Im thinking about selling my 03 accent and getting a tiburon, What Year would you guys reccomend and what model (GT, etc)? If you've ever owned an accent, what do you think between the two and which do u recommend?
if you plan on doin some heavy mods on a car u want a 4 cylinder car. if u want good looks get the tib. if u are looking for a faster moded car keep the accent. if u are not planning on moding much and u want a fast good looking car get an 08 tib gt or se. i stayed with the accent and the more i learn about it the more i love representing hyundai. test drive a tib se ,then remember gas prices, get in your accent and never think of a v6 ever again.
__________________ 01 Hyundai Accent GS
1.6 DOHC Mods: unorthodox racing pulley, SMA 1.5" drop springs, Kspec Front Strut Bar, 20mm wheel spacers, slotted rotors, SharkRacing rear Strut Bar, Short ram intake, and an AFC Neo. going turbo
Last edited by MetalShark : 07-19-2008 at 05:29 AM.
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if you plan on doin some heavy mods on a car u want a 4 cylinder car. if u want good looks get the tib. if u are looking for a faster moded car keep the accent. if u are not planning on moding much and u want a fast good looking car get an 08 tib gt or se. i stayed with the accent and the more i learn about it the more i love representing hyundai. test drive a tib se ,then remember gas prices, get in your accent and never think of a v6 ever again.
Hahaha done, thanks for the advice, sticking to my accent for now.
I own both a 2003 Accent GT and a 2005 Tiburon SE V6.
The cars are very different from one another. The Tiburon really is a much nicer car. It's much more stable at high speeds and it's far quicker than my Accent even when the Tib was stock with the Accent being modded.
As far as potential goes, if you don't intend on exceeding 300hp get the V6. With just a Fujita CAI and SSA Catback on the Tib I have a fairly impressive kill list. The torque the V6 Tib puts out really makes up for the small hp number on paper. From a 55mph roll I took a modded Civic SI (the mini-minivan style one) which I watched run a 14.6 the next weekend at the drag strip. I had him to 110 and he wasn't catching up to me.
I've also beaten:
Audi A4 1.8t with bigger injectors and a retune
Lexus IS250
Honda S2000
I hope to race Jsharptooth's Beta swapped Accent once he gets it up and going for comparison. I'm sure I can talk him into racing me at Portland's drag strip. Maybe I'll bring my Accent along to to compare a bolt on 1.6l Accent with a Beta swapped one. His extra 25whp or so should scoot him right along but I'm not sure if it'll be enough to take the Tib. With my wife driving the Tib just walks away and leaves my Accent looking like I'm not even trying to race. lol.
About the only things that the Accent does better than the Tib IMO is gas mileage and autocross. I get about 32mpg in the Accent typically while we get about 25mpg in the Tib. For autox the Accent turns quicker and more easily than the Tib, but the Tib feels more stable even then. For a road course I wouldn't even consider taking the Accent over the Tib, even if the Accent was modded to be faster. The Tib feels so much flatter and more stable through corners.
The Accent is a nice economy car and it is fun to drive IMO but it'll never fool you into thinking it's a sports car. Driving the Tib you can be fooled into thinking you are driving a sports car even thought you're not. The V6 with exhaust and intake sounds incredibly sexy also.
If I could only pick one to keep as much as it pains me to say it I would keep the Tib.
As far as which model to get, my personal favorite style is the 05-06, but mechanically the 03-08 are basically the same except for that the ECU programming has changed a bit through the years as well as a few other minor details. I'm partial to the SE trim, especially in 07-08's. The 07-08 SE has a lot of goodies well worth the extra price including excellent factory suspension and brakes. You can drive the GT for comparison it has softer suspension and a 5 speed as well as different interior so you can make decisions about that based on preference. The only all leather interior is the GT Limited I think. The SE is leather with cloth inserts.
If you haven't go drive a Tib and see what you think of it yourself.
I agree, the Tibs is a much nicer car than the Accent. If you want to stay N/A or go with a suopercharger, get a GT with the V6. If you want to add a turbo, get a 4-cyl.
Personally, the 2005-06 are the best looking Tib but the 2007-up Tibs have the nicest interior.
there are a lot of ifs in the accent to tib question but I truly believe a tib v6 cand touch a beta swaped tuboed accent in speed. I definatly cant fool myself into thinking Im driving a sports car in the accent.
I have driven the tib and I love the life of the car but to be honest I love the weight and size difference of my car.
I hope going turbo will give me a better pull then the v6 tib but when it comes to hyundai cars
I think a beta swaped tuboed accent with an AWD drive train would kill any tib. thats like going up against a lighter more powerfull WRX.
just ask japakos since he has been done with his beta swap turbo project he has been burning evos
(sorry got caried away)
I guess its all opinion exept for the gas milage part.
but definatly test drive an 08 SE tib that track tuned suspention really sticks to the road. when I gunned it i didnt hear the tires one bit but I felt the full force of that delta engine and the thing roars better then any mustang ever could.
(sorry get caried away alot today)
__________________ 01 Hyundai Accent GS
1.6 DOHC Mods: unorthodox racing pulley, SMA 1.5" drop springs, Kspec Front Strut Bar, 20mm wheel spacers, slotted rotors, SharkRacing rear Strut Bar, Short ram intake, and an AFC Neo. going turbo
Wow thanks a lot guys I'm learning alot. The only reason i've decided to stick to the accent right now is cuz of the gas prices. When i have enough money by the end of the year im planning on either getting a Tib or a honda s2000.
meh honda.. screw that the Hyundai genesis will come out soon.
the honda s2000 is a look nice, not play nice car.
the Genesis has HUGE expectations.
stay in the Hyundai family that way you know you will be safe
If you dont know about the genesis look it up
its a RWD car going to come with 2 versions, honda smashing turbocharged 4 cylinder and a mustang GT smashing 6 cylinder. (love saying mustang smashing).
it will come with fetures such as: too much touque, and law excaping speed.
the genesis give a chance for koreans to try drifting too
__________________ 01 Hyundai Accent GS
1.6 DOHC Mods: unorthodox racing pulley, SMA 1.5" drop springs, Kspec Front Strut Bar, 20mm wheel spacers, slotted rotors, SharkRacing rear Strut Bar, Short ram intake, and an AFC Neo. going turbo
it will come with fetures such as: too much touque, and law excaping speed.
LOL...where do you come up with this stuff...lol. I see you in a car salesman outfit. talk very serious to a customer. LOL
Anyway...ok..so far nobody with a turboed/tuned turboed Accent has said anything. My car is pushing 5-6 psi getting 143 whp and yes...I've raced my buddies 04 Tib. He had a Fujita intake, cat-back (not sure the brand) and fodenza )not sure the spelling) light weight flywheel. He took me off the line, but while still in first I caught up to him, kept a steady pace with him till about 5k rpm in 2nd when I started to pull a bit then 3rd on I just kept gainning. By time I shifted to 5th he was about 3-4 cars behind me and I still just kept going. We stoped once we reached 90 though. He had the SE model too.
even still you can say everything from oh he didnt know how to drive this that and the other...here the thing. I dont either. I NEVER launch my car..I quickly ease into 1st then mash the pedal till 6k...not rev-limiter just to when my power starts to dip. after that its not rocket science...just mash and go, shift when you reach redline...thats all Ive really done and I've taken out A4 1.8, those little mini coopers the S, even yeah that mini minivan SI Honda...they only got 145 to the wheels and like 123 trq...the mni cooper S also has 143 whp but I have 136 trq and they only got 122. SO the little Accent makes good torq to HP ratio wich is whats needed. Plus the Mustang GTs are slow...hate to say it I love Mustangs but the gear ratio on thoe things really kills them they will die on a 8th mile track but compleatly dominate the 1/4. I saw it last time I went to Fontana Race way up in San Bernadino.
the suspension on my car is really ridged due to the coilovers and I havnt been able to test it but i agree that it does not feel very sporty...it feels very cheep...its not smooth and its very jerky and you hear everything on the road...but its pretty fast...and once I get it tuned for 10 psi im gonna make most "sport cars" eat their own shit for breakfast!!! AHHH HA HA HA HA...lol...
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2004 Hyundai Accent 1.6 Turbo - 143 whp (curently tuned at around 5 PSI)
2003 Tiburon GT (WIP)
"Ever notice that someone going faster than you is crazy and that someone going slower is an idiot?"
LOL...where do you come up with this stuff...lol. I see you in a car salesman outfit. talk very serious to a customer. LOL
Anyway...ok..so far nobody with a turboed/tuned turboed Accent has said anything. My car is pushing 5-6 psi getting 143 whp and yes...I've raced my buddies 04 Tib. He had a Fujita intake, cat-back (not sure the brand) and fodenza )not sure the spelling) light weight flywheel. He took me off the line, but while still in first I caught up to him, kept a steady pace with him till about 5k rpm in 2nd when I started to pull a bit then 3rd on I just kept gainning. By time I shifted to 5th he was about 3-4 cars behind me and I still just kept going. We stoped once we reached 90 though. He had the SE model too.
even still you can say everything from oh he didnt know how to drive this that and the other...here the thing. I dont either. I NEVER launch my car..I quickly ease into 1st then mash the pedal till 6k...not rev-limiter just to when my power starts to dip. after that its not rocket science...just mash and go, shift when you reach redline...thats all Ive really done and I've taken out A4 1.8, those little mini coopers the S, even yeah that mini minivan SI Honda...they only got 145 to the wheels and like 123 trq...the mni cooper S also has 143 whp but I have 136 trq and they only got 122. SO the little Accent makes good torq to HP ratio wich is whats needed. Plus the Mustang GTs are slow...hate to say it I love Mustangs but the gear ratio on thoe things really kills them they will die on a 8th mile track but compleatly dominate the 1/4. I saw it last time I went to Fontana Race way up in San Bernadino.
the suspension on my car is really ridged due to the coilovers and I havnt been able to test it but i agree that it does not feel very sporty...it feels very cheep...its not smooth and its very jerky and you hear everything on the road...but its pretty fast...and once I get it tuned for 10 psi im gonna make most "sport cars" eat their own shit for breakfast!!! AHHH HA HA HA HA...lol...
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