Does anyone know if any sport compact company or even independant builder, makes performance mods for the 1.5liter sohc? I've exhausted what little options I thought would work,in my current search for more pep outta the accent 1.5l.
i.e.: HEADERS, INTAKES (NOT SHORT RAM), FUEL DELIVERY, EXHAUST, AFTERMARKET OR IMPORTED ENGINES AND TRANSMISSIONS.

I really appriciate any leads. and for anyone who may be looking for a modded ecu I was able to find that item for about $400.00 on high performance hyundai. The programmer does however make you sent them your ecu ( not a cheap **** piggyback chip) they report upwards of 40 whp gain and 38wtq! Not bad if its lagitimate! We shall have to see.

i would just give up all hope of making a performance 1.5l SOHC..it can be done you can have the block all rebuilt with crazy strong internal parts and stuff...buy you will spend well over $10k trying to get there...thats not including transmission and axles etc that can handle much more power

ey man i ahve headers for ur generation accent. im willing to sell them for $250 and thats including shipping jsut PM me if your interested, they are brand new, my friend sold his accent so he never got to use it. original price was $300 plus shipping.

I hate to be a downer, but its really hard to get a Hyundai to be really fast in a straight line, even the 1.6L. However, there are some basic things you can do without spending too much money. You have your basic intake and exhaust + headers. You could also get cam gears, fuel injectors, fuel pump (walbro or other), and a piggyback fuel management system (Emanage Blue, HKS, SAFC). This will get you some more horsepower. If you want to go all out you could get reground camshafts, overbored pistons, knifee-dged crank, oversized valves, port intake and more. Another route would be to get a turbo but depending on where you live it will be hard to pass smog, and its much more obvious that you have a turbo, whereas you can hide aggressive cams and engine work.

Personally, I'd just get coilovers, and remove some of the interior to lose weight (don't touch A/C or Power Steering, its not worth it). You could get a roll cage to increase chassis stiffness. Then get yourself some track time, experience is worth more than any mod. Something along the lines of Laguna Seca, Willow Springs, Road Atlanta, etc.

Here's a more comprehensive list: http://www.na-motorsports.com/Tracks/RoadCourses.html

ebay is really good for exhaust but thats all i could find for not to expensive. i put on dual 3.5 inch stainless steal with a crome finish.