What did you do with your DH Genesis today?

[Riouxgrande]

Some pictures of the installation, pretty straight forward job, not complicated at all. I connected red with gray (+) and black with black (-)

Get the 15'' power cord, 10'' might be to short. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00L2SVV2U/ref=od_aui_detailpages00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Looking for a quick tutorial on removing the cover on the windshield to access the wiring harness for the mirror...and any other tips on tapping into the mirror harness. I'm wiring up my Uniden and I have the 15inch tap as well

 

[skipgen]

I have been using Maguire's leather cleaner/conditioner. Seems to work well
I keep the interior very clean to begin with. I am very conciousness about the clothes I wear when driving the Genny. If you dont let it go too long between cleaning it makes that much easier.

Wish I had the Ivory interior w/ my Empire State Grey - that would have been awesome!

 

[Kraig Wilkinson]

Wish I had the Ivory interior w/ my Empire State Grey - that would have been awesome!

I wish I had the Empire State gray with my ivory interior. That would be awesome.

 

[carguy75]

What do you recommend/use on your Ivory interior? Also same question to carguy75.

I use 303 vinyl/leather cleaner to clean my seats and trim. I believe that our leather is coated so that leather conditioner may not actually penetrate the seats. I am not 100% certain about the leather being coated from the factory, but the 303 seems to work just fine in any case.

 

[RyanB]

Drove through a construction site on the express way last week and they were cleaning out their cement truck with the water running across all lanes of the road. Got to work and both sides of my car was coated in slurry. Took it immediately to a touch free wash and it didn't help at all even after going through 2x. Had to get out my power washer and it still took 2 hand washes to get this crap off and it jacked up my ceramic coating. So for the past 4 days the car has been on jacks while I scrub the undercarriage panels, rotated the wheels while cleaning, polishing and coating them. Clayed the car then hit it with all 4 stages of Chemical Guys Optical compound-polish and reapplied 3 coats of Armor Shield iX Ceramic Coating. Also took off the hood liner since my hood is vibrating so bad and found all but 3 of the weld/caulk points broken free. Inserted some dense foam weather stripping between the hood and weld areas then added some caulk and finished it off with some sheets of Kilmat 50 mil sound deadening sheets. The hood is like a rock now!



Also still trying to track down when is causing the vibration while driving at high speeds. I can't see any damage to the suspension or motor mounts. 3 of the 4 rims are new with all new tires aligned and balanced multiple times. Only thing I could find is that the front drive shaft part #49100-B1500 which I need to pull up my records but I think that is what Hyundai replaced last time. When you grab onto it and twist it there is a lot of play in it and it makes a tapping noise very similar to the flutter noise we all have. The other drive shafts don't make any noise at all when you twist them. Anyone know if this is normal?

Hopefully my map update will arrive today and I can install than and then put it all back together.

 

[skipgen]

Drove through a construction site on the express way last week and they were cleaning out their cement truck with the water running across all lanes of the road. Got to work and both sides of my car was coated in slurry. Took it immediately to a touch free wash and it didn't help at all even after going through 2x. Had to get out my power washer and it still took 2 hand washes to get this crap off and it jacked up my ceramic coating. So for the past 4 days the car has been on jacks while I scrub the undercarriage panels, rotated the wheels while cleaning, polishing and coating them. Clayed the car then hit it with all 4 stages of Chemical Guys Optical compound-polish and reapplied 3 coats of Armor Shield iX Ceramic Coating. Also took off the hood liner since my hood is vibrating so bad and found all but 3 of the weld/caulk points broken free. Inserted some dense foam weather stripping between the hood and weld areas then added some caulk and finished it off with some sheets of Kilmat 50 mil sound deadening sheets. The hood is like a rock now!



Also still trying to track down when is causing the vibration while driving at high speeds. I can't see any damage to the suspension or motor mounts. 3 of the 4 rims are new with all new tires aligned and balanced multiple times. Only thing I could find is that the front drive shaft part #49100-B1500 which I need to pull up my records but I think that is what Hyundai replaced last time. When you grab onto it and twist it there is a lot of play in it and it makes a tapping noise very similar to the flutter noise we all have. The other drive shafts don't make any noise at all when you twist them. Anyone know if this is normal?

Hopefully my map update will arrive today and I can install than and then put it all back together.

Someone on this forum used some sort of adhesive to stick their hood panel back down - can't remember what it was though. That would be a good project right now.

 

[carguy75]

I tested a quick 0-60 run uphill on a straight road by starting in 2nd gear in manual shift mode at a stoplight. I recorded a 0-60mph time of 5 seconds going uphill in ECO mode with the Sprint Booster activated on my Torque GPS app. Not bad considering the road was on a incline. I wished that I could have done some more testing but the police present was everywhere so that was my only chance at a stoplight that was clear this morning.

My 5.0 did not bog down or loss traction in the 2nd gear start. I read that many sport car drivers with automatic transmissions get their best time by staring in 2nd gear due to not breaking traction at launch; seem to work for the Genesis 5.0 as well.

 

[Kraig Wilkinson]

Drove through a construction site on the express way last week and they were cleaning out their cement truck with the water running across all lanes of the road. Got to work and both sides of my car was coated in slurry. Took it immediately to a touch free wash and it didn't help at all even after going through 2x. Had to get out my power washer and it still took 2 hand washes to get this crap off and it jacked up my ceramic coating. So for the past 4 days the car has been on jacks while I scrub the undercarriage panels, rotated the wheels while cleaning, polishing and coating them. Clayed the car then hit it with all 4 stages of Chemical Guys Optical compound-polish and reapplied 3 coats of Armor Shield iX Ceramic Coating. Also took off the hood liner since my hood is vibrating so bad and found all but 3 of the weld/caulk points broken free. Inserted some dense foam weather stripping between the hood and weld areas then added some caulk and finished it off with some sheets of Kilmat 50 mil sound deadening sheets. The hood is like a rock now!



Also still trying to track down when is causing the vibration while driving at high speeds. I can't see any damage to the suspension or motor mounts. 3 of the 4 rims are new with all new tires aligned and balanced multiple times. Only thing I could find is that the front drive shaft part #49100-B1500 which I need to pull up my records but I think that is what Hyundai replaced last time. When you grab onto it and twist it there is a lot of play in it and it makes a tapping noise very similar to the flutter noise we all have. The other drive shafts don't make any noise at all when you twist them. Anyone know if this is normal?

Hopefully my map update will arrive today and I can install than and then put it all back together.

They sell stuff called panel bond . Just for that . 3m good stuff

 

[16UltV6Guy]

Wish I had the Ivory interior w/ my Empire State Grey - that would have been awesome!

I wish I had the Empire State gray with my ivory interior. That would be awesome.

It is awesome!

 

[Kraig Wilkinson]

It is awesome!

I suppose you have that combo?

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[skipgen]

I suppose you have that combo?

Evidentially so... Mine's black but it's actually more of a charcoal. I had seen that combo in a 5.0 Ultimate for sale but the dealer was sketchy AF.

 

[Kraig Wilkinson]

Evidentially so... Mine's black but it's actually more of a charcoal. I had seen that combo in a 5.0 Ultimate for sale but the dealer was sketchy AF.

II understand. I would like a newer 5.0 model just so I could get the Empire State and Ivory interior.

 

[16UltV6Guy]

I suppose you have that combo?

Yeppers. Love it!

 

[socrbob]

I use 303 vinyl/leather cleaner to clean my seats and trim. I believe that our leather is coated so that leather conditioner may not actually penetrate the seats. I am not 100% certain about the leather being coated from the factory, but the 303 seems to work just fine in any case.

Thanks for the info, I will look into getting some. And try to remember not to wear my jeans, really puts a blue tint to the seats.

 

[carguy75]

Today I decided to just come to a complete stop on a back road that was fairly level with no traffic and just turned off the traction control, put the car in Sport mode with the Sprint Booster set to Race 9 and just floored the gas pedal for quick 0-60mph run. I have tested half pedal movement and 2nd gear starts, etc. lately, but since I have performance summer tires and it warming up I decided to just go all out wheel spin and all.

All I can say is WOW. I have been overthinking how to launch this car. I got a time of 3 seconds, no kidding. Every other time was about 5 seconds today at stop lights with me pressing the pedal half way down in ECO mode. However, it seems like the traction control is the limiting factor that was slowing down the initial launches off the line aside from the delayed throttle without the Sprint Booster.

I am sure the 3 second run was due to some decline in the road I tested it on, but still the time on a level road should be mid to low 4 seconds if a slight decline gave me a 0-60mph 3 second run. The car did move quicker than I tested before. The last time I tried to make a run without traction control with all-season tires; the tire broke traction and gave me a 5 second 0-60 run in sport mode a while ago. The Falken FK510 summer tires I have are sticky to be sure and did not lose traction. I will try again tonight and see if the 3 second time is consistent, however I am sure it will not be.

Here is my best time in my Genesis with the Torque app. Impressive, but I will have to make the run a few more times to be certain that my 5.0 is really a 3 second car. Probably, more like 4-4.5 seconds on level ground to be sure which is still respectful for this type of sedan.



I want to add this video that shows the difference tires can make for traction on the street where this guy compares his SRT and his Hellcat in a real world performance test on the street based on tire traction. You will be surprised by the results.

 

[skipgen]

Today I decided to just come to a complete stop on a back road that was fairly level with no traffic and just turned off the traction control, put the car in Sport mode with the Sprint Booster set to Race 9 and just floored the gas pedal for quick 0-60mph run. I have tested half pedal movement and 2nd gear starts, etc. lately, but since I have performance summer tires and it warming up I decided to just go all out wheel spin and all.

All I can say is WOW. I have been overthinking how to launch this car. I got a time of 3 seconds, no kidding. Every other time was about 5 seconds today at stop lights with me pressing the pedal half way down in ECO mode. However, it seems like the traction control is the limiting factor that was slowing down the initial launches off the line aside from the delayed throttle without the Sprint Booster.

I am sure the 3 second run was due to some decline in the road I tested it on, but still the time on a level road should be mid to low 4 seconds if a slight decline gave me a 0-60mph 3 second run. The car did move quicker than I tested before. The last time I tried to make a run without traction control with all-season tires; the tire broke traction and gave me a 5 second 0-60 run in sport mode a while ago. The Falken FK510 summer tires I have are sticky to be sure and did not lose traction. I will try again tonight and see if the 3 second time is consistent, however I am sure it will not be.

Here is my best time in my Genesis with the Torque app. Impressive, but I will have to make the run a few more times to be certain that my 5.0 is really a 3 second car. Probably, more like 4-4.5 seconds on level ground to be sure which is still respectful for this type of sedan.

I'd say that high 4's 0-60 would be the best a relatively stock 5.0 would be capable of under optimal conditions. Car and Driver tested a 2015 5.0 that did 0-60 in 5 flat w/ 13.6 1/4mi @ 105mph.

Just my 2 cents...

 

[carguy75]

I'd say that high 4's 0-60 would be the best a relatively stock 5.0 would be capable of under optimal conditions. Car and Driver tested a 2015 5.0 that did 0-60 in 5 flat w/ 13.6 1/4mi @ 105mph.

Just my 2 cents...

Car and Driver only tested a model with the not so sticky Hankook all season tires, so traction was an factor I bet in the overall 0-60 time. Plus, the throttle system was stock and had the inherent delay that slowed the off line performance. In comparison, my 5.0 has sticky summer performance tires and a more aggressive throttle response; plus slipperier gear oil and performance air-filters. So I can see a mid-4 second time for my car on the street on a level road and maybe even better times at a drag track where I can torque-brake the engine for more torque off the line without breaking traction.

The 5.0 is very very quick with just a few tweaks like mentioned above and in my signature.

 

[carguy75]

I'd say that high 4's 0-60 would be the best a relatively stock 5.0 would be capable of under optimal conditions. Car and Driver tested a 2015 5.0 that did 0-60 in 5 flat w/ 13.6 1/4mi @ 105mph.

Just my 2 cents...

LOL. Tonight you are right about the high 4 second run. I tried a couple 0-60 runs on the way to work tonight with the traction control turned off and the best time I got was 4.8 seconds due to wheel spin since the temps dropped to 49F tonight.

Therefore, my summer tires were not sticky at all due to being too hard (literally)to maintain traction. Hell,I had to feather the throttle in Sport mode or it just spun the tires before taking off. One run in Sport mode was 6 seconds due to wheel spin with the traction control turned off.

My best time of 4.8 seconds was performed by just mashing the gas pedal in Eco mode with the Sprint Booster activated and the traction control deactivated. Sport mode just spun the tires when I mashed the gas pedal with traction control deactivated and the Sprint Booster activated.

I will have to wait for the weather to warm up to +60F to try again for better times and to protect my summer tires from damage since summer tire compound and cold weather do not mesh; which could cause the rubber to crack.

My route to work was mostly traveling on uphill roads, so most of my runs was performed going uphill except for maybe one which was fairly level before going up hill. I got 4.8 seconds(4.82 and 4.83) on the last two runs that were slightly uphill.

 

[carguy75]

The 0-60 times have been pretty consistent even going home today from work. The temperature is about the same at 50F and i got the wheel spin in sport mode after an attempt. The times in Eco mode was the same 4.8-4.9 seconds as last night. My summer tires are not gripping while it is cold, so 4.8 seconds is the best time I can get under these conditions unless I do a downhill run.

 

[TinsleyC]

Try some bleach, do a burnout to make 'em sticky.

Wish I had bought the 5.0 (or 3.3t). I miss the power/speed.