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Old Jan 10, 2012 | 01:01 PM
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How many NA Velosters will try and transplant the turbo parts into their car. I guess if you found a wrecked turbo V somewhere and the engine was ok, you may be able to do the swap pretty cheap.
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Old Jan 10, 2012 | 01:19 PM
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is it going to be the same 1.6L engine with just the turbo parts added?
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Old Jan 10, 2012 | 02:49 PM
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Seems that way. Of course, it probably would have been cheaper to wait a year before you bought......



https://www.hyundaiaftermarket.org/f...33#entry645833
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Old Jan 10, 2012 | 03:32 PM
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I'm thinking one would be nice in my Accent.
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Old Jan 21, 2012 | 10:54 AM
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Im hoping the dealership will sell it like scion did few years back
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Old Jan 21, 2012 | 08:11 PM
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Toyota has TRD . . . Hyundai hasn't been big on selling performance parts
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