Proud New Owner of A '13 R-Spec

[enVmyIX]

Picked it up on Thursday for $28,500 with 22,000 miles on it.
This car drives like a dream, very comfortable and smooth. It is everything I expected it to be plus more, but the entertainment system is so confusing. There is no way to figure out most functions without reading the manual (which I still need to find some time to do).

So far I have done the flapper air box mod and replaced the stock mufflers with a custom axle back exhaust with Magnaflow mufflers. The car sounds so much better now that you can actually hear the awesome 5.0 under the hood. Does it drone at low RPMs? Slightly, maybe, but the sound is not noticeable with the media volume at moderate listening levels. Plus my previous car was a modified Mitsubishi Evo iX with a 3" full turbo back exhaust so compared to that, the Genny is relatively quiet as a mouse.

I also have on order the rigid collars and a set of Niche Form M157 wheels in 20x8.5 +25 and 20x10 +40. I am planning on wrapping them with Continental ExtremeContact DW in 245/40 for the fronts and 275/35 for the rears. I'll hopefully have the wheels and tires installed by the end of the week and will post pics once I do.

Upcoming Niche Form M157 Wheels

 

[Rysher8]

Gorgeous!

 

[amartz]

Fine looking automobile. Especially in black!

 

[daviderle]

Excellent choice and those nice Niche wheels will be a wonderful contrast for the sumptuous dark curves IMO..

I must say your timing is impeccable, if all goes well for both of us, next weekend we will both be able to share some nice photos with the group, akin to something like this:

http://www.clipartbest.com/cliparts/nTB/RMr/nTBRMrnTA.png

More to follow...

 

[Youseethefight]

very nice!

 

[Daddy420]

Very nice! Can you elaborate on the " flapper air box mod"? I searched for any other threads on this but found nothing. I just purchased a 2012 Genny R-Spec...

 

[LandoAWD]

http://genesisowners.com/hyundai-genesis-forum/showthread.php?t=13828&highlight=remove+flapper
"Remove flapper" will get a few more, too.

 

[enVmyIX]

Thanks Lando.

Since the last time I posted, I've installed a K&N air filter and my wheels came in. The look so much better in person than they do on the manufacturers website. I'll be getting them installed tomorrow, but here are a couple pics of just the wheels.

 

[Youseethefight]

how much were the wheels? where did you buy them from?

I'm looking into niche wheels as well. VERY NICE!

 

[Youseethefight]

R2C performance has a cold air intake for the genesis that makes the engine GROWL!!

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[enVmyIX]

how much were the wheels? where did you buy them from?

I'm looking into niche wheels as well. VERY NICE!

Thank you. I got it from Vivid Racing's website, $1100 shipped.

 

[enVmyIX]

Got the wheels and tires installed today, looks fantstic. Car and tires are dirty and will get a nice wash tomorrow so I can take more pictures, but here is one for now.

Niche Form M157 20x10 +40 | 20x8.5 +25 with 275/35 and 245/40 tires

 

[enVmyIX]

What the hell, here's one more.

 

[kacike]

Congrats on the car, wheels are looking good.

 

[daviderle]

Got the wheels and tires installed today, looks fantstic. Car and tires are dirty and will get a nice wash tomorrow so I can take more pictures, but here is one for now.

Niche Form M157 20x10 +40 | 20x8.5 +25 with 275/35 and 245/40 tires

Nicely done my man. you wheels look amazing....

As I said, your timing was remarkable, we could not have planned our upgrades this way, even if we tried:

http://genesisowners.com/hyundai-genesis-forum/showthread.php?p=193890#post193890

Same day install, same wheel manufacturer, same year and model, but opposite colors and different wheel models!

 

[enVmyIX]

That's a great setup you have there for both cars, David. Nice coincidence we got them installed on the same day, haha. Cheers!