Hyundai Elantra Accessories and Modifications
What have you added and/or changed to your Elantra?
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I came back in two days, as the parts had just arrived, but decided to put them on myself. How hard could it be, right? I'd already done this on the 1999 Protege ES my wife now drives, and it was pretty easy.
Wow! I tried to install one of the rear mud guards and could not get all three holes to line up with the fender holes. Very strange. I wonder if I got mud guards for the 2001 Elantra GLS instead of the proper part for my 2001 GT.
Anyone else have problems installing mud guards on a late-model Elantra?
Anyone have any experience/ideas with installing fog lights?
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My dealer is in the dark about this because the car is so new on the east coast (at least in Florida, it seems....).
Thanks.
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http://hdkautosport.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?
Thanks!
Also, has anyone replace the factory radio? If so, was it a problem?
I'm considering modding my 2001 GLS by going over to plus-sized wheels and wider, lower-profile tires. My question regards the stock 15" x 5.5" wheels. Does anybody know the offset measurement for these wheels, or who manufactures them for Hyundai? I've already tried numerous sources throughout Hyundai, and nobody seems to know. Any help is appreciated. Thanks.
In the meantime, good luck with the upgrade!
I'm going to be switching to some 17" wheels and lower springs for my GT soon if I can talk the wife into it.
Good luck!
Would appreciate comments
Dave
In any case, the stock tire is the Michelin Energy MXV4, size 195/60R15. These tires are mounted on Hyundai-manufactured wheels; the diameter is 15", the rim width is 5.5", and the wheel offset is 46 mm. (You might hear tire-dealer reps refer to "back-spacing"; this is a slightly different way of measuring where the lug mounting surface of the wheel lies. Elantras have a back-spacing of 4.561".) Finally, the Elantra's lug pattern (another important consideration in wheel buying) is 4-114.3 (that is, 4 lugs, each 114.3 mm apart). You may also see it spec'ed 4-4.5; that's just the spec in inches rather than millimeters.
I've done quite a bit of math on the conversion to larger wheels and lower-profile tires. Depending how much or how little tire/wheel you want to see, you have the option of going to 16" or 17" wheels. I'll detail the first option in the next paragraph.
If you go with 16" wheels, you will want 205/50R16 tires. I would suggest going to a 7" rim width on the wheels; it will allow the tire to sit a bit wider on the road, and the car can still accommodate it. As for the wheel offset (most non-OEM wheels include it in their spec), anything above 38 mm is fine. You can go to a 35 mm offset, but you'll end up with the tires sticking out of the wheel wells like in the ghetto.
With 17" wheels (and this is the way I'm eventually going to go), you want 205/45R17 tires. It is almost impossible to get 205/45s without a Z speed rating (at least 149 mph). Stick with the aforementioned 7" wide rims and 38 mm or greater wheel offsets. This way, you end up with plus 0.2% instrumentation error (998 indicated miles in 1000 actual miles, 64.9 indicated mph at 65 actual mph).
You can't go with 18" wheels on the Elantra, simply because it requires tires too wide for the car to keep the instrumentation correct. That said, if you could do it, 225/35R18 tires would give you an amazingly small error, only around 0.04%. That's less than half a mile off in 1000 miles, and negligible on the speedometer. But you can't do that, because you'd be rubbing the struts on the inside. Ten miles later, your new tires would be ruined.
One thing to keep in mind about going to low-profile, Z-rated tires is this downside: You will not get a treadwear warranty from the manufacturer, and you can expect at best 30,000 miles on these tires -- and that's if you're nice to them.
Hope this helps people.
about a half hour to install. They claim the reduction in throw is about 40% and it feels like it. The shifter feel is now solid. Cost of the kit was $119.95 plus ship. To order call 1-877-472-3278 and ask for Chuck. Name of the company is RC Performance Products. I have no affiliation,just a happy customer.
Does anyone know where the MASF sensor (if any) is on this engine (2002 GT). How about the warranty.... will this void anything? I don't know if this will make much difference, but I had the time, filter, and some knowledge from 5.0 mustangs. Eventually I will make a box, and feed it with cool air from behind the left wheel well. As it is right now it will sit low behind the battery with a heat shield.
they actually make them... sold by hdkautosport.com
btw 18's can be had.... 205/35/18 they do make that size but you can expect to fix your rims every week if you drive in a pothole infested area like NYC
max width that will fit w/o rubbing is 215... if you dont drop your car
the best way is to just take out the air box and plug in a cone filter which i would suggest if you only want to spend $15-30. the cone filter will increase a little throttle response, give it a little more growl after 4K rpms and gives you a nice 0.5-1 wheel hp or if you want better performance you could get a cold air intake from www.sharkracing.com these guys have alot of hyundai aftermarket
the cold air intake should give you 2-3 whp and i guess 5-6 at the crank
I've had it for about four months now. It wasn't my first choice for an intake, since the filter sits about 6 inches below the battery tray
rather than the fender-well. The fender-well theoretically gets cooler air. I got around that problem by using heat shielding...creating a chamber around the cone filter that discourages the intake from drawing from anywhere but under the car. The "chamber is funnel or sorta bell-shaped and doesn't touch the sides or bottom of the cone filter. There are a few intakes that seem on the verge of coming out but I got tired of waiting for em. KORE's isn't ready, but was supposed to be months ago, I don't think Injen's will be any better than the AOS intake just pricier, and I'm not even sure if Sharkracing has one available at the moment for the new Elantras. No one has ever dynoed the various intakes together (to my knowledge) to see if one is really superior to another. The AOS intake gave my car a definate top-end power increase, but the acceleration off the line was unaffected. What DID improve the low-end acceleration was the Sportone free-flow muffler w/ mini-tip and also the Unorthodox Racing under-drive pulley. The car is substantially faster after these mods, and sounds nice to... only slightly louder but the sound is pleasant, mellow and sporty. The dealership did not make an issue of the mods when the clutch was re-placed at 16,000 miles, but did try half-heartedly to blame the intake for the Throttle-position sensor that went out last week. I explained that the AOS intake was manufactured for the car, not a one-size-fits-all product. I also mentioned that it was professionally installed and that I had had it for several months without any problems or even a CEL. They backed off and replaced the TPS no charge. The car runs beautifully with these mods, all the accessories work normally, and has never thrown a code of any kind. The dealer had no explanation for the clutch, decided that it must have been a factory defect/install problem. Every mod on the car has been professionally installed, even the ones I can do myself, to help protect my warranty to some extent. I have taken the intake on and off several times, but the original installation was done at the same "performace' shop as the other mods. They even installed my after-market fog-lamps. I DID feel safe to leather-wrap the wheel and hand-brake though! There are seat-covers and dash-cover as well. Sorry for the long post,
but the question of modifications is tricky and can bring up all kinds of concerns.
Thanks for that post BTW Mike, It worked like a charm. I must say it had noticeable throttle response and it even had a nice growl at above 4k RPM. Not too sure about HP gain but it's definitely more fun to drive.
One of my friend has succeeded in installing a Sonata steering wheel to Elanta. But I still wonder if that of Sonata is thicker than Elantra's.
Is there anyone can help me?