Looks like a decent build but it isnt said it is 300hp. It is still plenty fast tho. The guy has said it runs stock turbo and intercooler, only done a tune, wheels and exhaust mods. It may be around 230-250hp. Stock DCT tune as well. I think its right where it should be.
He told me it is hybrid turbo, and his times show a hybrid turbo. I know what a 240-250hp 1.6T Kona's times are, these are faster then that. These times are in older Golf R/Audi S4 stage 1 slots. So it is truly a 300 to 310 hp hybrid turbo Kona.
All the Hyundai tuners can tune Kona's, some don't as there are very few people who have wanted an ECU tune because they are too worried about warranty. Tork Motorsport has a tune for the Kona. Lots of Piggyback tuners have units available. DTE, DTUK, RaceChip, TDI, Gains, and Sxth Element Engineering are some of the piggybacks that USE DTE's hardware. Most will deny they are using DTE hardware, but they are. Some will go to their grave denying it when clearly, their hardware is DTE. Some of the sellers use their own tunes on the piggybacks and some just use DTE's tune. DTE has a "sellers" program where they do everything for the seller you buy it from. DTE 's hardware is Grade A, that's why people buy their hardware and because of their full service sellers program. DTE prints the sellers boxes and ships, and does any warranty/tech help that the seller can't handle. Then there is JB4 which is a very good piggyback. These are a safe and very very easy way to go.
None, except............Every model Hyundai has a different wiring harness/scheme. So airbags are disabled even after my attempt to jumper them with color code matching. I need to get a schematic from both cars and try again. Keeps getting pushed down the list.
I'm really keen to hear how this goes. I think the hill start assist is the closest piece of programming to how it should behave all the time, with minimal clutch slip and good first gear power to the ground in the lower rev ranges. I can't believe Hyundai hasn't released an update to the DCT, because IMHO minimizing clutch slip is both more practical for the driver in everyday conditions, safter, and even with more torque should cause less wear on the plates!
on friday i did [email protected] mph....more power but less traction...new tires already installed..dct still going strong....thanks a lot...
That is a manual transmission car you posted. That HP figure would be past what AT THIS time, the 7 speed can take. The weak point is the clutch setup, not necessarily the gear box. There is 400 hp setup KDM Tuners is selling, but no one on this forum has seen any posting of the puchuse of said clutch to working in a car. The sticking point was at the time no one broke the password on the 7 speed DCT, that has been done and why we see some DCT tunes already. I was told by a buyer of that clutch (John at Tork) that the discs where too thick and it could not be shimmed right for operation. KDM may have fixed it as that was 1.5 years ago. It looks as if the Tucson 7 speed AWD clutch is the strongest pressure plate that can be obtained out right. The one KDM sells is a rebuild of a new or used PP with stronger pressure forks. I figure we need another year or so and some custom clutch can be had. Now the best and easiest way is a Tuscon AWD PP/flywheel setup with Kevlar custom discs. That will give a 300 to 350 hp setup that would hopefully see 40,000 life time, unless it was raced all the time. Depends on the driver.
