Few car modification questions.
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Few car modification questions.
In next few years, I'm going to purchase a new Tiburon (probably 2006-7 model) and planning to do every mod from turbo, suspension to interior and exterior. Since I'm still a newbie in a wonderful world of car mods. I have few questions about so called performance shop. The first performance shop I saw was in the movie The Fast and The Furious (there is no performance shop like that in my town). I saw many people coming to this forum and asking what turbos to buy, which gauge to buy and etc. I was wondering if I can just go to performance shop and ask them to put everything in my Tiburon. Or should I purchase all parts by myself (which is somewhat time consuming), and bring it to performance shop?
If first option is possible, I have 3 questions about it.
1. Which shop should I go to modify engine (turbo, piston, BBTB, and etc) and suspension part?
2. Which shop should I go to get body kit for Tiburon and repaint entire car (with custom graphics or vinyl graphics)?
3. Which shop should I go to have all my car's interior covered with new color vinyls (like those show cars)?
And is it possible to do all these mod with $20,000? Or do I have to spend more $$$?
If first option is possible, I have 3 questions about it.
1. Which shop should I go to modify engine (turbo, piston, BBTB, and etc) and suspension part?
2. Which shop should I go to get body kit for Tiburon and repaint entire car (with custom graphics or vinyl graphics)?
3. Which shop should I go to have all my car's interior covered with new color vinyls (like those show cars)?
And is it possible to do all these mod with $20,000? Or do I have to spend more $$$?
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Unless you go to Korea, I doubt that any shop in the US could say exactly what you would need to put in the Tib. So it would be best to purchase all the parts yourself.
I would recommend talking to people on here and acquiring a lot of information on the parts you want, people like Red and Random can help a lot.
However, it would be difficult to make recommendations now, for a car that hasn't yet been built, but atleast you can learn the principals of going turbo etc. while you're waiting!
Hope that helped
I would recommend talking to people on here and acquiring a lot of information on the parts you want, people like Red and Random can help a lot.
However, it would be difficult to make recommendations now, for a car that hasn't yet been built, but atleast you can learn the principals of going turbo etc. while you're waiting!
Hope that helped
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As there are no mods for a car not yet built (2006-2007), there is not much you can do other than wait.
If you are refering to buying an exisiting Tiburon (1997-2001) in the year 2006-2007, hopefully by then there WILL be parts for Hyundai's on the shelves at that time. If TeamSR/Shark Racing and HP keep growing...It's possible!
I seriously doubt that any shop would EVER keep things like "turbo kits" in stock for a low volume car like the Tiburon, however, some of the higher selling, more universal might be available (CAI, Short Shifter..etc)
If you are refering to buying an exisiting Tiburon (1997-2001) in the year 2006-2007, hopefully by then there WILL be parts for Hyundai's on the shelves at that time. If TeamSR/Shark Racing and HP keep growing...It's possible!
I seriously doubt that any shop would EVER keep things like "turbo kits" in stock for a low volume car like the Tiburon, however, some of the higher selling, more universal might be available (CAI, Short Shifter..etc)