I was wondering if the Tiburon with the 1.6 engine is the same as what the LC/LC2's have?

 

No it is not the same engine! Tiburon have 1.6 Beta engine and Accent LC2 have 1.6 Alpha engine! smile.gif

 

1.6 Beta...wtf? How does that work. whats different about it?

 

What to tell and to be smart… smile.gif

It is different generation of engines.

 

well looks like i need to visit Wikipedia....

 

OK...it a different block but heads are the same. Beta 1.6: 77.4mm bore 85mm stroke; 116bhp 106 trq

AlphaII: 76.5mm bore 87mm stroke; 103bhp 106 trq.

 

Alpha and Beta heads are not interchangeable at all. So if it's a Beta the heads are not the same. Different blocks, different heads.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(187sks @ Dec 5 2008, 03:39 PM) </div><div class='quotemain'>Alpha and Beta heads are not interchangeable at all. So if it's a Beta the heads are not the same. Different blocks, different heads.</div>
wink.gif I 2nd that rolleyes.gif

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(187sks @ Dec 5 2008, 12:39 PM) </div><div class='quotemain'>Alpha and Beta heads are not interchangeable at all. So if it's a Beta the heads are not the same. Different blocks, different heads.</div>
Then whats the point?! they already have a 1.6 engine why make a Beta version? i dont know regardless i think they are similar. theres gotta be something there. beside have you guys seen any Beta motors come stock in any Accent? No they all go to Tibs an elantra's. What if thats how they monitor it? not just by code but to be able to tell what cars it goes to. Sure there is also a Beta 2.0 in the Tuscan. Who knows. i gotta see some pics of this thing.

 

That does seem very redundant. why would you design two different engines of the exact same displacement ? it would make sense to just use the same engine for both cars and save a ton on R&D. But.........I'm willing to bet there IS a difference and this is just one of those insanely stupid things car companies tend to do.