Accent Tuning
 

Has anybody done any basic tuning on their accent? I'm not expecting to
have a race car or anything, but I'm thinking of starting with intake &
exhaust (cold air, header, muffler, etc.). What kind of performance
increases are possible with upgraded intake/exhaust? How does doing
those kind of things effect your warranty?

Re: Accent Tuning
 

On Sat, 08 May 2004 07:39:50 GMT, Ryan <nospam@shaw.ca> wrote:

>Has anybody done any basic tuning on their accent? I'm not expecting to
>have a race car or anything, but I'm thinking of starting with intake &
>exhaust (cold air, header, muffler, etc.). What kind of performance
>increases are possible with upgraded intake/exhaust? How does doing
>those kind of things effect your warranty?

Go to http://www.hyundaiperformance.com. They have a pretty active
group of Accent owners. The truth is that the Alpha motor isn't very
potent, even with major mods. Most people who are serious swap in the
Beta.

Any part you replace has the warranty voided. If the part you install
causes something else to fail then the failed part is not covered.

Re: Accent Tuning
 

Jason wrote:
> Go to http://www.hyundaiperformance.com. They have a pretty active
> group of Accent owners. The truth is that the Alpha motor isn't very
> potent, even with major mods. Most people who are serious swap in the
> Beta.
>
> Any part you replace has the warranty voided. If the part you install
> causes something else to fail then the failed part is not covered.

It's a 2004 GT, so it has the 1.6 DOHC (I'm guessing that's the beta).

So for example, if I put in a header I will most likely lose warranty on
the rest of the exhaust, but things like the transmission will still be
covered. Am I correct?

Thanks

Re: Accent Tuning
 

Ryan <nospam@shaw.ca> wrote:

>It's a 2004 GT, so it has the 1.6 DOHC (I'm guessing that's the beta).

No, that's the Alpha III. Alpha II is the 1.5L (both SOHC and DOHC),
and Alpha I was used in the last year or two of Scoupes. Beta motors
are 1.8 or 2.0L (there were some 1.6 Betas used in foreign markets for
a while in the 90s, but not in the US).

David Thompson

"Shiva, you have always been my best general. Can you stop them?"
"No. But I will try."

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Re: Accent Tuning
 

On Sat, 08 May 2004 16:34:10 GMT, Ryan <nospam@shaw.ca> wrote:

>Jason wrote:
>> Go to http://www.hyundaiperformance.com. They have a pretty active
>> group of Accent owners. The truth is that the Alpha motor isn't very
>> potent, even with major mods. Most people who are serious swap in the
>> Beta.
>>
>> Any part you replace has the warranty voided. If the part you install
>> causes something else to fail then the failed part is not covered.
>
>It's a 2004 GT, so it has the 1.6 DOHC (I'm guessing that's the beta).
>
>So for example, if I put in a header I will most likely lose warranty on
>the rest of the exhaust, but things like the transmission will still be
>covered. Am I correct?
>
>Thanks

That is the way it should work. Your dealer, however, may try to void
the entire powertain warranty on the grounds that the transmission was
not designed to handle the increased HP/Torque that you were making as
the result of the headers.

Also, I'm not sure about emissions testing up in Canada, but here in
the US, headers will cause you to fail emissions testing and/or state
inspection in a few parts of the country. Check your local laws
before you do anything.

Re: Accent Tuning
 

There was a 1.6L beta in some Elantras beginning in 1996.

Re: Accent Tuning
 

This is actually Hyundai's call, not the dealer's. But anything clearly
not original or failed due to nonoriginal parts or modification is clearly
not warranty. Add to that the fact that in some cases, the dealer may not
be able to determine the effects of some modifications and may need to
return the vehicle to original configuration to determine where the
problem is. You're probably doing yourself a favor if you don't mess with
it, at least while it's under warranty.

Re: Accent Tuning
 

hi
there is a hyundai specific forum:
http://www.hyundaiperformance.com
lots of info there on performance parts and mods.
regards,jeff
"Ryan" <nospam@shaw.ca> wrote in message
news:a90nc.411432$oR5.253905@pd7tw3no...
> Has anybody done any basic tuning on their accent? I'm not expecting to
> have a race car or anything, but I'm thinking of starting with intake &
> exhaust (cold air, header, muffler, etc.). What kind of performance
> increases are possible with upgraded intake/exhaust? How does doing
> those kind of things effect your warranty?