accent AWD (tsi) - Hyundai Performance Forums

franklc2000 · 11-02-2005, 05:34 PM

I have an accent 2000 that I want to put on a rally track whit complete carbon fiber hood bumbers and doors but I want to have it AWD I want to know if it's possible to put a complete drivetrain and motor with suspension of an eagle talon tsi

thank you

berserko · 11-02-2005, 09:35 PM

Anything is possible... is it feasible no not at all... a 2000 Accent has nothing mitsu related on it at least with the 92-95 Elantras they were mitsu based so things fit much easier if you were to undertake a conversion.

WytchDctr · 11-03-2005, 05:03 AM

I think it would be easier to put your accents body on a wrecked tsi....:ermm:

anthonyfa18 · 11-03-2005, 07:28 AM

try to swap the beta out of the tuscon??? it is a 5 speed, 4wd, beta2

silver01accent · 11-03-2005, 04:51 PM

Eh but thats not the kind of 4wd you want...besides nothing would fit anyway...just go find a wrecked evo..rip off the body and custom make a full accent fiberbody sheel and put it in the evo...anything can be done with enough money...hope you have alot of it....

anthonyfa18 · 11-03-2005, 06:39 PM

^^ why is the tuscon 4wd not good??? it is still a 4wd and you can also lock it in 4wd, and when it is not lock you have a 2wd??? so it is still a good 4wd and it is the best one because the tuscon is the same chassi as the elantra and the elantra is only a bit begger than the accent.

silver01accent · 11-03-2005, 07:46 PM

I doubt the gains would be worth the money spent to get everything to work right...you can't just slap a 4wd system ona car and go to rally. Theres a reason why real rally cars cost so much, theres a reason why the wrx and evo cost what they do, those would be better systems to swap because thats what they were designed for. But hey if the guy has enough money to really think about this, he'll figure it out...

ckwu · 11-04-2005, 01:37 PM

come on, its just a very personal thing. I will come up just about the same price as a base WRX if u gonna DIY. But it will be fun to blown a WRX away w/ a LC

Tucson.... thats a great idea. I'm looking forward to transform my LC to AWD too, and thinking of any other system. I've just look into it and check it out a little, it would be a good idea to use the Tucson's engine and tran to start the beta swap if ur planning to make it a awd coz u'll need the center diff/transfer case for that tranny to hook up the u-joint, but u might have to look into search a smaller rear diff. to fit the rear of LC, I havn't look under a Tucson b4

da_moose · 11-17-2005, 11:16 PM

If your going to rally it I would suggest the TSi not the Tuscon as the TSi is AWD and the Tuscon is 4wd (there is a difference). You don't want to use a 4wd drivetrain because it is not designed to be used at speed. Try giving John Buffum a call at Libra Racing, they have done AWD conversions on both the Elantra and two generations of Tiburons so they have experience with Hyundai's. However cost wise it is probably easier just to get a cheap AWD car (if you want AWD) and start from there. You will have plenty of work to do just to prepare the car for rallying. I would estimate you will need about $20k just to get the car up to spec. You also have to consider the cost of each event itself (entry fee, fuel, tires, spare parts, hotel, etc etc). You also have to consider how much it will cost to fix the car after you break it (and you will). I'm not trying to discourage you, just trying to let you know the reality of the situation. I'm planning on preparing my X3 eventually for rallying but I'm only going to do a Beta swap (maybe turbo), suspension mods and then the usual safety prep mods. Personally I think you will have much more fun running 2wd so you actually have some decent competition. If you go AWD then your only competion would be Subaru Justy's and there aren't very many of those around anymore. Oh and good luck passing inspection with carbon fiber body parts.

[Edited by da_moose on Nov 17, 2005 7:37 PM]