[0xMatt]

Decided to start off my build thread finally. I got the car May 22, 2021 with just under 8k miles. I've been FBO and tuned since July and made 301whp and 321wtq at the time. Got a custom license plate immediately, NGAGE. If you get the reference then I enjoy you. Anywhere, here's my ever changing mod list.


Airflow

Item	Status	Verdict	Price	Notes
Forge FMIC	installed	8/10 - Having issues with couplings and clamps after 15k miles Revised to 10/10 - Clamp issues were user error.	$900.00
Forge Boost Pipe	installed	6/10 - lots of oil leak around the extra thread	$269.99
Forge Turbo Inlet	installed	Excellent	$212.93
Forge Intake	installed	Excellent	$426.93
Forge BOV	uninstalled	In decision	$283.55
Boomba Intake/TB Spacer Kit	intake spacer only installed		$301.00

Exhaust

Item	Status	Verdict	Price	Notes
aFe Mid Pipe		Crap - hate pipes with clamps, would rather have flanges	$429.99
aFe Down Pipe	uninstalled	Crap, completely cracked before the cat	$1,028.00	No longer sold and was prompted to stop selling by government request
Depo Catless Downpipe	reverted to stock	Flanges, gaskets & bolts suck, otherwise it's okay.	$299.90	Issues with getting the p2096 to go away

Turbo/Tune Info

Item	Status	Price
SXTH Spare ECU + Stage 1 High Torque	replaced	$1,000.00
Ek1Pro	installed	$799.00
Ek1Pro Upgrade Stage 2 Tune	installed	$150.00
N Turbo Upgrade + VN Hotpipe	not arrived	$1,436.00
Ek1Pro Upgrade Stage 3 Tune	not purchased

Suspension, Brakes, Mounts, Handling, Etc

Item	Status	Price
Enthuspec Front and Rear Stainless Steel Braided Brake Line Kit	installed	$169.99
EBC Brakes Red Stuff Front Brake Pads	installed	$108.73
EBC Brakes Red Stuff Rear Brake Pads - Hyundai Veloster N 2019	installed	$132.05
Liqui Moly DOT 4 Brake Fluid	installed	free
Turbo Tech Racing Upper Engine Mount	not yet installed	$195
Turbo Tech Racing Lower Strut Mount	installed	$350

Fuel, ignition, cooling

Item	Status	Price
Upgraded HPFP	installed	$695.00
HKS M-SERIES SUPER FIRE RACING SPARK PLUGS	installed	$107.88
Mishimoto Thermostat	not yet installed	$48.00
AirTec Oil Cooler	not yet arrived	$488.25

Cosmetic

Item	Status	Price
OEM Carbon Fiber Hood	installed	$1,185.00
OEM Carbon Fiber Door Handles	installed	$325.00
OEM Carbon Fiber Gas Cap	installed	$185
Well Visors	installed	$65.80
QuickLift Plus Hood Shocks	installed	$89.95
Carbon Fiber Emblem Replacements	installed	can't find order

Dyno Results

Pictures

 

[0xMatt]

Reserved second post

 

[CT veloster]

300 whp on no tune is nice

 

[0xMatt]

I mentioned in the post I was tuned since July. I don't think you can get anywhere near 300whp without an actual tune or wmi setup.

 

[CT veloster]

Yeah that’s unfortunately true I wish we had a larger turbo.

 

[0xMatt]

I was sent the vented hood instead of the OEM style CF hood. Very exciting surprise. It's so light. Too bad it's raining or i'd install it right now.

 

[0xMatt]

Karma isn't always fair.

Fuel injector for cylinder 1 seems to have gone out. Code P0201000(Injector Circuit/Open-Cylinder 1) came on during a WOT pull. Was able to clear the pending code and it operated normally.

Shop is going to replace the injector under warranty, since the intake manifold has to be removed, they are also going to install my boomba intake manifold spacer. They will also be replacing my HPFP with the SXTH one, so I won't be able to get any fuel logs prior to install. All of this should be completed Monday.

 

[0xMatt]

Anyone know if this vented hood can be washed like normal? The vents on the right right above the airbox so that's a bit of a concern. The inside hood cover panel from the stock one does not have holes to add to this new hood which would prevent water from seeping through, but defeat the purpose of allowing heat to escape so it kind of makes sense why it was done that way.

Also, fuel injector replaced from my last post via warranty, so that was good. Did not get the sxth pump installed at that time but got the boomba intake spacer in. SXTH HPFP goes in today.

 

[0xMatt]

Reached out to SoCalGarageWorks, apparently I can wash the car like normal. I'll just try to avoid spraying water directly into the vents.

SXTH HPFP installed today. When I sent my datalogs over to them, they reported everything looked good except the fuel pressure drop. Going to send them more logs with this now installed and see if that issue has been resolved. If so, I'll be going ahead and purchasing an aftermarket improved LPFP which will seem to complete everything I can do for proper fuel delivery.

EN Turbo or Hybrid EN turbo upgrade coming soon once I am 100% sure all kinks are resolved.

Saw someone do 405whp and 420wtrq on a VN with a stock EN Turbo. That seems like they are just going for peak numbers, so I'll try to get a tune to give me a modest 385whp and then upgrade to an XClutch to keep reliability in place.

Next year I'll be building the motor:

• Forged Rods & Pistons
• High Performance Exhaust & Intake Valves
• Performance head studs

Hopefully by then we'll have some aftermarket head gaskets so I don't the concern of running the stock one haunting my sleep.

 

[0xMatt]

Welp...