What did you do to your Kia Stinger today?

[Ohiocruiser]

Wrong thread.

Let's weld all threads together

 

[bfglitch]

I figure when I get my intakes I'll weld them on.

 

[Ohiocruiser]

I figure when I get my intakes I'll weld them on.

Now, i feel bad for using double sided tape to attach my diffuser. Obviously it has to be welded on.

 

[ScorpionStinger]

No pics but cleaned all the interior door metal surfaces and was surprised by the amount of dirt and I am sure road salt build up in the very bottom of all doors...have not seen that in my two previous vehicles. Gotta up my game in interior door metal surface cleaning apparently.

 

[JERisBRISK]

Plugs, IC install, lightened water pump pulley, 3D printed snorkels, subframe inserts and carbon exhaust tips. I had a busy couple of weekends.View attachment 73990View attachment 73991View attachment 73992View attachment 73993

Strong work, Rod! Great to see you got those snorkels in there... not to mention the rest!

That IC is fabulous looking. Did you paint it, or does it come blacked out like that?

 

[JERisBRISK]

No pics but cleaned all the interior door metal surfaces and was surprised by the amount of dirt and I am sure road salt build up in the very bottom of all doors...have not seen that in my two previous vehicles. Gotta up my game in interior door metal surface cleaning apparently.

I hear a welding torch works wonders for cleaning metal surfaces...

*ducks*

 

[Rodtheviking]

Did you weld on the tips? if not, why not?

Because I'm not an idiot.

 

[Rodtheviking]

Strong work, Rod! Great to see you got those snorkels in there... not to mention the rest!

That IC is fabulous looking. Did you paint it, or does it come blacked out like that?

It's just the black Mishimoto.

 

[IT STINGS]

I finally got my new plates today and put them on

 

[cncBilly]

For contrast, just now I completed a busy hour ...

took the mats out and sprayed them off, vacuumed down to the spare tire, wiped down all the interior surfaces (not the glass this time, as I did that a little over a month ago).

You use anything when wiping down the interior?

 

[Timothy1_17]

I’ve had an on and off busy month or so. Changed my exhaust, again: removed the Ark secondary downpipes, put stock catted ones back on, and swapped the Vibrant Ultra Quiet Resonators I had in the rear with their Streetpower mufflers. Actually, selling the Ark downpipes now. I’ve tried a few different setups with them, and while the overall sound was great, the 2,000 – 2,500 RPM range made too much of an annoying rasp that I got tired of hearing.

Last night I was at my local Kia dealer in Medina, Ohio to have them check out my ongoing hissing/buzzing noise from the PCV valve area. It’s usually quiet when sitting in park, but once it’s in Drive, the noise begins. After tinkering with it for 30+ minutes, the tech pulled in a 2023 Stinger right next to mine. Both engines running, in gear, with brakes down. The brand-new Stinger, and mine, both made the sound at first, then both quieted down. The sound could be replicated when the fresh air hose was pinched. Seemed like the pressure change in the crankcase made the spring in the PCV valve open and close rapidly, causing the noise. While it’s a relief that the noise seems to be “normal” it makes me wonder why mine does it from time to time. I’ll have to keep an eye/ear out for it more and may have to mess around the fresh air side to make sure my hoses are fine. Although, I was watching the tech poke around in there and he didn’t see anything wrong.

…I guess I feel comfortable enough now to move onto the JB4 and plugs that have been sitting in my garage.

 

[MerlintheMad]

You use anything when wiping down the interior?

Soft/purified/distilled water, with a dash of ONR, on a terrycloth towel; spray the towel, not the surface: a little damp goes a long way. If something gets stubborn, I go over the spot with isopropyl alcohol (very sparingly, no hard rubbing); if that doesn't work I'll look into dedicated interior cleaners: so far, no problems keeping everything clean.

 

[cncBilly]

Soft/purified/distilled water, with a dash of ONR, on a terrycloth towel; spray the towel, not the surface: a little damp goes a long way. If something gets stubborn, I go over the spot with isopropyl alcohol (very sparingly, no hard rubbing); if that doesn't work I'll look into dedicated interior cleaners: so far, no problems keeping everything clean.

Whats ONR pls.

 

[MerlintheMad]

Whats ONR pls.

Optimum No Rinse: it's for cleaning anything without rinsing. My wife has taken to cleaning the house glass with it. But the right water is the main cleaner of all things. I always start with water. ONR just gives water an "attitude".

 

[G70LEbyAdoom]

Installed the BMS Diff Brace today, as well as got my front underglow wired up properly to be turned on/off with the cars auto light sensor.

wiring the front light was WAY easier than the rear as all you need to do is tap into the correct wire in the headlight harness, so you can use the CK71 instructions as a reference to which wire to tap, No relay needed. However because you can skip the relay, the front underglow turns off with the lights when you set the lights to DRL only mode, unlike the rear/side lights. I can do an install tutorial/write up on this if anyone wants me to as the rear lights require a relay to be set up correctly.

As for the BMS Diff Brace, It certainly does what BMS claims. After the install, I let the car warm up and then did a 0-60ish pull while letting the rear tires break free using LC. The tires will still spin as they should when they break traction on launch, however instead of spinning until 30-40ish MPH, The tires where already gripping again within 10mph of releasing, maybe even sooner as it was so quick to grip it was hard to tell. Now on the drag strip I doubt it will help at all as my car was not spinning the tires there anyway, but for street pulls, it will 100% help. As a bonus, I noticed that on my drive to work this morning their was a noticeably less amount of vibration going through the center of the car. I have the Korean center console and before, it would squeak ever so slightly going over bumps or when the car is at the right angle because of the slight extra vibration my aftermarket exhaust causes. On my way to work this morning, not a single squeak was heard. Now this is only my first day having it on the car so it could have been a fluke, but still.

@Michael Hespe I honestly believe that for you it will help reduce spinning dramatically if not eliminate it completely when you do your roll racing. Worth the Cost for sure.

 

[1&Done]

Today the automatic shutoff on the gas pump didn’t shut off automatically and my tank over flowed to the point where the gas started coming over the side, when I put the fuel cap on the was still gas in the filler neck. I drove it home, less than a mile, got home unscrewed the gas cap and the gas was gone from the filler neck, but the tank made a suction like noise, but no check engine light or anything, should I be concerned

That is what I did to my Kia Stinger today.

 

[rpoffen]

Today the automatic shutoff on the gas pump didn’t shut off automatically and my tank over flowed to the point where the gas started coming over the side, when I put the fuel cap on the was still gas in the filler neck. I drove it home, less than a mile, got home unscrewed the gas cap and the gas was gone from the filler neck, but the tank made a suction like noise, but no check engine light or anything, should I be concerned

That is what I did to my Kia Stinger today.

On some cars, you have to be careful, it can mess up the evap system. Not sure how susceptible the Stinger is, but some GM cars don't like it.

 

[MerlintheMad]

Today the automatic shutoff on the gas pump didn’t shut off automatically and my tank over flowed to the point where the gas started coming over the side, when I put the fuel cap on the was still gas in the filler neck. I drove it home, less than a mile, got home unscrewed the gas cap and the gas was gone from the filler neck, but the tank made a suction like noise, but no check engine light or anything, should I be concerned

That is what I did to my Kia Stinger today.

One member of the forum had to replace his gas tank sensor after overfilling. I only overfilled once, early in the car's history, from a stuck dispenser just as you describe: no ill effects other than hating gas evaporating off the body of my car, grrr. I did a quick spray and wipe down (it was during a road trip).

 

[Redleg94]

One member of the forum had to replace his gas tank sensor after overfilling. I only overfilled once, early in the car's history, from a stuck dispenser just as you describe: no ill effects other than hating gas evaporating off the body of my car, grrr. I did a quick spray and wipe down (it was during a road trip).

So how much past the first "clunk" of the automatic shut-off is safe? My previous GTI was capable of a full 1.5 gallons past that because of the design of the neck, haven't really tried to push the Stinger very far that way.

 

[Hawk853]

Today the automatic shutoff on the gas pump didn’t shut off automatically and my tank over flowed to the point where the gas started coming over the side, when I put the fuel cap on the was still gas in the filler neck. I drove it home, less than a mile, got home unscrewed the gas cap and the gas was gone from the filler neck, but the tank made a suction like noise, but no check engine light or anything, should I be concerned

That is what I did to my Kia Stinger today.

Not as bad as what happened to you, I must have overfilled my Toyota and got a CEL. I later looked up the code and discovered if you get fuel down the vapor recovery tube the liquid burns out the vapor recovery pump and the next time the ECU tries to engage it it throws the code.

Good news is I unchecked a few things in HP tuners and avoided replacing the pump at the low low Toyota price of $300.

If you don’t get a code you’re fine. It was by probably an industry wide issue that got solved over time.