New Stinger Owner - Excited to Mod

[Shiftz]

Hi everyone!

Recently purchased a 2018 GT2 AWD and I love driving it. I have previously owned a 2012 C63 AMG and more recently sold my 2017 700+whp Infiniti Q60 before my Stinger purchase.

So far it's been great, I love the comfort/features and it serves as a great daily. I'll be snooping previous posts about mods for a bit more power, though from what I've read, not close to what my Q had for direct bolt on options.

I'm hoping to dial in the basic upgrades in the upcoming months - intake/exhaust/bov/JB4 (and spark plugs) and potentially CPI since my Q60 ran on E85 and I loved it.


I know this isn't the best place to post it, but if anyone has threads about running the stinger on E I'd love to dive into it. I've read into the BMS fuel-it upgrades, but am wondering what more I will need to do for ECU tuning to really get the most out of CPI and what mixtures are tuned around. I was fortunate with the Q60 to run ECUTek that took a lot of the guesswork out of it all, but from what I've seen the Stinger is a bit more cut and dry with the ECU (could be wrong here).

Look forward to meeting people and learning more about the Stinger platform

 

[Kia Stinger]

Hi everyone!

Recently purchased a 2018 GT2 AWD and I love driving it. I have previously owned a 2012 C63 AMG and more recently sold my 2017 700+whp Infiniti Q60 before my Stinger purchase.

So far it's been great, I love the comfort/features and it serves as a great daily. I'll be snooping previous posts about mods for a bit more power, though from what I've read, not close to what my Q had for direct bolt on options.

I'm hoping to dial in the basic upgrades in the upcoming months - intake/exhaust/bov/JB4 (and spark plugs) and potentially CPI since my Q60 ran on E85 and I loved it.


I know this isn't the best place to post it, but if anyone has threads about running the stinger on E I'd love to dive into it. I've read into the BMS fuel-it upgrades, but am wondering what more I will need to do for ECU tuning to really get the most out of CPI and what mixtures are tuned around. I was fortunate with the Q60 to run ECUTek that took a lot of the guesswork out of it all, but from what I've seen the Stinger is a bit more cut and dry with the ECU (could be wrong here).

Look forward to meeting people and learning more about the Stinger platform

Welcome aboard! And thank you for signing up. I'm glad you found us. Congratulations on your new Stinger GT! How are you liking it compared to the Mercedes and Infiniti?

 

[Daniel @ K8 Stinger Store]

Hey @Shiftz,

Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your Stinger!

You've had some fun cars, the Stinger will not let you down.

This platform is great for modification, we have just about everything you mentioned and more on our website. I'll link our Performance Collection and our Tuning Packages.

Let us know if you have any questions!

 

[Shiftz]

Welcome aboard! And thank you for signing up. I'm glad you found us. Congratulations on your new Stinger GT! How are you liking it compared to the Mercedes and Infiniti?

Thanks! Of course, I think the Stinger will be around in my life for a while, and I hope that I can help out the forums as much as they have helped me so far.

It's hard to compare to the C63 because that was such a different car, big V8 that could spin the tires from launch, but it feels more refined in a good way. The worst part about the Infiniti was the infotainment system and I'm very happy that the stinger doesn't have the issues that car did. I was running lowered springs on both cars prior as well, but having stock suspension is refreshing for the time being. I'm sure I'll be doing lowering springs or coilovers after power mods.

Overall super happy with it, the hatch has been a great help with my and my partners recent move, very easy to load/unload

 

[Shiftz]

Hey @Shiftz,

Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your Stinger!

You've had some fun cars, the Stinger will not let you down.

This platform is great for modification, we have just about everything you mentioned and more on our website. I'll link our Performance Collection and our Tuning Packages.

Let us know if you have any questions!

Thanks! Will do! I think I've got 4-5k worth of items in my cart on your site right now, just waiting for the right time to buy.

So far from reading the forums and driving the car, I think this will be my lightly modified daily for many years to come

 

[Kia Stinger]

Thanks! Of course, I think the Stinger will be around in my life for a while, and I hope that I can help out the forums as much as they have helped me so far.

It's hard to compare to the C63 because that was such a different car, big V8 that could spin the tires from launch, but it feels more refined in a good way. The worst part about the Infiniti was the infotainment system and I'm very happy that the stinger doesn't have the issues that car did. I was running lowered springs on both cars prior as well, but having stock suspension is refreshing for the time being. I'm sure I'll be doing lowering springs or coilovers after power mods.

Overall super happy with it, the hatch has been a great help with my and my partners recent move, very easy to load/unload

Glad to hear you're enjoying it. The Stinger was made to be a comfortable but capable cruiser. And it doesn't hurt being such a head turner either. Out of the three cars we've been discussing here, I bet you'll find the Stinger attracts a good bit more attention.

 

[Kia Stinger]

Thanks! Will do! I think I've got 4-5k worth of items in my cart on your site right now, just waiting for the right time to buy.

Glad to see our authorized vendors getting such great support from our members.

 

[Daniel @ K8 Stinger Store]

Thanks! Will do! I think I've got 4-5k worth of items in my cart on your site right now, just waiting for the right time to buy.

So far from reading the forums and driving the car, I think this will be my lightly modified daily for many years to come

Sounds great! When you are ready to order, send my team an email and let them know that Brendan offered you a discount on the forum. They will take care of you!

Sales@K8StingerStore.com

 

[ratelman2132]

congrat and welcome to the forum.