General Information
Year
2005
Make
Hyundai
Model
Tiburon
Color
Tidal Wave Blue or Moonlit Blue
Packages
Light Bar, ShiftTronic, Moonroof, Security system, Factory Racing Seat Upgrade, Alloy Wheels
History
Bought by California Street Racing Task Force, 5k of miles sold as is.
I bought the car in 2009, and have slowly upgraded and swapped parts in and out.
Drove in California, then up to Canada twice via 40 the one time and 25 the other long trip, once in japan, and then down Florida.
The dry dust up by Edwards air force base. The snow and ice up in Toronto was interesting. The hurricanes down in Florida. This car has seen most weather I could throw at it. It needs an overhaul and maybe a rebuild. If so I plan to hot rod it, not like a rat fink, which are cool but seeing if I can capture the essence of the old hot rodding of keeping the car look like a modern muscle car with a bit more punch and impact.
I bought the car in 2009, and have slowly upgraded and swapped parts in and out.
Drove in California, then up to Canada twice via 40 the one time and 25 the other long trip, once in japan, and then down Florida.
The dry dust up by Edwards air force base. The snow and ice up in Toronto was interesting. The hurricanes down in Florida. This car has seen most weather I could throw at it. It needs an overhaul and maybe a rebuild. If so I plan to hot rod it, not like a rat fink, which are cool but seeing if I can capture the essence of the old hot rodding of keeping the car look like a modern muscle car with a bit more punch and impact.
2005 Hyundai Tiburon (Tidal Wave Blue or Moonlit Blue)
Modifications
Drivetrain
Current:
Tuned 2.0 really rusty. Still snickering about when they went to import them 6.27 liters that has to be v6 2.7 liters. humm 6.20 must be the four since it is a straight block i4 ignore the 6 on the paper, wah lal 2.0 liter engine. saved us all five grand in taxes every year. Still laugh about that.
Planned:
So the rust is getting bad, yet the engine is still smooth as butter. The transmission is in great shape. A friend of mine tuned the ecu with her lap top, so pretty much next month I have to have it disassembled and checked for damage and likely swap in a new block which means a new ecu since they are locked to the engine, which means a lot of work.
Tuned 2.0 really rusty. Still snickering about when they went to import them 6.27 liters that has to be v6 2.7 liters. humm 6.20 must be the four since it is a straight block i4 ignore the 6 on the paper, wah lal 2.0 liter engine. saved us all five grand in taxes every year. Still laugh about that.
Planned:
So the rust is getting bad, yet the engine is still smooth as butter. The transmission is in great shape. A friend of mine tuned the ecu with her lap top, so pretty much next month I have to have it disassembled and checked for damage and likely swap in a new block which means a new ecu since they are locked to the engine, which means a lot of work.
Interior
Current:
Custom Racing seats, and custom upholsterly front and back.
Power Acoustik PD-621XB 2-DIN Source Unit With SXM Interface/Bluetooth/6.2" LCD (need to fix the HC so that it is secure over this)
Planned:
ELITE-X Series Racing Seats
Have to replace the headliner to fix the motor in the moon roof so I am thinking about having all fabric replaced.
Custom Racing seats, and custom upholsterly front and back.
Power Acoustik PD-621XB 2-DIN Source Unit With SXM Interface/Bluetooth/6.2" LCD (need to fix the HC so that it is secure over this)
Planned:
ELITE-X Series Racing Seats
Have to replace the headliner to fix the motor in the moon roof so I am thinking about having all fabric replaced.
Exterior
Current:
Tires
Sumitomo HTR A/S P01
Planned:
FOOSE® - COUPE 3 Piece Forging 18 x 7.5 Wheels
Tires in 225/40ZR18 W
KUMHO® - ECSTA PS31 / NITTO® - MOTIVO / NITTO® - NT555 G2 / LEXANI® - LXUHP-207 / BFGOODRICH® - G-FORCE SPORT COMP-2
The ECSTA are very nice.
Side pipes (see the thread on here)
High Gain Whip and sat Antenna
I have the oem fog light covers and I saw bunch of different fog lights with halos with rings but I need to figure out what I want it to
like before I swap in the fog log panels for the solid ones that are on their now.
Tires
Sumitomo HTR A/S P01
Planned:
FOOSE® - COUPE 3 Piece Forging 18 x 7.5 Wheels
Tires in 225/40ZR18 W
KUMHO® - ECSTA PS31 / NITTO® - MOTIVO / NITTO® - NT555 G2 / LEXANI® - LXUHP-207 / BFGOODRICH® - G-FORCE SPORT COMP-2
The ECSTA are very nice.
Side pipes (see the thread on here)
High Gain Whip and sat Antenna
I have the oem fog light covers and I saw bunch of different fog lights with halos with rings but I need to figure out what I want it to
like before I swap in the fog log panels for the solid ones that are on their now.
Audio
Current:
Power Acoustik PD-621XB 2-DIN Source Unit With SXM Interface/Bluetooth/6.2" LCD (need to fix the HC so that it is secure over this)
I think they are the factory speakers but they sound nice enough I have not messed with them.
Planned:
I need to fix the one din plate behind the radio I think the screws rusted in place.
I have a sat attena attachment I can add to the back of the radio.
Power Acoustik PD-621XB 2-DIN Source Unit With SXM Interface/Bluetooth/6.2" LCD (need to fix the HC so that it is secure over this)
I think they are the factory speakers but they sound nice enough I have not messed with them.
Planned:
I need to fix the one din plate behind the radio I think the screws rusted in place.
I have a sat attena attachment I can add to the back of the radio.
Suspension
Current:
Air shocks don't remember off the top of my head, just if they get messed up the ride gets interesting.
Air shocks don't remember off the top of my head, just if they get messed up the ride gets interesting.
Wheel and Tire
Current:
The 16 inch special edition alloy wheels from 2005.
Planned:
The FOOSE® - COUPE Style wheels paired with likely the KUMHO® ECSTA PS31 tires. The tread pattern looks like it better several tires I have driven on over the years.
The 16 inch special edition alloy wheels from 2005.
Planned:
The FOOSE® - COUPE Style wheels paired with likely the KUMHO® ECSTA PS31 tires. The tread pattern looks like it better several tires I have driven on over the years.
