Mods+Mileage

[D87]

What mods do you have on your car?
How many miles have you put on it since installed?

Has anyone found the max power on the 3.3 without upgrading the turbos?

 

[Kiacruzer]

45k miles on my GT2 AWD

LAP3 Protuner
Ark Coilovers
Ark Exhaust
NGT upper down pipes
NGT down pipes
NGT throttle body spacer
NGT Dual catch can setup
SnowPerformance Methanol kit
Injen Intake
Spreek spoiler
Spreek front lip
Spreek side skirts
KeenDesign KD07 wheels
Seibon hood
Seibon hatch cover
Carbon side vents

 

[D87]

Nice! How much is it putting down?

 

[westcoastGT]

45k miles on my GT2 AWD

LAP3 Protuner
Ark Coilovers
Ark Exhaust
NGT upper down pipes
NGT down pipes
NGT throttle body spacer
NGT Dual catch can setup
SnowPerformance Methanol kit
Injen Intake
Spreek spoiler
Spreek front lip
Spreek side skirts
KeenDesign KD07 wheels
Seibon hood
Seibon hatch cover
Carbon side vents

any pics ??

 

[nhcowboy28]

Put a big “turbo” sticker on the windshield at 35 miles. Like 40+ HP!!!!

 

[Kiacruzer]

any pics ??

plenty on instagram @kia_stinger_gt

 

[MerlintheMad]

Eibach rear anti-roll sway bar. On last Monday. I have maybe a hundred miles on it. Oo!

 

[DarthVaderIX]

45k miles on my GT2 AWD

LAP3 Protuner
Ark Coilovers
Ark Exhaust
NGT upper down pipes
NGT down pipes
NGT throttle body spacer
NGT Dual catch can setup
SnowPerformance Methanol kit
Injen Intake
Spreek spoiler
Spreek front lip
Spreek side skirts
KeenDesign KD07 wheels
Seibon hood
Seibon hatch cover
Carbon side vents

Picture’s? How are the ark coilovers?

 

[bal]

Here are my mods (excluding aesthetic mods) 7500 miles GT1 (5000 miles on second motor)

BMS JB4 w/Fuel Wires and Water-Methanol Injection
HKS 45il Plugs @ 0.25
Borla S-Type Exhaust
SSR Performance D.P's
Injen Intake
HKS SQV Blow-off valves
Tork Oil Catch Cans
Billet Lightweight Water pump pulley
Big Bore Throttle Body
Ultimate Performance Garrett core intercooler w/3" charge pipe
System-upgrade.co.kr Oil Cooler with secondary coolant radiator
BMS Pedal Tuner
Eibach Pro Plus Suspension (Lowering Springs + Front / Rear sways)
20x10.5 Rear 20x9 Front Vertini wheels with Nitto NT555 G2 (285/30/20 + 245/35/20)

 

[D87]

Damn, what happened to the first motor?

 

[bal]

Damn, what happened to the first motor?

Misfires at 750 miles,then drivers side turbo failed around 2300...sucked metal through the engine / broken rod bearings.

 

[Adamdan]

2018 3.3 awd limited 4000km

Jb4 with fuel wires and Bluetooth
K&N panel filters (intake soon)
Jun mid pipes and evc catback
Stock plugs gapped to .024
Dragy
Oem wheels power coated gloss black
Tinting....
Best so far 0-60 4.19
1/4 mile 12.38 at 114mph

 

[lucif3r]

Misfires at 750 miles,then drivers side turbo failed around 2300...sucked metal through the engine / broken rod bearings.

Damn. Were you modded at all when this happened? Did they replace it under warranty?

 

[bal]

Damn. Were you modded at all when this happened? Did they replace it under warranty?

Put everything back to stock over the weekend and had them pick it up Monday, and yes they replaced under warranty, whole ordeal took about 3 weeks.

 

[lucif3r]

Put everything back to stock over the weekend and had them pick it up Monday, and yes they replaced under warranty, whole ordeal took about 3 weeks.

What mods did you have, wtf?! This doesnt sound normal.

 

[bal]

What mods did you have, wtf?! This doesnt sound normal.

Check a few posts up, posted my mods list. More normal than you think when the tech that worked on my car had already swapped a motor for the same issue that blew during the dealers inspection test drive (stock), and they had a TSB for the misfire issue already. I, and then the dealer identified the cause as a defective turbo. The reason it took 3 weeks was they had to get approval from Kia techline, the wrong motor was sent (AWD) then the right motor was sent. Took them 3 days to the swap once the motor arrived so the delay wasnt on the dealer. The dealer handled it very professionally, Kia consumer affairs was a nightmare to deal with but they ended up paying some lease payments for me to make up for it.

 

[Chyoon]

Check a few posts up, posted my mods list. More normal than you think when the tech that worked on my car had already swapped a motor for the same issue that blew during the dealers inspection test drive (stock), and they had a TSB for the misfire issue already. I, and then the dealer identified the cause as a defective turbo. The reason it took 3 weeks was they had to get approval from Kia techline, the wrong motor was sent (AWD) then the right motor was sent. Took them 3 days to the swap once the motor arrived so the delay wasnt on the dealer. The dealer handled it very professionally, Kia consumer affairs was a nightmare to deal with but they ended up paying some lease payments for me to make up for it.

Great to hear it worked out and they took care of it. Were they not able to detect the JB4? I'm currently worried about voiding warranty to want to invest in any performance upgrades.

 

[bal]

Great to hear it worked out and they took care of it. Were they not able to detect the JB4? I'm currently worried about voiding warranty to want to invest in any performance upgrades.

No, the JB4 can be removed in 5 minutes and is piggyback so it's undetectible. Always remove any tuning mods before going to the dealership for service issues as to not risk voiding your warranty. I did all of that work by myself in my driveway, so needless to say I'm not the type to take the car to the dealer for maintenance unless something serious breaks. If you're not that type, I recommend keeping mods to a minimum. Things the dealer told me they don't care about... rebadging, wheels, suspension (unless you've modified it and are making a warranty claim against suspension components), and exhaust (catback). They may not care about intake unless you're having overheating issues, but better safe than sorry. Most intakes should take no more than 30 minutes to swap back to stock.

 

[Chyoon]

No, the JB4 can be removed in 5 minutes and is piggyback so it's undetectible. Always remove any tuning mods before going to the dealership for service issues as to not risk voiding your warranty. I did all of that work by myself in my driveway, so needless to say I'm not the type to take the car to the dealer for maintenance unless something serious breaks. If you're not that type, I recommend keeping mods to a minimum. Things the dealer told me they don't care about... rebadging, wheels, suspension (unless you've modified it and are making a warranty claim against suspension components), and exhaust (catback). They may not care about intake unless you're having overheating issues, but better safe than sorry. Most intakes should take no more than 30 minutes to swap back to stock.

Thank you for that thorough reaponre. That helps. I've been wanting to get the JB4 and some kind of a catback.