why do you do what you do

[kingpinn]

i know theres ford guys, chevy guys, honda guys..thats me but anyway why do you guys like hyundai im not being an ass. i just think you guys are fighting a up hill battle i love the way tiby's look i will say that they are beautiful . but can they be fast , are they easy to work on , do they handle well, look to each his own. i got a friend that has a saturn and he lives buy it i dont know why but thats him not me and im glad everyone is not the same so i thank you guys for that .. but help me understand ...



THANKS...

[nisco]

the looks:
tib> than 90% of the cars out on the road (imo)
performance: stock:
wihs it was more... very under powered car
performance: how the engine responds to mods:
unbelievable! both simple bolt ons, and major mods (i.e. s/c etc etc) give a great deal of wheel hp.
handling: stock:
very good handling car, i know many auto Xers and they love how teh tib handles,
even tho the tib is a very heavy car (for its size) it still does a great job hittin the twisties/ corners...


many people chose a tiburon for teh challenge, with the lil aftermarket support we have.. we have come a long way...
if we had the support liek a 350z does.. or even a scion TC we would be making leaps and bounds

there are many high powered 3rd gen tiburons, and some great 1/4 mi times also...

[kingpinn]

so what can you guys run in the 1/4 mile

[nisco]

Originally Posted by kingpinn

so what can you guys run in the 1/4 mile

fastest is a 12.6 (i think) <== soon to be in the 11s
13.01 <== soon to be in the 12s
13s scattered accross the board...

fastest tibs are autos... haha for now anyway
once the spring comes around there will be alota shocking numbers...
ill try and pull up a 1/4 mi list or some time slips

[kingpinn]

fastest tibs are autos... haha for now anyway
once the spring comes around there will be alota shocking numbers...


i dont understand why auto are faster right now

[Rickna]

I'm pertty much with nabisco (haha) on this one. I had a Subaru Legacy that was dying. A buddy at work, his wife just got a Sonata. After driving it, I was impressed. So I started looking a Hyundai's. Never heard of or seen a Tib until then. It struck me as beautiful. Had a great time test driving it. Then I started shopping. In Jan '04 I bought an '03 Tib (new) for $17k total. Drove it right out the door. Nothing but pure enjoyment. And the car is a looker. When you see one, you know it. The fact that there are not many on the road is cool. I didn't start modding it until about 5 months after I got it. It's just over 200WHP now and that's where I want it. I don't care that there are many other cars faster than mine. That's not what I got it for. It is a unique looking car, not a "clone car". That's half the fun of driving it. There's a good amount of power when I need it.

[nisco]

Originally Posted by kingpinn

i dont understand why auto are faster right now

cause the fastest tibs out right now... are automatics...

in the spring we'll have more 5 and 6 speeds in the same range.. and possibly some in the 12

[Prowler87]

well around here where I live there's lots of tibs i think that pretty soon they will be like the mustangs lets hope not though!

[BigTDawg]

i dont think they will be like mustangs there arent many bu me which is nice only a few

[millerkiller]

Originally Posted by BigTDawg

i dont think they will be like mustangs there arent many bu me which is nice only a few

God I hope they dont turn into the mustang. I mean the new ones are nice, but the damn previous years are earlier and are just so damn annoying, cause most of the dumbasses dont even know how to drive them right....

[Prowler87]

lol i know what you mean, I only like teh mustang if its the cobra... the GTs are nice, but i like the cobra better... the 07's are gonna be awesome... something like 550hp

[nisco]

wow this got off topic really quick....

[Prowler87]

yeah it did lol

[pimprolla112]

il stick with a honda hyundai motors are junk not saying they cant be fast but the are junk, same motor in a kia. its so much easier and cheaper to make a honda quick opposed to a hyundai. Theres a v6 turbo running around here running high 14's he said hes pushing 8lbs but for that much i would expect it to be faster. But this thread is 90% opinion so in my opinion i say go with a honda.

[drewh4386]

Originally Posted by pimprolla112

il stick with a honda hyundai motors are junk not saying they cant be fast but the are junk, same motor in a kia. its so much easier and cheaper to make a honda quick opposed to a hyundai. Theres a v6 turbo running around here running high 14's he said hes pushing 8lbs but for that much i would expect it to be faster. But this thread is 90% opinion so in my opinion i say go with a honda.

yeah that is what most honda drivers would say in my opinion. You'd think after this many years honda/acura motors would have more tq. I like tiburons. I think people get safety ratings confused with the cars rating. I'd only trust J D Power and Assoc. for their opinion. Cars.com in assocation with kelley blue book has the ratings i trust. You can't knock one until you try one. there are exceptions