My 2cents on RaceChip

[Exam23]

I’ve purchased a 2018 3.3T GT2 on April 7th. Needless to say, I have been hovering around the forum for little while to figure out what I might want to do with this car. To provide a lil more insight, my current roster is a Audi A8L, MDX-SH, and a GTR. The stinger will be my DD and it replaced my heavily modified Civic SI.


Where do I start? Considering my Civic ended up pushing 336hp & 346tq, the GT2 really needed to be compelling. And from the test drive, the GT2 base was very satisfying where there is really no comparison between displacement. 1.5L vs. 3.3L.


After so further research, I realized that although there was a decent amount with price. The GT2 is a very compelling upgrade in every way especially if you can get over the name “Kia”. I have never owned a Kia nor a Korean vehicle before, and I must say that I a deeply impressed. The quality overall is quite good and while the looks is very subjective. Let’s just say it’s not an ugly car.


As for the drive, I would say overall it is quite good. I believe the gas pedal and the brakes took a couple days to get used to. However, I can’t say the same for steering. I haven’t truly been able to pin point the exact disconnect. However, the steering just doesn’t seem as refine as other vehicles even when comparing to a regular Honda.


Step 1 – Mods. The first mod was to give it more power. I reside in California and we here have some very tough restrictions. And especially as of current of how aggressive the law enforcements have been flagging down motorist. It’s best we keep it as stealth as possible. My first mod is to give it more power by ECU mods. There are a host of options out there but I ended with RaceChip. RaceChip, you really need to do a better job with your naming convention. By going with this piggyback flash mod, you get 7 maps right off the bat. Additionally, you also get super great support from RaceChip. I can not confirm the output numbers and all I can do is confirm by feel. Needless to say, it is stronger. The pulls are more aggressive and the car feels much more responsive. Im debating about the XLR / pedal sensitivity adjustment. That particular mod is not as compelling.


Traditionally, I would go down the line and start to mods the exhaust, CAI and a etc… However, I am quite satisfied with this PnP.


With all this being said, I did have to upgrade and regap my sparkplugs. I would say if you have ever changed a tire, you would be able to perform this upgrade as long as you are careful and you much have the correct tools. I’m not going into details, but it is quite straight forward.


Feel free to hit me up with any questions, but stay tuned for my Vlog…

 

[Kazz]

Another happy Stinger owner! Welcome to the forum!

 

[RaceChip]

Welcome to the forum. Let us know if you have questions. For fastest individual support you can also always contact support@racechip.us via email.

 

[Not Here Anymore]

I’ve purchased a 2018 3.3T GT2 on April 7th. Needless to say, I have been hovering around the forum for little while to figure out what I might want to do with this car. To provide a lil more insight, my current roster is a Audi A8L, MDX-SH, and a GTR. The stinger will be my DD and it replaced my heavily modified Civic SI.


Where do I start? Considering my Civic ended up pushing 336hp & 346tq, the GT2 really needed to be compelling. And from the test drive, the GT2 base was very satisfying where there is really no comparison between displacement. 1.5L vs. 3.3L.


After so further research, I realized that although there was a decent amount with price. The GT2 is a very compelling upgrade in every way especially if you can get over the name “Kia”. I have never owned a Kia nor a Korean vehicle before, and I must say that I a deeply impressed. The quality overall is quite good and while the looks is very subjective. Let’s just say it’s not an ugly car.


As for the drive, I would say overall it is quite good. I believe the gas pedal and the brakes took a couple days to get used to. However, I can’t say the same for steering. I haven’t truly been able to pin point the exact disconnect. However, the steering just doesn’t seem as refine as other vehicles even when comparing to a regular Honda.


Step 1 – Mods. The first mod was to give it more power. I reside in California and we here have some very tough restrictions. And especially as of current of how aggressive the law enforcements have been flagging down motorist. It’s best we keep it as stealth as possible. My first mod is to give it more power by ECU mods. There are a host of options out there but I ended with RaceChip. RaceChip, you really need to do a better job with your naming convention. By going with this piggyback flash mod, you get 7 maps right off the bat. Additionally, you also get super great support from RaceChip. I can not confirm the output numbers and all I can do is confirm by feel. Needless to say, it is stronger. The pulls are more aggressive and the car feels much more responsive. Im debating about the XLR / pedal sensitivity adjustment. That particular mod is not as compelling.


Traditionally, I would go down the line and start to mods the exhaust, CAI and a etc… However, I am quite satisfied with this PnP.


With all this being said, I did have to upgrade and regap my sparkplugs. I would say if you have ever changed a tire, you would be able to perform this upgrade as long as you are careful and you much have the correct tools. I’m not going into details, but it is quite straight forward.


Feel free to hit me up with any questions, but stay tuned for my Vlog…

Welcome to the Stinger GT family, I am also Race Chip user and their support system is excellent indeed to say the least, as I have gotten great support from the RC customer support when I needed s map changed as I have the app with my Race Chip RS , know what I know now I would have Chip With the 7 maps , mine has 6 map s but with the app I get 3 settings eco, sports and Race Mode , there are many good choices on these forums once again welcome to the Stinger forums

 

[Shrikecorp]

RaceChip, JB4, ecu tune... wherever you get it, so long as you get more...

 

[Crisis]

Took my Stinger to Saskatchewan International Raceway yesterday for "Street Legal Drags". Really interesting event with a wide variety of vehicles, ranging from 1/4 mile monsters running slicks & wheelie bars turning sub-10s (and didn't really appear street legal) to bone-stock looking pickup trucks. I ran 3 times against a very stock looking late model F150 that was surprisingly fast. I did beat it all 3 times, but one race was close when he clocked a 13.774. I presume his engine had been chipped or otherwise modified.

There was a relatively low turnout, so I was able to get in a dozen runs and experiment a bit with launch techniques and shifting techniques. My findings were that launch control was marginally quicker and manual shifting seemed to be just as quick as leaving it in Drive - that surprised me. As a tribute to a recently passed club member, all runs yesterday were done "old school" with an arm drop to start each run. The timer was still working, but we just used the Christmas Tree for staging, but no amber light countdown to green. As a result, there were no real reaction times, though there were times noted there, usually in the 2 second range.

My best run was a 13.189 @ 107.18. Average ET was 13.375 and average trap speed was 106.06. That included one of my early runs (I think it was the 13.558 one) where I had it in comfort and one run with the Racechip turned off. That's where this becomes Racechip relevant.

I turned off the Racechip of my 10th run and ran a 13.716 using launch control and leaving it in Drive. I then turned on Racechip for the next run, again using launch control and leaving it in Drive. That run was a 13.335. A pretty significant difference, in my opinion.

For all of the runs using Racechip, I was on Map 6 and was running 94 octane pump gas. I have also replaced my plugs with new Denso plugs. While still a full second slower than any of the times in the 1/4 Mile thread Top 10, I'm fairly satisfied with those results from an AWD with no mods other than the Racechip and carrying 3/4 full tank of gas and a fat bastard at the wheel.

 

[washguy]

Crisis did you not turn on the race chip or did you have it in position L ? Wash

 

[Crisis]

Crisis did you not turn on the race chip or did you have it in position L ? Wash

Damn, I might as well left it off.

How's this for Moron move of the month? I was curious as to why my revs using launch control were at only about 1800 whereas most people seem to launch well over 2000 rpm. So, this evening I played around with it a bit and realized that I hadn't been flooring the gas pedal far enough to properly activate launch control. It seemed like the revs would only climb to 1800 and sit there, even as I added more throttle. So I now fully floored the throttle and held it there, heard it ding and display the "Launch Control Active" message and then hold revs at about 2400 rpm. All of my runs at the strip were made with an 1800 rpm launch. Why, yes, I do feel stupid about that.

So, now I'm anxious to try it again at the strip, as I should see an improvement across the board in ET, 60 ft time and trap speed. Unfortunately, the next time I'll be able to run at the track is over a month away.

Sorry to the other Racechip users for unfairly besmirching the Racechip name due to my incompetence. Though the 4/10s and 5 mph improvement suing Racechip vs stock is still valid.

 

[Exam23]

Damn, I might as well left it off.

How's this for Moron move of the month? I was curious as to why my revs using launch control were at only about 1800 whereas most people seem to launch well over 2000 rpm. So, this evening I played around with it a bit and realized that I hadn't been flooring the gas pedal far enough to properly activate launch control. It seemed like the revs would only climb to 1800 and sit there, even as I added more throttle. So I now fully floored the throttle and held it there, heard it ding and display the "Launch Control Active" message and then hold revs at about 2400 rpm. All of my runs at the strip were made with an 1800 rpm launch. Why, yes, I do feel stupid about that.

So, now I'm anxious to try it again at the strip, as I should see an improvement across the board in ET, 60 ft time and trap speed. Unfortunately, the next time I'll be able to run at the track is over a month away.

Sorry to the other Racechip users for unfairly besmirching the Racechip name due to my incompetence. Though the 4/10s and 5 mph improvement suing Racechip vs stock is still valid.

Seriously, if these are your final result with and without "RC". Then "RC" is worthless. However, it will be interesting to see what will be your next results.

 

[Not Here Anymore]

Took my Stinger to Saskatchewan International Raceway yesterday for "Street Legal Drags". Really interesting event with a wide variety of vehicles, ranging from 1/4 mile monsters running slicks & wheelie bars turning sub-10s (and didn't really appear street legal) to bone-stock looking pickup trucks. I ran 3 times against a very stock looking late model F150 that was surprisingly fast. I did beat it all 3 times, but one race was close when he clocked a 13.774. I presume his engine had been chipped or otherwise modified.

There was a relatively low turnout, so I was able to get in a dozen runs and experiment a bit with launch techniques and shifting techniques. My findings were that launch control was marginally quicker and manual shifting seemed to be just as quick as leaving it in Drive - that surprised me. As a tribute to a recently passed club member, all runs yesterday were done "old school" with an arm drop to start each run. The timer was still working, but we just used the Christmas Tree for staging, but no amber light countdown to green. As a result, there were no real reaction times, though there were times noted there, usually in the 2 second range.

My best run was a 13.189 @ 107.18. Average ET was 13.375 and average trap speed was 106.06. That included one of my early runs (I think it was the 13.558 one) where I had it in comfort and one run with the Racechip turned off. That's where this becomes Racechip relevant.

I turned off the Racechip of my 10th run and ran a 13.716 using launch control and leaving it in Drive. I then turned on Racechip for the next run, again using launch control and leaving it in Drive. That run was a 13.335. A pretty significant difference, in my opinion.

For all of the runs using Racechip, I was on Map 6 and was running 94 octane pump gas. I have also replaced my plugs with new Denso plugs. While still a full second slower than any of the times in the 1/4 Mile thread Top 10, I'm fairly satisfied with those results from an AWD with no mods other than the Racechip and carrying 3/4 full tank of gas and a fat bastard at the wheel.
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Crisis , thanks for putting up your quarter mile times , and with the 3/4 tank of fuel, which is what I was using with a dragy device to check my 0-60 and 1/4 miles times