Hey everyone, just popping in to say hello. I just picked up a bone stock 1999 Tiburon (auto unfortunately...blech), and I'm looking forward to doing some tasteful mods and upgrades.

 

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welcome, where in new england?

 

New Hampshire, up near the Sunapee area. Took some photos of the car today after a nice wash and wax. The dealership had detailed the interior before I bought it; it's spotless now!

 

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W'oh! You have the rare bronze dash that alot of RD1 owners want! Car looks really good for being a 99. Any big plans for it?

 

I'm not entirely sure, yet. I'm in the process of looking at a lot of other Tibs to see what other people have done, trying to come up with some ideas on how I want to proceed. My mantra for vehicles has always been 'if it doesn't make it go faster, stop quicker, or handle better...don't do it to your vehicle', but as I get older I listen to myself less and less, lol. I love how the back end of it looks; it reminds me of an Aston Martin, to a certain extent. I'm not entirely crazy about the front, however. It's got these nice big wheel arches, and a dinky little nose that's high off the ground. I might piece together a body kit for it, but it won't be anything particularly crazy, as this will also be a winter driver as well. It desperately needs some rims and a lower suspension, though.

Eventual big plans may be an auto to manual swap, if I can ever find info on the process and what's needed. I'm sure I'll do the usual engine tweaks (intake, header, 1.8l intake cam), and I may even end up tweaking the injectors, etc. I never know exactly what I'll do until I do it, lol. I'm always open for suggestions.

First order of business though is to take care of the CEL. It's throwing a PO441 code, something to do with the evaporative emissions system. I noticed I'm using an abnormal amount of gas for the driving I've done so far, so that needs to get fixed as soon as I can figure it out.

 

Theres a few DIY's and alot of info here on the auto to manual swap. ALOT of people have done it, so its not that big of a deal.


Also, can you finish filling out your profile when you get the chance? You have some blank fields under your avatar. smile.gif

 

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Looks to be in good shape for 11 yrs old!, nice dash and I'm a wingless fan.