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HI Guys i am a new guy from South Africa i find this site fascinating!have gotten hold of a little Accent 1,3 carb with a spare head any ideas on what could be done to that head so my first mod wont have me off the road too lng ?live 200km from nearest auto engineers! thanks
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Welcome to the forum! There are plenty of accent owners here who have their accent modded. Look around and dont be afraid to ask questions if you cant find your answer. smile.gif Thanks for the compliment!
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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (bergaccent @ Dec 27 2009, 01:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>HI Guys i am a new guy from South Africa i find this site fascinating!have gotten hold of a little Accent 1,3 carb with a spare head any ideas on what could be done to that head so my first mod wont have me off the road too lng ?live 200km from nearest auto engineers! thanks</div>
I am not sure how much you will be able to get out of that 1.3, but the best bang for the buck with that year accent would be Nitrous or swap a Beta motor from the elantra/tiburon into it. banana.gif
I am not sure how much you will be able to get out of that 1.3, but the best bang for the buck with that year accent would be Nitrous or swap a Beta motor from the elantra/tiburon into it. banana.gif
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welcome.gif to the site! TONS of Accent owners here, so you'll find lots of info here.
How easily are you able to find a spare tiburon or elantra engine, transmission, and ECU there in Africa? If you can find them easily from a junk yard, drop one in your car and you'll be pretty pleased with the results.
How easily are you able to find a spare tiburon or elantra engine, transmission, and ECU there in Africa? If you can find them easily from a junk yard, drop one in your car and you'll be pretty pleased with the results.
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Very few Accent owners here have the 1.3l, and I don't know of anyone with a 1.3l carb version.
It is possible to get some head work done but I doubt that it would be cost effective no matter how you look at it.
I'm with everyone else, nitrous or 2.0l swap.
Very few Accent owners here have the 1.3l, and I don't know of anyone with a 1.3l carb version.
It is possible to get some head work done but I doubt that it would be cost effective no matter how you look at it.
I'm with everyone else, nitrous or 2.0l swap.