The Hyundai Elantra N (CN7) is rated 276 hp (SAE (286 hp on N Grin Shift overboost); global 280 PS · US market) at 5,500–6,000 rpm and weighs 3,186 lb (US curb, manual (DCT 3,296 lb)), or 11.5 lb/hp. On enthusiast estimates its stock internals are taken to about ~450 hp, the fuel system to around ~360 hp, and the stock turbo(s) are taken to about ~350–360 hp. Below: the sourced spec sheet, the limit sheet carbuildcheck analyzes against, and the platform's community-documented weak points.
Units
01 Spec sheet sourced
EngineTheta 2.0T · 1,998 cc · I4
Bore × stroke86 × 86 mm
Compressionnot sourced in this audit
Inductionsingle turbo
Fuel systemdirect
Rated power276 hp · SAE (286 hp on N Grin Shift overboost); global 280 PS · US market @ 5,500–6,000 rpm
rotating assembly ceiling · fails first: Theta bearings and rods (community consensus; no numeric source) · 93 AKI · no named source: site planning estimate · site planning figure; no fetched page states a rod ceiling
Induction ceiling~350–360 hp
stock turbo / supercharger ceiling · fails first: stock turbo out of efficiency · 91 AKI or better · source: Burger Motorsports, JB4 for Kia/Hyundai 2.0T · a JB4 on a stock car adds up to 80 whp (t1), roughly 355–360 hp crank; the site plans on ~350 hp
Fuel system~360 hp
stock fuel-system ceiling · fails first: HPFP · 93 AKI / E85 blends · no named source: site planning estimate · site planning figure; no named source in this audit
Clutch (manual)~320 hp
stock clutch torque capacity · fails first: stock clutch slip · no named source: site planning estimate · site planning figure; no named source in this audit
Transmission (dual-clutch)~360 hp
gearbox / driveline rating · fails first: wet DCT clutch packs · no named source: site planning estimate · site planning figure; no named source in this audit
Cooling (sustained)~350 hp
thermal ceiling for sustained load · fails first: charge-air and oil temperature on track · no named source: site planning estimate · site planning figure; no named source in this audit
Tuning limitsenthusiast estimates, crank hp on the stated fuel; sources: Burger Motorsports, JB4 for Kia/Hyundai 2.0T; method: the analyzer plans on the lower bound of each range
⚑Theta history says monitor oil and bearings once boost climbs (community consensus). Logging is cheap; a replacement block is not.
⚑The N takes track abuse well by design. Keep DCT and diff fluids fresh and it keeps taking it.
04 The typical path
Stage 1 tune → intake → downpipe → intercooler → Stage 2 tune. Fueling before E85; the clutch on a manual, a gearbox calibration on a dual-clutch before sticky tires.
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