Supercharging my Tibi

Hi everybody:

I have a '98 Tiburon FX (2.0L) and I have enrolled to this forum because I want to take advantage of your knowledge. Don't scare, the only reason I had to joint this forum was to share with you a few time at the same time I learn.

My first question to all of you, my friends is about the "Turbonator" (www.turbonator.com). Does it really work? Is it a good choice to improve HP on my 98 tib.? Does it make other electrical or mechanical features enter in malfunction? If anybody has installed this stuff in your Hyundai, please tell me how it works.

Second, Can K&N air filters damage temp. or air sensors? I have read something about this in other thread, but I need to confirm.

I make you these questions because I want more peppy from the 2.0L Beta engine of my tibi without change a lot of factory equipment.

Thank You for your help and Excuse Me for my English.

Hey ya Vect........first..the Turbonator(hmmmmm) I'm not a big fan of the electric supercharger only because I havent really heard anyone on any of these Forums give it a a good go and get it reveiw, so my advice is to research that juz a lil bit more. Secondly....the Cold air intake is a great device when oiled properly and located down in the airdam....not the one that is right next to the MAF sensor, the reason is because it can easily cause damge to the sensor and be a costly repair .....and horse power does'nt come cheap .....so decide how much you're willing to spend to get better performance out of the tibby because ya can easily spend a couple of thousand on just an engine management system and a good exhaust upgrade and a good cold air intake system and a mild camshaft upgrade , not to mention the cost of going to a turbo set up or nitrous (wet or dry ) system . The deals are out there ........sometimes it just takes a lil home work to find them.....if ya go on ebay, only shop with those that have a very good feedback score . If ya have a question where to locate any performance parts for your car just ask and I,ll help ya as well as everyone here will as best we can

Thanks Wanabe for your reply. First, for the turbonator I will wait for reviews. Second, for the cold air intake, there is sometihing that I have not clear. You said: "The Cold air intake is a great device when oiled properly and located down in the airdam". Is this the same as to put oil in the air filter? I can't understand. Excuse me for my ignorance but I want to learn.

I'm interested in change only the original (Hyundai) air filter to K&N filter (using the same rectangular shape). Does it make the same efect as change the whole intake system (i.e. all hoses or tubes and the big black air filter box) for a vivid colorful tube with a lot of stickers?

I'll appreciate your opinion.

while a K&N drop in filter is better than a regular filter, a full cold air intake system, which replaces that box is much better.

What he said

wanabe, did you say that you have 290hp in your tibby??

hey I have a 2001 tib and i changed just the stock air filter with a k&n drop in filter. The sound change is very good and I have had no problems with anything else.

drop in filters from K&N are excellent for those who do not wish to go through the hastle of installing a CAI...i have had them in several of my cars.

Thanks guys for your posts (Patrick, Scott & Wanabe). Now I trust in change the air filter . This is my first step to get a better performance of my tibby. Later I will change some other components by now I want to do it step by step (slowly). I don't want to change everything at the same time to see what happen with each change with respect to time. I'm still waiting for "turbonator" opinions...

Sorry for my English . I'll be back...

Patric .......that would be crank Hp.......not wheel.........dont I wish I could get 290 at the wheel....I'd be pickin on the Hemi'sIf I could ....but thats' gonna require a few more pennies (gold plated even )than I've got at this moment.

wow..very impressive though..what have you done to her?

Completely gutted car( no plastic , no spare, no speakrs,no carpet,no seats...cept mine) lexan rear window & side rear windows, carbon fiber hood, Complete OBX exhaust syst (stainless steel ) SMT-6 smart tuner piggyback unit, ZEX Nitrous Dry system( with 100 horse pills<.46No2 .26 fueljet>) ZEX bottle heatr, Spec race stg 4 clutch, Fidanza aluminum Flywheel.......through 205/40 /17 BFG Drag Radials.......nothin like spankin a $32,000 WRX Sti and seein their face when ya wax em.

wow..Very nice! do you drive it on the street?? where i am, lexan is very illegal! what does it run in the quarter mile??

Patrick.....sorry I took so long to reply ...me and the better half went to Laughlin<laughlin?.dont think I spelt that right> and did the anniversary thingy<22 yrs >..Anyways.....my best e.t is a 13.0 at 104 mph, but that was before I did this other work......I,m optimistic that I can grab a high 12 second pass if I dont FUBAR anything at the track........and if I do it...I'll be pleased as a dog lickin his pecker and have some braggin rights out here in AZ (Arizona )

Read this http://www.hyundaiperformance.com/forums/topic.php?t=64763

it is about the turbonator...

wannabefast...thats VERY impressive to run those numbers.. what drivetrain do you have? what year tibby?

wannabefast- what mods do you have done

Sorry guys......I didnt mean to not get back to ya ..............I crashed my car(groan)...anyways I got it back and as far as the new mods......I've got the bigger 310cc injectors with an AEM adjustable fuel pressure regulator set at 62 Psi idle and 68Psi WOT, magnacor plugwires, Zex sparkplugs,Comp Cams Hardwelded and reground my cams(that cost 2 golden pennies right there), SMT-6 Smart tuner,Added a 7th injector, replaced the passengerside halfshaft and spindle assy (was twisted from the chattering on launches), installed prothane motor mount inserts front and back(got rid of the chattering),Spec stage 4 race clutch(6puck),Fidanza aluminum flywheel,Carbon fiber hood,and like I mentioned before I have no interior except driver side seat and interior door panels and most of the dash(I still have my stock tunes,I'd go nutz listenin to the exhaust), I even went on a diet and lost 40lbs, jus so the car would be lighter (I know , I'm a sick puppy)