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Tuners and Customizers - Turn Up the Heat on Your Hyundai

With Hyundai's increasing popularity, the desire of many owners to upgrade and tune their vehicles has been growing as well. To help inform our customers, we will be searching out links and resources on modding and the Hyundai customization community.

Hyundai now has a tuner dedicated website at http://www.hyundaiusa.com/tuner/

Find out what it took to put these tricked-out Tiburons and souped-up Santa Fes together. Get the details on all the parts these tuners and designers used to create their custom cars, from turbocharger and supercharger kits to intake and exhaust systems and body kits to custom roll cages, grills, airbrushing and audio installs.

XG350 Tuner:  J&A Autosport Hometown:  Santa Barbara, CA Modifications: Modifications include: Intrax lowering springs Borla exhaust system Custom-fabricated cold air intake system Colorado Custom 19-inch wheels Toyo Tires – Proxes (215/35/19) House of Kolor marbleized interior pieces Trenz billet pedals House of Kolor paint (black pearl, silver and green stripe) CATZ driving lights Audiovox headrest monitors In-dash DVD/AM/FM with a separate 7-inch flip-up screen Two-channel infrared headphones Hyundai Tuner Link

Tiburon Tuner:  Street Concepts Hometown:  Garden Grove, CA Modifications: Modifications include: VeilSide high-performance exhaust system Shark Racing throttle body EmBee powder coating BorgWarner AirWerks turbo system (K04-2275) Spearco intercooler Toyo Tires – Proxes (235/35/19) Eibach coilovers Racing Hart Evolution 19-inch x 8.5-inch three-piece wheels Brembo big brake kit Sparco seats and seat belts Sparco shift knob, steering wheel, pedals California Auto Design interior paint VeilSide body kit Painted by Fix Auto Collision (Anaheim, California) Garage Graphics VeilSide rear carbon fiber wing Shark Racing high-intensity discharge lights APC carbon fiber hood Advanced Mobile Systems custom audio install Kicker car audio Two pairs RS6 Two S10L7 SX700.4 amplifier SX650.1 amplifier Scosche wiring products Compustar remote starting alarm system Hyundai Tuner Link

Tiburon Tuner:  American Products Company Hometown:  Corona, CA Modifications: Modifications include: APC "Intimidator" exhaust Eibach custom engineered springs Brembo custom engineered cross-drilled rear rotors 19-inch x 8-inch Motegi Racing two-piece fully forged custom wheels Lowered suspension 1.4 inch 4-point roll bar APC carbon fiber hood APC billet antennae Exterior color: PPG "Tangelo Orange" with white and black pinstripes Custom smoothed interior trim in PPG "Tangelo Orange" Custom seats in white leather with black suede inserts Hyundai Tuner Link