My Stock Gsx vs Modded V6 6speed Tiburon

....... Ok look, I just raced a modded V6 6speed Tiburon and I lost by like 2 cars. From the launch, I pulled til his front bumper was at my front door and then from about 3rd and on, he just kept pulling and eventually left me. Now, was this suppose to happen or am I just the shittiest driver ever.

My GSX is bone stock 5speed (only had it for a month)

His tiburon had a racing chip, injen exhaust, straight pipe, Cold air intake, headers, lightened 16' wheels (he said about 10-15 pounds each), carbon fiber hood. and that's all I think he said.

Should he have beat me?

go and race him again. i would also say that you are quite inexperienced driving a GSX and that may have something to do with it.


it takes a big man to admit he got beat.

it takes an even bigger man to ask what he can do so it will never happen again ;)

we raced twice, and the second time was closer than the first but still got walked...... I know I could have done better but damn, not that much though. I mean gosh, my girl has a v6 6spped stock tib and I can take her, I've taken mustang gt's(pre 99), celica gts's, preludes, spec v's stock tiburons, and many more at the races. But not him!!!:banghead: Were those mods just that good.

Seems like his ride had more hp than yours...and was also lighter. You need a few mods to boost your hp up closer to 250 and you will have no problems. Do you have a boost gauge? You may not be boosting as high as you should be, due to a leak, bad turbo, etc. I only boost around 10-11 psi on stock boost control solenoid, bov, and no mbc. With that extra 6 psi up to 16-17 you could probably hang with him no problem.

Also, I have been having a bitch of a time learning to launch the awd. You should pull ahead of him by more than half a car on the launch, unless he is a ridiculous driver IMHO.

exactly. drop like a G in mods and you will be schmokin

drop about $2000.... and hit low 12s heheh ... g et you a used big 16g, 660s, and a fmic, and exhaust...

I know with mods it will be no prob but damn, it hurt my pride.... Anywayz, how would I know if I have a boost leak or bad turbo or anything like that? BTW I got a warrenty on the car so if I need anything then I should be fine getting it fixed

get a boost gauge... then tell us waht the boost says...

An aftermarket boost gauge can be picked up for like $30 on dsmtrader.com or dsmtuner.com, used. Installing it is not a big deal, and you will certainly need it to make sure your car is running well. If you install the gauge to discover that you are only getting 6 psi or something, you'll know you have a boost leak. You can then use a leak tester to discover where it is (see the vfaq.com leak tester tutorial!). Fix the leak, get filter, bov, and a manual boost controller, and bam you're up to 17 psi :naughty:

Boost leaks are HUGE on stock turbo cars, and every car I have ever tested had some. Even cars that ran fine and pulled nicely. 2-3 small leaks cost me a half second in the quarter, which is of course a massive difference in performance. Not until I built the tester and fixed those leaks did I get the power back. With an exhaust and filter, and no boost leaks, the car ran 14.3s all day. No other mods. I cant see a tiburon (being wrong wheel drive especially) running that quick with the basic mods listed. You'll get there, dont worry. Just keep in mind that on the stock turbo its the little things that all add up to making the most of what you have.

the tib gains alot off of each mod so....test the plumbing and go see. but i think u r gonna need some mods

drop about $2000.... and hit low 12s heheh ... g et you a used big 16g, 660s, and a fmic, and exhaust... I ran 12.4's@110 in my 92 AWD Talon with less than $1500 in mods.

Sounds like you need to learn how to launch an AWD, you should walk him by several car lengths off the line. The turbo needs to be lit or you'll bog, hold the rpms to 5500 or so, ease off the clutch, don't slip it too much or you'll smoke the clutch and don't pop it or you'll break stuff.

tiburons are slow. stock, they run 7 sec 0-60. they are 2.7l v6 delta engien running 181 hp. with those mods he might have been in the 240hp. it makes sence they he beat you on the long run, but you had him from the line. the toqure is actually kinda good in the tibs. at least the gt's. i would say, with an intake, boost controler, and boost gauge you would win!

ps. did you know that tiburon means "shark" is spanish..

Just get him to put some more mods on his car and you will be able to beat him, around 250hp the v-6 tibs oil pan falls off.

tiburons are slow. stock, they run 7 sec 0-60. they are 2.7l v6 delta engien running 181 hp. with those mods he might have been in the 240hp. it makes sence they he beat you on the long run, but you had him from the line. the toqure is actually kinda good in the tibs. at least the gt's. i would say, with an intake, boost controler, and boost gauge you would win!

ps. did you know that tiburon means "shark" is spanish..I got a hard time believing he'd see 60 HP with those mods, more like 35.

who knows

I got a hard time believing he'd see 60 HP with those mods, more like 35.


well go to aem and see how much is gained from just a cai, then...figure in his other modds. plus they r tuned with a chip, and he lighted up his car pretty good to with the hood and rims so.....

its a hyundai.

a nice looking, simi quick, v6 6 speed hyundai.

its a hyundai.
that walked a gsx ya i know, so what is your point

i hate them.

You do know that Mitisubishi owns Hyundai right??

its a hyundai.

LMFAO!!! :lol: Wow, that is a great line!

^ 10.5sec92AWDTALON ^
I totally agree. 60hp is a lot of hp to get from the basic mods he had done. I would say top gains he got would be 30-35.

in the track their owned, sure.

IMO, you must be a shitty driver, I beat a friends tiburon (exhaust, cold air, cams) with another friends eclipse gs by one car no problem. 3 times in a row.

You have an AWD and turbo, I don't see what the problem is besides probably your driving. :D and if you suck at shifting, get an auto!

Hmmmm....I think skyllz should race savior, since he is billy bad ass and all.

IMO, you must be a shitty driver, I beat a friends tiburon (exhaust, cold air, cams) with another friends eclipse gs by one car no problem. 3 times in a row.

You have an AWD and turbo, I don't see what the problem is besides probably your driving. :D and if you suck at shifting, get an auto!...... So your telling me your friends eclipse gs (140 hp) beat a modded V6 6speed Tiburon (180 stock hp) that was modded for even more hp (probably around 200-210). Either your friends got some wild mods or someone's not being totally honest.

(YOU) Car-Stats.comReport for 1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSObtained from MT June, 1994
0-60:9
Transmission: Manual
1/4 Mile:16.6
1/4 Speed:85


VS.


(HIM-STOCK) Car-Stats.com Report for 2003 Hyundai Tiburon GT V6Obtained from MT July, 2002
0-60:7
Transmission: Manual
1/4 Mile:15.3
1/4 Speed:91


That's like a couple buses ahead of you ...........
Sorry, but here it comes..........


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I wasted a tiburon in my GS! Don't know what the car had but it was a auto.

I believe the tiburon I was refering to was of an older kind (97?), but still, you have boost and AWD! I don't understand how you lost, your car has 210hp stock, with his mods I would say he has about the same if not less and you didn't loose by an inch, you lost by 2 cars that's a lot to loose by. You should waste him right from the launch, the AWD has power.

the older tiburons before 2002 had 2.0L beta 130 hp crappy engien. they now come stock with a 2.0L C-Vtec 138hp or in the GT version, a Delta 2.7L 174hp. i drive them all the time because i've sold them for the last couple years. their just not faster then my 96 stock gsx. The exhaust systems on the tiburons look like their dual, but there not! there restricted and have 3 cats before the y pipe. adding an exhaust, and getting rid of all that restriction has given more then 2 people off the top of my head 15-20 horsepower. the CIA, same story, hyundai didnt build the car with performance in mind. even though it is a sports car, their not fast stock. Hyundai is working on a new part line called HARD parts. it stands for Hyundai advanced racing development. its the same thing as toyota's TRD. hyundai owners will beable to buy Turbo systems, Supercharger systems, CIA, Exhaust, Coilovers, bodykits exc, for their Tib's starting from 99 - 04 from their parts department, and NOT VOID THE WARRENTY. kick ass hu..

so a base model tibby, with a turbo system, exhaust, intake, bodykit, and suspention form HARD will cost less then a toyta celica GT stock, and wipe the street Tons cars out today, and still have the protection of the 10 year 100,000 mile warrenty. so get use to the idea of loosing to a hyundai.

thats what i call a step in the right dirrection for hyundai!!

nice vary nice, deffinatly a step in the right dirrection.

Hey Joe, i cant find the boost leak tutorial.....could you possibly give a step by step exactly where to go....i looked for it everywhere on the side and no success....thanks man!

its a hyundai.

Sounds like those people who see an SRT-4 and say, "It's a Neon." Then get RAPED.

Thank you!!!!!! All these damn people Insulting me. I know how restrictive the exhuast and intake in those are. My girl has one and just like you said, 3 cats. So with 15-20 hp from exhaust and 15-20 from intake then plus all the other mods,and it being a 6speed instead of auto. He should have beat me. He had more hp and less wieght. Now Like I said, my girl has one and we race all the time. And we're both stock and I take her all the time. (and she's 6 speed V6 too, and she doesn't drive half bad, she takes preludes and spec v's and has also taken a couple rsx-s's). So all the gs's that think they can beat the V6 6 speeds, please look at my previous post with both 1/4 mile times (from motor trend btw) and stop with the lies.

You don't have to lie to kick it. :disappoin

So all the gs's that think they can beat the V6 6 speeds, please look at my previous post with both 1/4 mile times (from motor trend btw) and stop with the lies.

Skyllz said the one he beat was a 97, and I said the one I beat was a auto. No one is fuckin lying!!!

well i beat a newer one with that i think was a gt,we started at about 25mph and i took off on him and my car is auto with basic mods,so who knows.ps.no shitin ya

If you didn't read Savior, it was a 97 tiburon I was abiding to. I thought that they were the same but I guess not, the 97 is very shitty compared to the 02+. scottsee, just because its a hyundai, doesn't mean anything.

It doesn't matter if its a hyundai, it beat his car. Props to the tiburon guy, you just need to start working on the mods and set your goals. You will eventually beat him. The GSX has a lot of potential. Good luck.

no shit.

Well the thing is, If you didn't know about the 03 tiburons, why comment at all?? Next time do a little research before calling people shitty drivers........

But yeah, I know with mods I'll take him easy, hell, with intake and exhaust I will.

haha i can say an srt-4 is just a neon bc it is... i do not recall seeing a bov on those... they sound like shit going down the highway... the exhaust is fucking horrible and they have a bad ass 3rd gear and thas it... they did ok... but there are bugs to work out..

the older tiburons before 2002 had 2.0L beta 130 hp crappy engien. they now come stock with a 2.0L C-Vtec 138hp or in the GT version, a Delta 2.7L 174hp.

Yes in 97 they came with a 1.8 liter that made 130hp but from 1998-01 the beta 2.0 made 140hp and 133 ft-lbs. and the new delta 2.7liter makes 172hp.

Well the thing is, If you didn't know about the 03 tiburons, why comment at all?? Next time do a little research before calling people shitty drivers........

But yeah, I know with mods I'll take him easy, hell, with intake and exhaust I will.

I didn't know you were refering to the 03 tiburon, it just said tibs in your post but anyway, get an intake, good exhaust and give the tibs another go.

my friend barely got a new tib and them things can pick up. but like in two months the car went on the fritz. he had warranty. and he got it fixed but then its acting up again. I dont really trust hyundai it seems like its kia. they juss are the same to me.

You do know that Mitisubishi owns Hyundai right??

can anyone else back this up cause i know that mitsubishi is japanese and hyundai is korean.


not everyone should bag on hyundai's either there was a tight looking hyundai sonata that i saw with a 4g63 in it and my friend has an 02 elantra gt and they make turbo kits for them so they could be just as fast and a lot of other cars and the market on them is going up.

Well here is a list of mitsus companys....

Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corp. Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc.
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Ltd. Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc. Mitsubishi Shindoh Co., Ltd.
Kirin Brewery Co., Ltd. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. Mitsubishi Steel Mfg. Co., Ltd.
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co. Mitsubishi Kakoki Kaisha, Ltd. The Mitsubishi Trust and Banking Corp.
Mitsubishi Aluminum Co., Ltd. Mitsubishi Logistics Corp. Nikon Corp.
Mitsubishi Cable Industries, Ltd. Mitsubishi Materials Corp. Nippon Oil Corp.
Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. Mitsubishi Motors Corp. Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha
Mitsubishi Corporation Mitsubishi Paper Mills, Ltd. P.S. Mitsubishi Construction Co., Ltd.
Mitsubishi Electric Corp. Mitsubishi Plastics, Inc. The Tokio Marine and Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.
Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd. Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd. Related Organizations / Others

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address: Mitsubishi Bldg. 2-5-2 Marunouchi Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-0005 Japan
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address: 3-6-3 Kaji-cho Kanda Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 101-0045 Japan
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Industry: Real Estate;Temporary Work Services;
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Company Name: The Dia Foundation for Research on Ageing Societies
address: 3-28-8 Hongo Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-0033 Japan
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address: Aoyama Bldg. 11F 1-2-3 Kita-Aoyama Minato-ku Tokyo 107-0061
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address: 4-25-33 Takanawa Minato-ku Tokyo 108-0074 Japan
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address: 36-1 Maruyachi Sizukuishi Iwate-gun Iwate-pref. 020-0507 Japan
Mitsubishi Company: Related Organizations / Others;
Industry: Construction;Foods;Services;Environments;Travel & Recreation;
Comments: Founded in 1891, Koiwai Farm continues its efforts to advance production through complex business regarding farming, forestry and livestock breeding.

Company Name: LEOC JAPAN CO., LTD
address: F-nissei Ebisu Bldg 3F, Higashi 3-16-3 Shibuya-ku Tokyo 150-0011 Japan
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Industry: Services;
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Company Name: Marunouchi Yorozu Corp.
address: 1-17-12 Nihonbashi Chuo-ku Tokyo 103-0027 Japan
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Industry: Commerce;Real Estate;
Comments:

Company Name: Mitsubishi C&C Research Association
address: 2-3-6 Otemachi Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8141 Japan
Mitsubishi Company: Related Organizations / Others;
Industry: Information, Communication & IT;Organizations;
Comments:

Company Name: Mitsubishi Club
address: Mitsubishi Bldg. 2-5-2 Marunouchi Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-0005 Japan
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Company Name: Mitsubishi Corporate Name and Trademark Committee
address: Mitsubishi Bldg. 2-5-2 Marunouchi Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-0005 Japan
Mitsubishi Company: Related Organizations / Others;
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Company Name: Mitsubishi Economic Research Institute
address: 4-10-14 Yushima Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-0034 Japan
Mitsubishi Company: Related Organizations / Others;
Industry: Incorporated Foundations;
Comments: MERI is an institution for economic studies. The affiliated Archives keep materials about the Mitsubishi Groups history and show some of them to the public.

Company Name: The Mitsubishi Foundation
address: 2-5-2 Marunouchi Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-0005 Japan
Mitsubishi Company: Related Organizations / Others;
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Company Name: Mitsubishi Kinyokai
address: Mitsubishi Bldg. 2-5-2 Marunouchi Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-0005 Japan
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address: 2-3-6 Otemachi Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-0004 Japan
Mitsubishi Company: Related Organizations / Others;
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Company Name: Mitsubishi Public Affairs Committee
address: Marunouchi Yaesu Bldg. 6-2, Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8086 Japan
Mitsubishi Company: Related Organizations / Others;
Industry: Organizations;
Comments: The Mitsubishi Public Affairs Committee coordinates exchange among the Mitsubishi companies and publicizes the companies traditions and activities.

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address: 2-8-1 Sugamo Toshima-ku Tokyo Japan 170-0002
Mitsubishi Company: Related Organizations / Others;
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address: 3-3-12 Kaji-cho Kanda Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 101-0045 Japan
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in other words HYUNDAI aint one of them!

Hmmm...ive read that some were they did i dont rember were though. Maybe they dont own them but maybe they are just a partnership thing like dodge and mitsubishi.

I dont really trust hyundai it seems like its kia. they juss are the same to me.

Ok this one im am 90% sure of that hyundai owns kia. So your right they are the same.

dimelerchrystler owns 10.5% of hyundai coperation. they plan on interducing the hyundai engiens into the mitsu, dodge, jeep, and mercedes smart car in 2005-2006

daewoo, kia, and hyundai were the only south korean automotive companys being imported to America. kia went through banrupsy in 1998, and the south korean goverment pushed hyundai into picking the company off the floor. in july of 2000, they built a new engenering facility in califorina to design new engiens and test future vehicals. at the same time Hyundai extended their ground breaking Warrenty 10year 100,000 mile powertrain to Kia.

Speed channel uses the track alot, you'll notice them talking about it often. Daewoo was picked up in 1998 or 99 by GMC when they went into backrupsy and were taken away from the american automotive line up becasue they were cutting into to much of their lower end GM produsts market. there is still a lawsute standing between 100 daewoo dealerships and GM for the way they pulled the production rights, and avilability. Any dealership who pulled their daewoo signs down automaticly voilded their lawsuit rights. The dawoo vehicals were sold to Suzuki and were produced in january of 2005 under the name forenza, & verona.

Hyundai was first sold in america in 1986 and broke the american all time sales record for a newly inreduced car selling 100,000 their first year of sales. hyundai is the worlds largest ship building comapany, and 3rd world largest computer chip manufacture, they designed their automotive line as a tax write-off. thats the story with hyundai. 2003-2004 they gained the ranks with Honda on Intual quality from JD Powers as reliability, and as of may 2004 are ranked the 7th best car in initual quality in america with 102 problems per 100 cars.

USA Today Money Reports
http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2004-04-28-hyundai_x.htm?csp=26

hyundai sell more then 400,000 vehicals in america and is ranked #4 in foregin vehicals sold in america, behind Honda, toyota, nissan.

hyundai is building a manufacturing facility in Alabama to produce more then 500,00 a year at full production, it will be up and running january 2005.

wow nice posts,lot of info

yeah i thought that mistsubishi and hyundai were in kahoots. So mitsubishi doesnt own hyundai but crystler owns them bolth so they are close. So i wasent miss informed

chrystler dosent own them both. they own a little of hyundai, but they do own mitsu.

Well they own 10% like you said, man im just gonna shut up now, because it dont really matter any ways.

Is anyone else eye's hurt from reading and im getting lost i go to read this all over. but good posts learnin

i think this thread has run its course... its becoming a damn chat room :)

yea basicly. i bet it will be locked pretty soon.

ill get it closed.... so ASL everyone? me 8 f tx ... horney as hell.. anyone wanna cum to my website? www.yahoo.com ...

:useless:

this is one of the most pointless threads i have ever seen. i can beat tiburons all day. especialy the raced out ones. they suck. so do kia's. they suck too.


and god help the world if:
dimelerchrystler owns 10.5% of hyundai coperation. they plan on interducing the hyundai engiens into the mitsu, dodge, jeep, and mercedes smart car in 2005-2006
i will literaly shit myself if Mercedes puts a Hyundai engine in one of it's cars. Dodge and Jeep can suck my left and right nuts, respectively. Mitsubishi, although they have many companies with fun-to-say Japanese addresses, is getting kicked the fuck out of the US in a couple years, if not sooner [but you better bow down to the EVO 8!].

i can't believe i gave this thread that much thought. it sucks that much.

and even if you do build a 'sleeper' Sonota with a 500hp 4g63: WAKE UP LOSER, YOU ARE DRIVING A HYUNDAI!