SEMA Preview: RMR hard at work on Hyundai Genesis coupe
by Damon Lavrinc on Oct 27th 2008 at 2:58PM 
Click above for a high-res gallery of the RMR Hyundai Genesis coupe
Rhys Millen and his team of tuners at RMR are burning the midnight oil preparing one of the three Genesis coupes for SEMA, and if there's a sure-fire way of getting our attention, it's with a flat-mount intercooler.
In addition to the new breathing mods fitted to the turbocharged, 2.0-liter, RMR has swapped out the front and rear fenders, doors and roof with carbon fiber pieces, along with fitting a massive rear wing, customized air ducting and an eight-point roll cage. Race gas will be delivered courtesy of a custom fuel cell with dual fuel inlets mounted out back and a Sparco fire suppression system appears to be partially installed. Judging by the ride height, the coupe is already sitting on the KW coilovers, but the Enkei wheels and HKS sequential gearbox haven't been fitted. Looking through the photos, it would appear that the RMR Genesis is still a few days away from paint, so we're taking up a collection around Autoblog HQ to send as case of RedBull to Rhys and his team.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Torrent 3:04PM (10/27/2008)
Looks better with the grille off...
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Stumpy 3:10PM (10/27/2008)
They need to bondo (sp?) that rear (C pilar)? so that is does not have that weird hump anymore.
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Jacob 4:13PM (10/27/2008)
Actually, the car is already completed. Doing photoshoots this week, then leaving on Friday for Vegas.
But of course they are drawing out the build photos until SEMA to keep things under wraps. :)
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wef 4:48PM (10/27/2008)
i like how they mounted the intercooler..very interesting.
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xpolarx 6:22PM (10/27/2008)
Agreed...I've always been sort of surprised that manufacturers don't do v-mount intercoolers from the factory. Less pressure-drop and better cooling than FMICs. Bigger core than TMICs. I don't get it.
spdracerut 7:00PM (10/27/2008)
V-mount setups are not practical for street use. The necessary big hole in the hood isn't really good for keeping out rain, snow, leaves, bird crap, etc.
BMWdownshift 5:21PM (10/27/2008)
And someone tell me how does this help sell the vehicle?
These now standard cookie cutter mods can be done with any car.
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KB@01 5:28PM (10/27/2008)
The intercooler setup is called a V-mount style setup. This works because the intercooler is out of the way of the radiator which helps coolant stay cool and ductint from the front end air openings feeds the air to the intercooler.
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Jason 6:54PM (10/27/2008)
Looks like they're building a time attack car. Wonder if we'll see it at Redline events next year.
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karpy91 11:45PM (10/27/2008)
How much power are they going to squeeze out of this?
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