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Josh Byrd's 376 Horsepower Genesis Coupe

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After a near 6 years of ownership, Josh Byrd decided to sell his custom 2013 2.0T Genesis Coupe. I had the chance to photograph it the day before it sold and was also able to try light painting a car for the first time.

MOD LIST

SUSPENSION

  • ISR rear camber arms

  • ISR rear upper control arms

  • Luxon front strut brace, Metallic Green Flake painted with Chrome

  • Metallic Green Flake painted front subframe

  • Airlift Performance Series Front Struts, full rear bags

  • Airlift V2 Digital Air Management

  • Mokeeh front adjustable camber plates

  • ISR front lower control arms

WHEELS

  • Infinitewerks SP Concave Brushed Silver face, Polished lips

  • 20x9.5 | 20x10.5

  • Achilles ATR Sport 225/34/20, 255/35/20

  • Sickspeed 60mm Polished spiked lug nuts

EXTERIOR

  • Custom Candy Green full paint change, with Candy Green carbon fiber highlights

  • RK Sport Extractor Carbon Fiber hood, modified to have smooth underside, and functional vents

  • Boostec T1 Carbon Fiber Fenders, w/ Candy Green exposed vent

  • Carbon Fiber overlayed center bar of oem bumper

  • Gemini AR front lip, molded to oem bumper

  • Quik-latch connectors for front bumper removal

  • KDM upgraded fogs

  • APR Carbon Fiber front splitter

  • KDM side mirrors

  • Boostec Carbon Fiber Side splitters

  • Gloss Black painted roof

  • Carbon Fiber roof spoiler

  • RMR Carbon Fiber trunk lip (1 of 3), custom molded, painted with candy green exposed lip

  • MyRides Carbon Fiber rear diffuser, molded and painted with candy green exposed fins

  • Tubbed front wheel wells

  • Shaved engine bay

  • Mild wire tucked engine bay

  • Green Metallic flake pulleys, brake boost, strut brace

  • Custom dual projector headlights w/ diffused halos, and demon eyes. Paint matched insides

  • Custom painted taillights w/audi mod, quad reverse lights, sequential turn signals w/ showmode

  • Chrome custom mounted Sickspeed horns

  • Green LED lighting throughout

  • Exterior rear mounted battery jump point, used for trickle charging when not driven

INTERIOR

  • Sparco Chrono Road reclining racing seats- Black cloth

  • Sparco seat brackets and sliding rails

  • Sparco 4point bolt in harness’s Grey w/ Sparco shoulder pads Black

  • Cipher Paint match Harness bar

  • Sparco L999 330mm Steering wheel

  • NRG hub and V3 quick release Silver

  • Rear seat custom upholstered to match Sparco’s w/ Sparco should pads Black

  • Custom hand drawn sharpie art throughout interior and trunk

  • Better Grip brushed aluminum pedals

  • Custom trunk w/ plexi glass amp display

  • Black suede accents

  • Prosport Evo Blue/Red Electronic Boost Gauge

 

  • Prosport Evo Blue/Red Electronic Oil Pressure Gauge

  • Prosport Evo Blue/Red Electronic Air Fuel Ratio Gauge

  • Pioneer AVIC-8000NEW double din In-dash

  • Asus 7” Tablet above radio

  • Kicker QS 6.5 Components front and rear

  • Kicker ZX650.4 amplifier for midrange speakers

  • Kicker ZX1500.1 amplifier for subwoofers

  • Kicker L7 8” subwoofers(2x) in Zenclosure sealed box

PERFORMANCE

  • BTR custom dyno tune 376whp/351wtq

  • 2.0T BK2 stock block and head

  • Fully built Level 10 Auto Transmission, w/ upgraded torque convertor, and valve body

  • Predator Performance dual plenum intake manifold

  • Full Race v-band top mount exhaust manifold

  • Borg Warner EFR 7163 Turbo w/ velocity stack

  • Full Race custom downpipe

  • Tial MV-S 38mm w/ Full Race custom dumptube

  • Ark DT-S quad 4” dual exhaust (modified to stagger tips, and fit diffuser)

  • Black Market Racing custom intercooler piping

  • Black Market Racing Front Mount Intercooler

  • Tial Q 50mm BOV

  • Vibrant Manual Boost Controller (set at 22psi)

  • Devils Own Meth Injection, tank in trunk

  • Custom polished radiator shroud with dual 10" fans

  • Custom power steering resevior

  • Mishimoto power steering cooler

  • Stainless steel braided lines and fittings

  • Custom flush mounted dual catch cans

  • Custom flush mounted coolant overflow

  • Custom power steering reservoir

  • Upgraded OEM Brembo calipers, custom paint matched

  • ABS delete

  • Stoptech cross-drilled and slotted rotors

  • Stoptech steel braided brake lines

  • EBC red stuff brake pads

AWARDS

  • 1st Place KDM – Racewars LA 7/23/16

  • 1st Place “other import” – Drag Racing Nationals 9/18/16

  • 2nd Place KDM – Spocom Anaheim 7/16/16

  • Best Engine Bay – Drag Racing Nationals 9/18/16

  • Best Engine Bay – Dsport Instafame LA 10/23/16

  • Best Paint and Finish – Import Face Off 10/30/16

  • Top 50 – SoCal Season Closer 11/27/16

  • Best Hyundai – Elite Showdown Vegas 2/11/17

  • Best Hyundai – Racewars LA 3/04/17

  • Best Hyundai – AutoCon LA 3/26/17

  • Best Single Color Paint -- Cruise to the Pines 5/20/17

Check out some of Josh’s process

8/13/2012 - 7/22/2018 :*(

Check out some of the gear I use!

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