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I was just wondering if anyone raced in or against a Hyundai Tiburon GT V6. I just want to know what the experience is like. :sunglasse

I was just wondering if anyone raced in or against a Hyundai Tiburon GT V6. I just want to know what the experience is like. :sunglasse

Yea I got in a race with one when I first got my car, they're pretty fast, he had me right off the line but I kept up with him after that.

well i had a ricer in one think he could beat my bike i have no clue how it would fend in anything not running 11s though lol

Yea I got in a race with one when I first got my car, they're pretty fast, he had me right off the line but I kept up with him after that.

Damn dude, getting enough aerodynamic drag from that wing? :eek7:

shadowman I'm sorry but your car could not keep up with one because I raced one two days ago and I hung with him until mid 2nd and then he started pulling hard on me and u wouldn't be able to keep up with me

shadowman I'm sorry but your car could not keep up with one because I raced one two days ago and I hung with him until mid 2nd and then he started pulling hard on me and u wouldn't be able to keep up with me

Wrong.

You do know that Ford Escort ZX2's were high 15-second cars stock, right? As opposed to your Mustang V6 auto, which is a low 16-second car. Well...maybe high-15's too. Maybe.

Damn dude, getting enough aerodynamic drag from that wing? :eek7:
haha. i was gonna say something but didn't want to start a flame war.

and those new tiburons are slow.

Barely beat him.

no there not 15 sec cars I had one race me and I whooped his ass

Tiburons run a 15.6 in the 1/4.
As for the ZX2...A big improvement occured in 1998

1997 ZX2: 0-60 = 8.3, 1/4 = 16.3
1998 ZX2: 0-60 = 7.4, 1/4 = 15.7

that just seems slow to me.

hmm my dad raced one in his truck from a light :lol2: 350 silverado nothing done to it, but the guy in the Tiburon creeped by at 40 and I mean creeped.

Tiburons run a 15.6 in the 1/4.
As for the ZX2...A big improvement occured in 1998

1997 ZX2: 0-60 = 8.3, 1/4 = 16.3
1998 ZX2: 0-60 = 7.4, 1/4 = 15.7

Nah. They just had more optimal driver and/or conditions for the second test. Nothing was changed through those two years on that car, mechanics-wise.

A good example is my car, a 1992 Sentra SE-R. 1992's were tested, and rated at 16.1 in 1992. Then in 1993, they suddenly started driving the car to 15.6-15.8 quarter-mile times...yet, my personal, 1992 car has run a best of 15-flat with a generic cone filter, and advanced timing as my only "mods"...well, I guess there's the "driver mod" too. :D

Wrong.

You do know that Ford Escort ZX2's were high 15-second cars stock, right? As opposed to your Mustang V6 auto, which is a low 16-second car. Well...maybe high-15's too. Maybe.

Thanks, most people don't give the zx2 enough credit, I can get a run of 15.9 this past summer at the track. As for the wing having to much drag, well it's a big help when taking corners, i like auto cross slightly more then drag, plus at high speed the hydraulics tilt it back for less drag.

Thanks, most people don't give the zx2 enough credit, I can get a run of 15.9 this past summer at the track. As for the wing having to much drag, well it's a big help when taking corners, i like auto cross slightly more then drag, plus at high speed the hydraulics tilt it back for less drag.

Sorry dude but there is no way that you are going fast enough on an Auto x course to get any help from that spoiler. I can not even believe that you said that. :shakehead And also at higher speeds if it tilts back on it's own then it is not providing any downforce or very little. It would need to be fixed to transfer the force that is being put on it. Also you are still getting drag from it b/c if it is being held back in a position then there is a drag from the wind holding in that position, it might not be alot but it is still some and you are not benifiting any from that thing.:disappoin

Sorry dude but there is no way that you are going fast enough on an Auto x course to get any help from that spoiler. I can not even believe that you said that. :shakehead And also at higher speeds if it tilts back on it's own then it is not providing any downforce or very little. It would need to be fixed to transfer the force that is being put on it. Also you are still getting drag from it b/c if it is being held back in a position then there is a drag from the wind holding in that position, it might not be alot but it is still some and you are not benifiting any from that thing.:disappoin

I couldn't have said it better myself.

As for the thread. I've raced 1st gen and 2nd gen Tibs. I walked away from them both without much of a problem.

alright, I'm sick of explaining myself. Ever since I put it on people been askin the same questions. I like it (my personal preference, not that of anybody elses), everybody is entitled to their own opinions. I think you will all agree with me when I say that everybody has there own style and what they do with their car is entirely up to them. I personally am trying to do a mix of style (style is in the eye of the beholder) and performance. Some of you might say, that's not style or performance, but that's your opinion and you are entitled to that.

Style IS in the eye of the beholder

SEriously though, when you wake up early for work/school/early morning buzz or whatever, isnt it nice to be able to get to work/school/ABC store in the car that appeals to your eye?

alright, I'm sick of explaining myself. Ever since I put it on people been askin the same questions. I like it (my personal preference, not that of anybody elses), everybody is entitled to their own opinions. I think you will all agree with me when I say that everybody has there own style and what they do with their car is entirely up to them. I personally am trying to do a mix of style (style is in the eye of the beholder) and performance. Some of you might say, that's not style or performance, but that's your opinion and you are entitled to that.

Well, then you should have said that in the first place rather than say you installed it to improve downforce for auto-x.

Style IS in the eye of the beholder

SEriously though, when you wake up early for work/school/early morning buzz or whatever, isnt it nice to be able to get to work/school/ABC store in the car that appeals to your eye?

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All I'm saying is the angle of attack is way too steep for the surface of the wing to work right. It's just drag. With a less extreme angle there would be less drag and MORE downforce.

If you like the wing, have fun wingin yourself around, it's your car. This is just advice on how to make it actually somewhat functional instead of a hinderance.

just clarify on that particular wing when the force of the wind against it reaches a certain point it tilts the wing up?.. now is this practical for ANY application.. im generally curious because ive never heard of a wing like that being used...

All I'm saying is the angle of attack is way too steep for the surface of the wing to work right. It's just drag. With a less extreme angle there would be less drag and MORE downforce.

If you like the wing, have fun wingin yourself around, it's your car. This is just advice on how to make it actually somewhat functional instead of a hinderance.

I've been thinking if I shaved maybe a 1 or 2 cm of the back legs it would help a little, the only problem is that I would have to cut and weld both legs so they are perfectly equal length, if it's off by a little, it's going to screw up the entire ride of my car.

just clarify on that particular wing when the force of the wind against it reaches a certain point it tilts the wing up?.. now is this practical for ANY application.. im generally curious because ive never heard of a wing like that being used...

The faster you go, the more the wing tilts down.

BTW... I wanted a wing on my car anyways and I couldn't pass up the offer, JSP wants, I think, around $400 for the exact wing, I found it on ebay and won the bid at $38.

alright, I'm sick of explaining myself. Ever since I put it on people been askin the same questions. I like it (my personal preference, not that of anybody elses), everybody is entitled to their own opinions. I think you will all agree with me when I say that everybody has there own style and what they do with their car is entirely up to them. I personally am trying to do a mix of style (style is in the eye of the beholder) and performance. Some of you might say, that's not style or performance, but that's your opinion and you are entitled to that.

You may like it and I have no problem with it, personaly I don't like it but that was not the case, I said nothing about my opinon on the wing. What I did state was that you don't know what you are talking about. I call it the ricer complex, people think that anything found on a race car will improve their street car. I am sick and tired of seeing people post about how much things like your wing improved the performance of thier car, when I know that it did not. The fact is that I wanted to correct the mis-information before somebody that does not know better reads it and thinks that they need to go out and buy one and it will improve the performance of thier car, when in reality it will do nothing for them and the money will be wasted and chances are they will be laughed at if they go to any auto x or drag races. Thats my :2cents:

Another wing on a front wheel drive car...

Tiburons are the best car to ever some out of Korea, but that means absolutely nothing. Never actually ridden in one, I just know there not to fast, and dont handle well. A much better $23,000 is a SRT-4 or a RSX-S.

nothing wrong with a wing on a FWD car it still keeps the car stable at high speeds...

I have a 2000 Tiburon 5 speed 2.0L and I beat a V-8 Mustang off the line and it took him until 50 mph for his v8 to finally kick in (what can i say, his engine was more than twice my size)

one came up behind me one night to see if i was a twin turbo 300zx. once he found out that i wasnt he came up beside me and looked over at me and held up his hand and said we would go on 3. We were probably going 50 mph, once the 3 count came i just left him......i beat him by about 5 car lengths before i slowed down.

i ate a v-6 tib.. it wasnt hard he had me off the line guess he didnt expect me to be turbo once i caught boost i pulled on him by like 2 cars till 70 then i shut down b/c we were on local roads and he wasnt gaining..
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I have a 2000 Tiburon 5 speed 2.0L and I beat a V-8 Mustang off the line and it took him until 50 mph for his v8 to finally kick in (what can i say, his engine was more than twice my size)

You must either have a ton of mods or it was an old ratted out Mustang (or couldn't drive well)

You must either have a ton of mods or it was an old ratted out Mustang (or couldn't drive well)
Nah, the mustang just changed gears. 2nd....and away...oh yeah, and glp_2000_1, a v-8 doesnt "kick in", whoever told you that, bitch slap em'...then yourself for believing them.

no I havent raced one but I would like too......

Nah, the mustang just changed gears. 2nd....and away...oh yeah, and glp_2000_1, a v-8 doesnt "kick in", whoever told you that, bitch slap em'...then yourself for believing them.

Haven't you ever heard of V8 lag? :icon16:

I thought the "V" in v8 stood for VTEC..............hummmmmmm.......maybe Im wrong....

I thought the "V" in v8 stood for VTEC..............hummmmmmm.......maybe Im wrong....

Yeah, those V8s don't spool up until around 6,000 RPMs.

Haven't you ever heard of V8 lag? :icon16:
Oh yeah i think i read about it somewhere in a magazine. Oh yeah, 305camaro magazine. They have a great article on it, you should defiently check it out.

Oh yeah i think i read about it somewhere in a magazine. Oh yeah, 305camaro magazine. They have a great article on it, you should defiently check it out.

Odd thing is, the 305 seems to be perpetually stuck in v8 lag. How very strange.

/\ haha. (*in a RedNeck Voice*) thats funny right there, i dont care who you are thats funny right there.

ive raced two tiburons both gts and i killed and i mean killed them it wasnt even close.

My friend has an '04 Tiburon Tuscani and I'm sorry to say that it was a waste of his 30ish thousand dollars (CDN). It is not very fast in the straights, it doesnt handle well at all and it has a generally cheap feel to it. He is very dissapointed in it and is already consdidering selling it off while its still fairly new to cut his losses.

I dont know how a '99 gt compares to the '04 Tuscani but I doubt they have gotten worse instead of better.

Ive heard that all Korean cars handle and drive like five year old Japanese ones. Never raced one, teh only person I know who has one doesn't race. Also, its always been my opinion that a FWD car (until, of course, you get to the pro tunner level, or things like JGTC) doesn't go fast enough or accelerate hard enough to even require downforce inducing wings...

thats rediculous of course a fwd can produce speeds high enough where downforce is necessary
i drive a fwd 3000gt and the wing is functional at highspeeds

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