What are the best bolt on upgrades?

[Stinger994]

New to the Stinger World. Just went all in and upgraded from a 2021 K5 to a Stinger Tribute. What are the best bolt on upgrades to get a little more juice out of her, not looking to mess with the electrical and splice in a tuner.

 

[Kia Stinger]

New to the Stinger World. Just went all in and upgraded from a 2021 K5 to a Stinger Tribute. What are the best bolt on upgrades to get a little more juice out of her, not looking to mess with the electrical and splice in a tuner.View attachment 81783

Welcome aboard! And thank you for signing up. I’m glad you found us! Nice upgrade… I updated the topic title and moved it from the community lounge into the main Stinger section.

 

[cncBilly]

Intake’s and catback exhaust.

 

[Ohiocruiser]

You're not gonna get more juice,without messing with ecu or piggyback tune. Everything else is just cosmetic or sound change related. Also if you don't mind me asking. Did you pay msrp or anything extra for yours?

 

[Thomby]

You don't really "mess with electrical and splice" to tune it. The most common option, the JB4, comes with electrical connectors that match your MAP etc, so you're just plugging it in between the stock harness and sensors. About a 10 minute install including 5 minutes to tuck the wiring out of the way. The most involved part is gapping and swapping out spark plugs, and even that takes under an hour.

 

[Snowwhite]

sway bars transform this car.

 

[AdrianG]

Sway Bars are great. The suspension upgrades for this car are a no-brainer.

 

[Scorpion24]

I was hesitant at first about Jb4. I had the car for a year before touching the engine But Jb4 has been amazing. You won’t regret it.

I second sway bars. That was the first thing I did. There’s some other good suspension mods if you’re RWD.

 

[Stinger994]

You're not gonna get more juice,without messing with ecu or piggyback tune. Everything else is just cosmetic or sound change related. Also if you don't mind me asking. Did you pay msrp or anything extra for yours?

Msrp, same as building it on the kia website.

 

[Daniel @ K8 Stinger Store]

Hey Stinger994,

Welcome to the community and congrats on your new car!

I absolutely love the Tribute Editions in Ascot Green, great choice.

If you are looking for any aftermarket or OEM parts come check us out!

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Feel free to reach out if you would like a discount or have any questions about our products!

Enjoy the new ride,

Daniel @ the K8 Stinger Store​

 

[Devin]

This car isn't NA, so engine and exhaust mods aren't going to give you good returns. Even if you bolted on new turbos you'd need a tune. Otherwise the car will just keep trying to run inside the stock parameters no matter what you do.

 

[ElChanclo]

The most involved part is gapping and swapping out spark plugs, and even that takes under an hour.

Would new gapped plugs do anything useful to a stock engine (without the JB4)?

 

[Thomby]

Would new gapped plugs do anything useful to a stock engine (without the JB4)?

No, unless your stock ones were shot. You go to colder plugs with a narrower gap to avoid pre-ignition and misses when you crank up the turbos over stock levels.