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Originally Posted by matt@qc
Fanboy'ism is often a parent disease to cluelessness. You seem to suffer from both.
It is a known fact the 2.0T - Theta II does not have forged internals and will hold up to 350whp. However this did not stop companies such as Buschur Racing, Beyond Redline, GReddy, HKS, ATP, LoveFab, CP-E, PowerAxel, SeoulFulRacing and more all currently offering or working on a turbo kit. Companies are currently working on manifold kits to use the EVO X OE turbo on the Coupe for an easy and cheap power upgrade. Heck, the car wasn't even in the US yet PowerAxel had a tuning module for it similar to Cobb's.
I own a 3.8, so I could care less about the 2.0T's abilities to hold boost, however to claim it has no aftermarket support is truly foolish. The 3.8, the unfavoured powerplant, already has 3 ECU flashes available. The 2.0T has 4, soon to be 5 with CP-E's stand alone.
Does the fact the Genesis Coupe 3.8 was compared by car mags to pretty much anything out there RWD and with 2 doors prove it is not a worthy competitor? That it won versus your G37 brother according to Edmunds? That it beat all V6 pony cars according to MotorTrend? That it came a close second to the Z according to AutoBlog?
Knock Hyundai all you want, they'll just bite back.
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You're still missing the point. The Genesis Coupe aftermarket is still dismal compared to any other sport Japanese import. You start out with an inferior 2.0T L4 or 3.8 V6, and then have no real aftermarket options after that. ECU flashes? WOW. Reminds me of the kind of aftermarket support I had on my first tuner. Pathetic.
You're arguing the wrong points here. The Genesis Coupe engine platforms and aftermarket are
pathetic compared to what's already available for VQ VHR platform.
In short:
Inferior engines - check.
Inferior aftermarket - check.
What's your argument again? The Genesis Coupe is a
good car and a decent sports car. It's nothing compared to a Z, however. You're trying to argue with me as though I called the car a piece of ****. Almost everything else Hyundai makes is, but I never insulted the Genesis Coupe. I just said it was no 370Z.
And you cannot call me a "Z fanboi." I suggested the Genesis Coupe to my wife when she wanted a new car. I thought we should go test drive them, but she refused because it's a Hyundai. A new, unproven Hyundai at that.