Enthusiast

monkman33

06-27-2004, 09:20 PM

I will post a copy of the NT.com post in here..give me a sec..

That's RIGHT Ladies and Gents! The first public production GUDE Hyundai Turbo Kit has been purchased and is being produced as we speak (maybe not on the weekends and after 5pm though).

Whom is this lucky one to be the first purchaser of this Gorgeus Piece of work?

You may have guessed it...but....

I'M NOT TELLING YET!!

We are currently planning on a two week turnaround time before installation and tuning. The "Mystery Buyer" (hereafter referred to as MB) is one of Us (NT.com or XD.com) afterall, so be wary, a soon-to-be-turboed Tiburon walks amidst our unknowing horde!

Who is this MB? When will s/he surface? Why did s/he choose the GUDE kit? These are all things that will be found along the way....

So Prepare NT.com & XD.com, the first GUDE Turbo Hyundai will be among you soon!

edit - and it's NOT me.

and lab...you seem obsessed with this, I know you are pissed I wont tell you but dude...how many people are you going to interrogate! ;)

sed

06-28-2004, 11:44 AM

lol, thats great that someone finally bought the kit. what its 220 bhp right?

shawn :)

SuperGLS

06-28-2004, 11:59 AM

a soon-to-be-turboed Tiburon walks amidst our unknowing horde!

So this means it isn't an Elantra.

labmixz

06-28-2004, 12:27 PM

So this means it isn't an Elantra.

hmm... didn't notice that one... still a beta II though ~!

sed

06-28-2004, 12:32 PM

yeah still a 4cyl betaII
whats the bhp rating of the gude kit, I am pretty sure its 220, but i could be wrong

shawn :)

2GTS

06-28-2004, 01:36 PM

I think it is 220

Phiber

06-28-2004, 05:59 PM

I think the moderators should get a complimentary kit.

;)

2GTS

06-28-2004, 06:26 PM

I think you should share some of what you're smoking ;)

labmixz

06-28-2004, 07:23 PM

I think you should share some of what you're smoking ;)

lol, good one...

Fixer

06-28-2004, 07:46 PM

I know who "MB" is....

NCspecV81

06-29-2004, 02:27 AM

why is this being concealed? doesnt make sense...if i got turbo..ide have to let everyone know....weeeeeeeeeeeeeeird people =o)

RabidDogBoy

06-29-2004, 02:39 AM

I know who "MB" is....

:iamwithst :werd: :D :tongue:

labmixz

06-29-2004, 02:41 AM

why is this being concealed? doesnt make sense...if i got turbo..ide have to let everyone know....weeeeeeeeeeeeeeird people =o)

only guess there would be it's not installed yet...

Fixer

06-29-2004, 07:41 PM

I dont want to say w/out the persons ok. If he/she will say its cool..then I'll spread the work all over the boards...

Onelove5683

06-30-2004, 06:11 PM

gayyyyyyy

O_GT

06-30-2004, 06:44 PM

gayyyyyyyhttp://www.elantraxd.com/forums/images/smilies/iamwithstupid.gif

sed

07-01-2004, 12:20 AM

its teh suck

RabidDogBoy

07-01-2004, 03:11 AM

For $20 I'll tell.... I'll even do a GB on it... if 20 people are interested I'll do it for $2 a piece. :D :tongue:

2XDreme

07-01-2004, 06:04 AM

For $20 I'll tell.... I'll even do a GB on it... if 20 people are interested I'll do it for $2 a piece. :D :tongue:
:kick: just tell us :)

i e-mailed gude after this as i didn't even know of them and having them send me some specs along with price to me

anyone know if there manifolds are better than ssautochromes?

labmixz

07-01-2004, 10:13 AM

:kick: just tell us :)

i e-mailed gude after this as i didn't even know of them and having them send me some specs along with price to me

anyone know if there manifolds are better than ssautochromes?

eh, go here for info on the kit: http://www.fluxperformance.com

2XDreme

07-02-2004, 05:17 AM

has anyone bought from flux at all?
are they trustworthy etc
definately interested in this

Phiber

07-03-2004, 02:47 PM

I emailed flux and haven't recieved a response.

2GTS

07-03-2004, 08:42 PM

Flux=Monkman at NT.com He is always around(I spend as much time reading there as I do here)and noone seems to have a beef with him so I would think everything would be kosher.

labmixz

07-03-2004, 08:52 PM

Flux=Monkman at NT.com He is always around(I spend as much time reading there as I do here)and noone seems to have a beef with him so I would think everything would be kosher.

I do business aside from car parts with Nathan (monkman) and he's a good business man..

Keyan

07-09-2004, 12:49 PM

The Hyundai Gude kit is featured in SuperStreet magazine.
I'm pretty sure to get in there the company must be trustworthy.

2XDreme

07-10-2004, 12:28 AM

i sent e-mail to flux over week and half ago
no reply :(

2GTS

07-10-2004, 10:32 AM

What do you want to know? Flux is just a distributor and GUDE might be able to answer product questions better. If you really want to contact Flux go over to nt.com and pm monkman they are they same person.

2XDreme

07-10-2004, 07:26 PM

Will do - Thanx :)

monkman33

07-14-2004, 01:09 AM

Which email account did you send to. I only recently got everything working perfectly. I was having some issues with my account up untill recently. I will go through and see what I can find, I was almost positive that I sent a response to every email.

I am just starting to make more rounds here at EXD, I will be glad to answer any questions you have regarding the kit. Plus, once everyone knows who the buyer is, there will be ALOT more information available.

And for the records, the purchaser has already paid for the turbo kit. they are getting a BOV with it and it is due to be shipped out soon. I will get a final update from GUDE on it this week.

If anyone has any questions, I will be happy to answer them. I apologize about any unanswered emails. I will go through everything I can find and respond to any that i dont have records of responding to. My apologies.

Just curious, does anyone here know who the buyer of the turbo kit is?

:kick: just tell us :)

i e-mailed gude after this as i didn't even know of them and having them send me some specs along with price to me

anyone know if there manifolds are better than ssautochromes?

Personally, I would take a GUDE manifold over an SSA, but if price is an issue and you are only looking for a manifold, I would honestly say go by which is cheaper.

The GUDE manifold alone runs 400 dollars plus shipping.

The price would come down on a group purchase.

2XDreme

07-14-2004, 07:43 AM

Hey Nathan

I am seriously interested in getting GUDE kit but only thing holding me back at moment is deciding whether it is worth it to me
As GUDE quoted me 3650 with shipping to Australia that translates to around 5040AUD
Then there's the customs i would need to pay on top of this when it gets here
Not sure what there rate is but prob at least 20% import taxes and 10% GST
So this could easily go up over 6500AUD before i get into my lil hands
This is why i asked you about the manifold only as might be easier (well cheaper) for me to source the same parts over here for conversion

I have a proposition for you
If you can get me a GUDE kit for a price that doesn't give me heartburn by the time it reaches me here after everything is payed then you'll have another GUDE kit sold :D

labmixz

07-18-2004, 11:52 AM

Well people,

The kit should be here Friday, it was suppose to be here this weekend but got delayed in the chroming process of the piping/manifold...

I would like to say however, nt.com people were trying to figure out who, I made it pretty damn clear who it was, even told people over there... and they still couldn't figure it out... which I find kinda funny... xd.com has some smarter people, lol...

What'll be running once I get everything:

GUDE Turbo Kit w/Blitz bov
Valeo VHR 350hp Clutch
Turbosmart Manual Boost Controller
*Apexi S-AFC
*3" Single Outlet Exhaust (Custom)
*B&M Short Shifter
*Nology Hot Wires
*NGK V-Power Plugs
*EvoFusion BBTB
*Carex Front Strut Bar
*Enkei Rs7 Wheels

* = I already have on the car.

Basically all that above and then some other things that are in my sig... Also gonna try to pick up some Eibach springs and lower the car... As well I have some 16" wheels with drag radials that I'll be getting in, in two paychecks... hehe...

After all that is said and done and running good, I'll be buying some Forged TLilly 8.5:1 Pistons from Kspec then upping the boost slightly, then I'll be saving up for a Kaaz LSD, then I'll up the boost again...

2XDreme

07-19-2004, 05:36 AM

Wasn't sure how much longer you were going to play this :D
Look forward to seeing pics when it arrives

AUTOBOT

07-19-2004, 09:30 AM

Who cares who bought, you know it wasn't you. ;)
I am sure everyone will know in a couple weeks. :)

anyone know if there manifolds are better than ssautochromes?

I guarantee the manifolds are better then the cheap OBX manifolds SSautochrome sell.

labmixz

07-22-2004, 12:08 AM

Who cares who bought, you know it wasn't you. ;)
I am sure everyone will know in a couple weeks. :)

hope your not directing that to me, cause I know I bought it... lol...

and I just checked again, wasn't sent out today, so I'm hoping it goes out tomorrow... either way because it wasn't sent out today I wont get it till next monday which ticks me off cause thats delaying the install another week since I work during the week...

Update:
Piping is back from getting chromed, but another fking delay in the kit, the intercooler was made by another company, appearently they made a intercooler for a focus, not a tiburon, so now they gotta make a new intercooler...

*not happy*

Jmontigny

07-22-2004, 09:05 AM

So I guess this means you will be the first one to have a running and actually tuned Gude turbo kit on a Hyundai? From my understanding they never really had the car they made for Hyundai actually running correctly. Do you have a good dyno/tuner who will be helping you set it up to run right?

No surprise the intercooler and pipes are taking so long seeing as they don't have any actual kits made with the exception of the one-off they did for Hyundai and now yours. The other thing to consider is that there could be a delay at Gude but they are just using the intercooler mix up from the supplier to buy more time. That is a very easy way to take the blame off of them for the delay.

When I was going to do a head kit with them I found out that they are real careful about covering thier butt when it comes to what the car will actually make for power. He even said if it does not work right I could send the head and cams back to him for more work. WTF is that. Sure let me experiment with my car for you and then when it does not work right take it apart again for you? No thank you I said. To top that off he did not even realize our motors used a shim and tappet design for the lifter. When I found that out I realized he had never actually done anything except write some numbers down about what he thinks a Beta II can make for power with a little head and cam work. Just the fact that he tried to pass that bizarre dyno off as real results was enough for me to realize that this guy is either very smart and is trying to trick people or he was actually stupid enough to think that dyno was real results for the head kit he did on an old Beta I. Some here may remember that his head package only make about 5hp vs the 40hp that he claimed.

Believe me when I say I am all for the kit bolting on and working great but I am not holding my breathe on that one. All in all I hope the car runs good and you don't end up with engine damage. I would have waited for them to get a customers car running, tuned and dynoed (tuned being the key thing here) before buying a kit but I guess you are going to be the test subject for everyone instead. I hope they gave you an unbeatable deal to be the first.

sed

07-22-2004, 05:43 PM

Jay,

I never realized how cynical you are. I don't know why, but i am dying at that post. Man. wow

shawn :)

SWortham

07-22-2004, 06:06 PM

Jay,

I never realized how cynical you are. I don't know why, but i am dying at that post. Man. wow

shawn :)

Haha, if you've been exposed to the worst of the automotive industry, that's enough to make you cynical. Ever since the engine in my last car was destroyed by a shop doing routine repairs -- and they never admitted it -- , I've had the same kind of suspicions Jay has expressed about Automotive repair/aftermarket/performance shops, etc. Never hurts to know how others have been burned.

2GTS

07-22-2004, 06:37 PM

Jay,

I never realized how cynical you are. I don't know why, but i am dying at that post. Man. wow

shawn :)
I been saying this for the last 8 months. I gets a little old when it's all hearsay.

labmixz

07-22-2004, 06:54 PM

The other thing to consider is that there could be a delay at Gude but they are just using the intercooler mix up from the supplier to buy more time. That is a very easy way to take the blame off of them for the delay.

which is exactly what I think is going on to be honest...

Nathan (monkman) is a nice guy but only a reseller for GUDE, so basically whatever GUDE tells him, he tells me... Now, I've called Bill personally a few times... and well, lets say on every occasion I've called him, he didn't sound happy to hear from me...

But like I said, Nathan does whatever you ask him and he only tells ya what Bill tells him... so not much I can do in that area...

See, I got Bill in a place he doesn't like to be, I had them put the shipping on my shipping account so I sent him a shipping label, so I know the second it gets shipped... I know Bill didn't really like that one bit... lol

XDGT03

07-23-2004, 10:12 AM

labmixz

07-23-2004, 07:07 PM

I know some of us are pretty desperate for a kit. But I tell you what lab, I'd be in Bill's *** for treating me nasty since he'd be using me as a guinea pig. If he doesn't have his **** together, he better not complain about getting ****. Fking Jackass.

I told Nathan he has till Monday to have it SHIPPED -- or I'll be calling every 2 minutes until he blocks my number...

FordFasteRR

07-24-2004, 03:07 AM

good luck dude...

i've been in your situation with other cars i've owned in the past... and i've lost more money than you've invested in that turbo kit too....

thats why i've done 100% of the work on my last 3 cars...... I have only lost my own money from that point on... :)

labmixz

07-26-2004, 06:42 PM

Update:

The kit is suppose to ship out on Thursday, 07/29/2004

2XDreme

07-27-2004, 07:07 AM

I hope so for your sanity man - Can't wait to see it

Guess

07-28-2004, 01:11 AM

O_GT

07-28-2004, 10:07 AM

I'm not sure I'd get anything from Gude considering on there site it always said 02-03 and when I msged them to let them know the 01 had the same engine bill pretty much told me I was wrong... Funny I seem to be the one with the goddamn 01. Oh well just kinda makes me not want a damn thing from them.I feel the same way I may get my kit from Alpine plus if I can get my dealer to buy any superchargers for an Optima Ill get one whole sale ;)

monkman33

08-04-2004, 01:43 PM

GUDE is not as familiar with Hyundais as ..well, the Hyundai community is. To be honest, I couldn't even tell you the swappable parts and engines between mitsubishi's and such.

Now as for the applications that his would work on:
Beta 2 engine (manifold bolt patter is my concern here for you Beta 1 owners)
MAP based (non MAF at this point)
Engine bay layout: equivelent to the 2003 I4 tiburons (This is to assure the IC piping will fit correctly.)

ps I am back from my BS in Colorado, so life will be peachy now as far as updates are concerned.

dmdicks

08-05-2004, 04:09 PM

Seeing that it is now Aug 5th has Lab actually got the kit yet? Or even a tracking number?

labmixz

08-05-2004, 07:09 PM

Seeing that it is now Aug 5th has Lab actually got the kit yet? Or even a tracking number?

Well, I was smart... and I used my UPS account to ship it and sent Bill a shipping label... so I have had the tracking number, just it hasn't been shipped yet...

And it seems everytime I query as to when it will be shipped or why it wasn't shipped I'm told it'll be another week... So... needless to say I'm not the best in spirits about it, doesn't matter much I bought a clutch from someone on nt.com and it was broken in more ways than you can count...

I'm just not going to expect it to ship when he tells me it will and maybe by not expecting it to ship, it'll actually ship sometime... (btw, it was suppose to ship yesterday or today... I know it didn't ship yesterday... who knows about today...)

Last few times I've talked to Bill Gude, he's been pretty cool with me actually, so I'm glad he's not being a rude individual like he was the first few times we spoke... I'm just hoping that when I get this kit not a god damn thing will go wrong... lol... otherwise... well, we won't get into that... long as the performance is better than the wait time to get it, it's all good...

2XDreme

08-06-2004, 09:11 AM

labmixz

08-06-2004, 01:48 PM

By sounds of your dilemmas in getting it shipped i won't bother with it
Christ at least your in same country and can pay visit if have to

Hopefully everything wil work out for you but safe to say Gude has lost a future customer

Well, there aren't really any problems... well, there are and there aren't...

1 - This is the 1st production kit, granted it's going to take some time... Though knowing this Bill Gude should not be saying "it's going to take a month... and will ship on such and such date" then not ship, then have him say it's going to take a week longer, then not ship, then say a week longer again, then not ship, etc... Him KNOWING this was a first production kit and that it WOULD take longer than any other kit after it, he should have flat out said "expect 2-3 months before it's ready to ship"... thats my only real ***** about right now...

Bill has changed his tone with me and been alot nicer on the phone, so I'm glad about that... It's suppose to ship today or monday -- we'll see how that goes...

bcware

08-08-2004, 05:11 PM

For $20 I'll tell.... I'll even do a GB on it... if 20 people are interested I'll do it for $2 a piece. :D :tongue:

holy **** buddy, send this kid back to 2nd grade.

RabidDogBoy

08-10-2004, 03:32 AM

holy **** buddy, send this kid back to 2nd grade.

Damn, WTF dude? I can't joke around? Congrats on pulling up a comment posted last month to ***** about.

NorthernYankee

08-10-2004, 11:58 AM

No you cannot joke around this is not the place for it :nono:

--NY

slow 2K2GT

08-10-2004, 12:33 PM

No you cannot joke around this is not the place for it :nono:

--NY

Haha I like that finger dude!! Im not taking sides on this.
Oh yeah off topic.

labmixz

08-11-2004, 03:41 AM

well, whenever the kit gets finished and sent to me...

I just put a down payment on TigerLilly Turbo Low Compression Pistons (8.5:1) and will have that paid in full come Friday... So, when the kit gets put on, it's not going to be 7psi... which is what they rec with stock pistons, but since I'll have new pistons by then... well... :)

I did talk to Bill Gude today, he tells me it's very close to shipping, so we'll see come tomorrow... I'm calling him DAILY now...

So, right now we're looking at everything in my sig + 8.5:1 TigerLilly Pistons :)

And I'm planning to set it at 10psi and test/tune from there and go up to 15psi with the pistons... So I'm hoping to have one bad little betaII and I don't blow anything... lol...

Next few things that will be getting done possibly....

I'm going to look into a TigerLilly IM or Porting my stock IM, not sure which I want to do yet... I don't feel like playing with the AirRam IM... lol... After that comes the Kaaz LSD, after that will be Valve Springs and Rods...

I really wasn't expecting to do the pistons till about 2/3 months after I got the turbo kit... but seeing how it's been 2 months since I ORDERED the kit... lol... oh well... It's all coming together, gonna end up having the pistons, clutch, turbo kit, and a few other goodies to install all at once... lol... gonna be one hellish weekend of working on the car, I can already imagine.

2XDreme

08-11-2004, 04:14 AM

hehe how's the injectors coming along?
oh wait there they go :wavey: :drive:

can't wait till ya get rest of kit together lab :D

labmixz

08-11-2004, 04:25 AM

hehe how's the injectors coming along?
oh wait there they go :wavey: :drive:

can't wait till ya get rest of kit together lab :D

haha... that cracked me up man.... lol

ya, me too.... wait I mean...

I can't wait till I get the kit to go with the rest of my car and performance items... lol

haha...

sigh... it's so funny I almost cry... lol

hell, I told monkman last week... "the sad thing about this is... I'm more excited about my new Clarion HU arriving than I am the turbo kit, cause I know the clarion will be here within the next week..." lol... btw, clarion is awesome hu, better than my previous alpine, pioneer, kenwood, or jvc head units I've ever owned :)

SystemX

08-11-2004, 05:19 PM

Well I was gonna order the Gude turbo for my car but Ive already been through this with sharkracing.com last year. I bought the first R34 kit this is the actual one they test fitted and it took them three months to get it to me. At least this guy is answering his phone all I got was voicemail hell at shark..

Oh yeah, thanks for being the first......lol

No realy, good luck.

Thanks for the heads up 2Xdreme.
Later,
X

labmixz

08-13-2004, 08:13 PM

First box shipped~

Intercooler/Injectors suppose to ship come mon/tues...

We'll see how it goes, I got tracking number on the box that was shipped DHL to me, so I should see that soon esspecially because it was shipped DHL...

Suppose to be the Turbo / Piping / & some other things...

I really hope GUDE's work and outcome of the kit proves it was worth the wait time on this first production turbo kit... I've seen custom kits including custom manifolds etc... done in 60% less time than this kit has took to do... So I'm really hoping that GUDE will revive themselfs with their performance quality.

SystemX

08-13-2004, 09:45 PM

labmixz

08-13-2004, 10:27 PM

Well I hope everything works out. Its the only affordable kit out there right now, hope some other companies get a clue and start making turbo kits for Hyundai.
Well looks like Ill be puting my downpayment on my Gude kit on mon.

wish me luck guys.....lol

If I were you, I'd wait till I atleast got the first box in... but thts just me man... Usually DHL is 3 day -- so looking at mon/tues unless he over-nighted it... which I HIGHLY doubt...

Tracking number still isn't in the DHL system yet... usually takes a day or so... so not worried about that yet...

2XDreme

08-14-2004, 02:32 AM

Good to hear Lab
Wonder why those injectors didn't ship :ssst: Cracks me up thinkin bout it
Let us know for sure what you think of the kit - Better still take some pics and post up for us :thumbsup:

labmixz

08-14-2004, 03:12 AM

Good to hear Lab
Wonder why those injectors didn't ship :ssst: Cracks me up thinkin bout it
Let us know for sure what you think of the kit - Better still take some pics and post up for us :thumbsup:

because he still doesn't have them from the shop that modifies them...

2GTS

08-14-2004, 10:16 AM

Well I hope everything works out. Its the only affordable kit out there right now, hope some other companies get a clue and start making turbo kits for Hyundai.
Well looks like Ill be puting my downpayment on my Gude kit on mon.

wish me luck guys.....lol
GUDE is not the only co making a kit. Check out Alpine, they have a complete kit that will ship in a matter of days not months.

2XDreme

08-14-2004, 10:42 AM

GUDE is not the only co making a kit. Check out Alpine, they have a complete kit that will ship in a matter of days not months.
:ssst: Think you should start a new thread on this one hehe

Alpine kit is another issue all by itself

SystemX

08-14-2004, 12:55 PM

Yeah Id like to see what you get in and what is still on B.O. before I order mine. As far as the alpine kit goes I have also heard that the kit had some fitment and performance issues. Not so much on the tib. as on the 01 elantra.

2GTS

08-14-2004, 04:41 PM

There are no issues

labmixz

08-16-2004, 06:43 PM

There are no issues

well like other people said, take the alpine kit to another thread...

main reason behind the GUDE kit is IT is a FULL bolt on, unlike the alpine kit that requires you to lower the compression with a head spacer, ie: head work and there are a few other things, also not to mention the fact that if you want the warranty that comes with the Alpine kit, you have to have a alpine certified tech to install it... about $700-$1000 more in installing the damn thing... those were my mine gripes about it, also the fact that the manifold on it was not designed well for air flow...

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GET READY GET SET... cause it's finally coming...

Appearently they tried to delivery Package #1 (of 2) to my house today but mis-spelled my street adress so it didn't get here, but it will be here tomorrow... AND... there will be pictures of everything but the Intercooler and Injectors :) :) :)

<-- happy

jbird88

08-16-2004, 06:52 PM

:multiples :clap: Can't wait to see how this turns out :)

BlackElantraGT

08-16-2004, 07:08 PM

You make my body tingle, labmixz :D

labmixz

08-16-2004, 08:10 PM

Ok...

low down:
Everything but the Intercooler & Injectors will be here tomorrow (confirmed with DHL)
InterCooler & Injectors to ship tomorrow or weds... DHL Next Day delivery
TurboSmart MBC went out today UPS Ground
TigerLilly Cast 8.5:1 Pistons will be shipping come Wed's FedEx I believe...

Only thing I won't have till probably next week's pay check... lol, will be my clutch kit... so I'll havta go easy for now...

Sooo... tomorrow... when I get home around 6pm...
expect pictures of the manifold and all that good stuff...

and expect my car being jacked up.... cause I've not been driving it
anyhow... soo, parts going on it...