Does your owner manual mention it?

 

nah, didn't come with one

 

itll still be a 98, remember that 2015 model cars will be sold this year 2014 so that means they were built in 2014, as for the engine size id check your manual or look it up by the vin

 

true, thats what the guy who sold the car to me said as well, was built may 97 but its a 98 model lol just got confused when i saw the sx badge

 

Here in the US, there is an emissions label under the hood. It states the model year & engine size. Not sure what other countries do though.

I believe your "VIN" is similar to the US version, thus you can look it up online to see engine size.

 

Or post some pics of the engine---we may be able to tell just by looking at it.

 

engine pic

 

the dohc 16 valve is usually a 2.0 motor and as far as hp goes not too sure if thier is a significant amount of difference

 

Don't answer if you don't have the right info...

The 1.8 DOHC 16V was the first engine to show up in Tiburons. There are very minor differences in the two when looking however the inside of the engine is composed of different parts...shorter rods, crowned Pistons, hydraulic lifters, shorter valves, smaller diameter intake ports, counter weights on the crankshaft.

There is no usually in this matter.

I don't know where markings can be found on the engine itself, I had a head that was stamped 1.8/2.0 which came from a Beta I.

What does that plate on the firewall say?

 

Keep in mind guys, the question relates to an Aussie Tib, not a North American Tib. What they get can be a lot different from what we get.

I can't answer the original question, I just made suggestions (earlier) where the info may be found.

 

Hmm, I can't tell for sure. It does look like the 2.0 I used to have, but as mentioned the 1.8 and 2.0 are the same block but with a slightly different piston size.

I'd also be interested to see what that plate on the firewall says, or if you can find the stampings on the block somewhere.

 

Thanks for all the info guys, here are a few pics of the vin and other numbers

 

According to KBB and Wikipedia, 1997 was the last year the 1.8L was offered for the tiburon. So if yours is 1998, it should be a 2.0L. Although, as Charlie mentioned, the Australian version might be different. But i'd say its likely you have the 2 liter

 

Hard to guess

 

Based on this it says you have a 1.8, but this is not an official Hyundai VIP decoder

https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http://users.atw.hu/hyundaiaccent/temp/letoltes/pic/alvaz.pdf

 

this seems to be a tough question for everyone to answer lol. everyones in debate between 2.0 and 1.8.

being a hyundai dealer i can verify that it is a 98. just as treftz40 said.

as for the 2.0 1.8 situation, google will probably be the best of our knowledge until we get a look inside.

 

The tiburon also came with the 1.6

But that is the 1.8

You are going to have to look for elantra parts to mod it.

 

Thanks for all the help and information guys much appreciated .

Question- lets say you drove a 1.8 then a 2.0 would you be able to feel a huge power difference? Would a 2.0 version whoop ass on the 1.8? lol

 

Well according to Wikipedia the 1.8 was rated at 130 HP and 126 lb/ft while the 2.0 is 140 HP and 133 lb/ft

So no, you would likely not notice much difference at all.

 

No, but the 2.0 is a more mod friendly motor.