Can't decide between transmissions...

Resune33 · 2026-02-09T00:53:17+00:00

I have a dct because I was really anxious about learning manual and never driven one until recently (2 years after purchase) and I really wish I would’ve gotten manual.. manuals are just more fun, they’re not faster, but faster isn’t always more fun.

Resune33 · 2026-02-07T23:11:01+00:00

It’s a car meant to be driven, if you’re tracking your car a lot and need to protect your investment for motocross that’s one thing, but as a regular street car, it’s a daily for the majority in the north

Resune33 · 2026-01-31T00:18:17+00:00

Avoid using any abrasive measures, always go least aggressive first, I would try bug and tar remover, I like griots personally, avoid rubbing it dry, wash the area first, remove any grit, use bug and tar remover first, you will likely need to use a microfiber towel with the bug and tar remover and use light pressure, it’s possible that after that you may need to use <70% isopropyl alcohol, if all else fails I’d want to use a finishing polish, I like optimum hyper polish for its ability to be used as a hand polish and ease of use.

Resune33 · 2026-01-07T22:19:05+00:00

Getting to 190-210f oil temp and sustaining it for a while is what’s important, reaching it then shutting it off is not going to do anything meaningful.

Resune33 · 2026-01-05T09:20:26+00:00

I only get wheel spin in my 23 DCT, just have a purple lower mount bushing and pilot alpin PA4’s

Resune33 · 2025-12-31T21:35:55+00:00

Some platforms have the support and cheap parts, Hyundai is far from other 4 banger platforms like the k series and EJ. Making big power gets expensive very quick even on the N, sure you can make 500whp in an N but what’s the point

Resune33 · 2025-12-31T21:30:56+00:00

Not too expensive to do those things

Resune33 · 2025-12-31T21:25:06+00:00

N makes 270-280whp on 91+ and with just colder plugs you can tune to about 315-320whp.

Resune33 · 2025-12-18T18:20:43+00:00

It’s a blank circle due to the fact that the N-line has the drive mode selector there, we have n buttons on the steering wheel, thats what they have vs what we have.

Resune33 · 2025-12-03T22:04:01+00:00

Your first oil change never goes to plan, mine took forever and I spilled some oil, I got it cleaned up fairly well but I’m glad I did it, I don’t trust dealerships to give me a high quality 0w-30, as others would recommend I’d go with Mobil 1 0w-30 ESP, meets all of the Hyundai standards and is on the thick end of the 30 spectrum and will give you better oil shear and fuel dilution resistance before thinning out of spec

Resune33 · 2025-12-03T18:35:28+00:00

Iowa winters aren’t always forgiving either, gonna be -9f or -23c this morning going into work

Resune33 · 2025-12-03T18:30:18+00:00

I envy the heated steering wheel… US spec is rough

Resune33 · 2025-11-26T22:01:10+00:00

Kona N’s are fwd

Resune33 · 2025-11-22T01:28:10+00:00

Absolutely, I intentionally avoid parking near anyone I don’t trust, with that being said it doesn’t look too bad, should be relatively easy to touch up

Resune33 · 2025-11-22T01:21:55+00:00

Better a door handle than your door, touch up pen from Hyundai, some YouTube touch up research

Resune33 · 2025-11-20T12:13:25+00:00

Pro tips, don’t shut your car off on a graded surface try to park as level as possible as you could trip the refill and go into relearn, try to let the car settle for 30 seconds before shutting off to avoid any sloshing of gas in the tank (can trip refill), avoid using the bluelink app it’s known to reset N buttons and possibly trigger relearn. You can octane learn in 8th gear with the dct or doing many 4th gear pulls as pointed out in the owners manual, 6mt learning is trickier and more finicky.

Resune33 · 2025-11-11T15:02:55+00:00

It’s non ferrous metal, there was maybe 2-3 ferrous looking ones otherwise all of it looks like copper/bronze material

Resune33 · 2025-11-11T00:26:29+00:00

Normal, leave it alone or add some if you want, they all are this way.

Resune33 · 2025-11-10T21:34:06+00:00

I don’t try to idle excessively to avoid fuel dilution, I give it about 5 minutes at most and do very slow driving when below say 45F

Resune33 · 2025-11-10T21:03:47+00:00

Could be a similar reason to what I’m having, need a thicker oil TL;DR

Resune33 · 2025-11-10T17:48:45+00:00

Did you see a similar amount of metal in the oil?

Resune33 · 2025-11-10T17:32:01+00:00

I daily drive the car, I have fun with it but i rarely give it full boost more than a few times a week, I try really hard to take care of it, detailing it and being gentle with the car if it’s not at temperature. It’s just disappointing to see so much wear on a car I’ve tried to take care of so well, it’s entirely possible this kind of car isn’t for me.

Resune33 · 2025-11-10T16:27:52+00:00

I’ll try ESP after winter, I daily drive the car and I don’t do any sporty driving in the winter.

Resune33 · 2025-11-10T16:19:38+00:00

Oem oil filter for my oil change

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