HOW FAST CAN YOU MAKE A KIA STINGER?

Today I just wanted to get a discussion started about the limits of the Kia stinger gt.
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[@rollingisofilms6047]

The 3.3tt has forged internals. That being said we should see some crazy numbers in the next few years 700hp is the most I’ve seen out of a stinger so far

[@Bluestingergt]

I bought my stinger gt used with 45k miles it came with injen intakes , and I recently done a muffler delete. I plan on going lap 3 soon tired of all these scat packs picking on me

[@SammyBGarage]

You won’t have a problem with them after getting a tune 😈

[@lilman227]

Ours is pushing around 410whp, and it’s great! Modern cars are awesome, we also have a daily driver SUV that puts down over 800whp. The fact that they’re both easy to just hop in and drive is amazing to me!

[@MrJr537]

I feel like with an actual custom full e85 tune these can be in the mid to high 500 whp range with actual full bolt ons maybe even touch the 600 whp range, with primary catless downpipes of course, in the first clip you had put, the owner posted his mods on his Instagram, that stinger is pushing 515 whp on just e30 and meth and full bolt ons, off of a piggy back tune (lap3 2.5), so I can only imagine, But I have yet to see someone crack the ecu and the fuel system to run full e85.

[@maxibro0896]

How havent your channel blown up yet???

[@david3077]

For stock internals that’s insane numbers. Mine is intakes and catback.. just a basic dd so not to worried. It’s fast enough.

[@SammyBGarage]

It’s pretty wild, but stock is plenty fast, no shame in that.

[@Sharkster32]

I remember 20 years ago people getting 900+ HP out of 2JZ's with stock internals, sounds like Kia have almost joined this elite club. Just insane.

[@json216]

I got 1.5...and its butter smooth..wmi on the way

[@marniionmee2140]

That thing moves wow. A kiaaaaa 🤯🤯🤯🤯

[@tylersawyer1105]

I have a 20 g70 rwd I'm making probably around 430ish planning on doing meth injection next probably try to get close to 500 but the platform has been really fun so far got my car a year ago

[@kennethwolkens6251]

Thanks for posting this video. What exact mods does your car have aside from the Lap3?

[@SammyBGarage]

I have an aem intake, and an Mbrp pro catback exhaust. Some other mods as well but I have a video on all my mods and how much they cost me if you wanna check that out

[@trell1011]

supposely the weak point is the transmission but I don't know

[@tblizzyy5498]

I have a Kia stinger gt line… is there ANYTHING I can do to make this more powerful

[@kyoakland]

Get a jb4 and the intake and it will help a lot I have a 3.3

[@brendanallen2468]

What 0-60 times can you get out of a RWD version? We only get the RWD in Australia so keen to know what I could get out of it.

[@SammyBGarage]

If you have a solid tire setup, you should be able to get close those times when you are able to hook. Check out Palawest’s channel he has the rwd stinger with lap 3 stage 2.5 tune.

[@bperwien08]

400hp at the wheels?

[@SammyBGarage]

I’ve never dynoed but thats what lap 3 is claiming

[@luxurygeneration407]

Has anyone done a engine tear down video.

[@SammyBGarage]

I’ve yet to see a full tear down video but there are pictures of the internals and such online

[@theo-repent-robinson411]

You said you was having misfire issues while the car was stock, how did that go? because I'm still having misfire issues with a new engine and HKS plugs all I have is a stock exhaust and K&N air filters

[@SammyBGarage]

That’s a tough one because I’m not sure if just the k&n filters would be enough to cause the car to run lean. Are the plugs at the correct gap? From what I’ve heard you want to run them at around .023 - .024 inches. I’ve had to change my hks plugs already because they weren’t gapped properly the first time. It’s been months since then and I haven’t experienced any more misfire issues. If that doesn’t work then I would suggest go for a proper tune and make sure to let the tuner know that you are experiencing misfires and are looking for a solution.

[@theo-repent-robinson411]

@@SammyBGarage ok thank you I believe the hks plugs come gapped already, or maybe my air filters need to be changed. Once I had the engine put in the car was misfiring 5 months later, stock plug 2 cracked, that's why I put hks in put still having problems.

[@SammyBGarage]

I checked the gaps on the hks plugs straight out the box, they were set at like a .033 or something like that, I would recommend at least checking them

[@theo-repent-robinson411]

@@SammyBGarage ok thank you

[@cmarley69]

@@theo-repent-robinson411 The plugs usually do not come pre-gapped, you might want to check them.

[@Pmos-mv2tb]

Stock speed is electronically limited to 151 MPH. 22 GT1

[@donbaird3826]

I have hit 166 mph....

[@stevenwolff4865]

How's the mpg tho?

[@SammyBGarage]

Not the best but not terrible I guess. I average like 15 in city

[@marmarcr7683]

Why do people add the lexus looking symbol

[@SammyBGarage]

It’s the badge Kia used to use in Korea

[@tracylee2190]

Banzai on a Korean car ? That's like putting American Muscle on a German car....

[@SammyBGarage]

It’s the name of the car group some of my friends made, not meant to say anything about the car or where it’s from

[@tracylee2190]

@@SammyBGarage I'm Korean just letting you know the irony.

[@naszadynastia]

But why ? Isn't it much more important where do you go, with who, what for...than how fast ?

[@holo2417]

Mine is at 950whp

[@FordPickUPRed]

no its not. Lap3s car is only 600whp and runs a 10.8

[@ronaldjude2991]

🧢🧢🧢

[@buckyoung77]

Mines at 6000

[@coreysmith536]

How???

[@buckyoung77]

Jk jk I don’t even have that car

[@alexismundo9765]

does tuning your car damage it? sorry new to this world but just got a GT2

[@SammyBGarage]

If you get a solid tune it won’t damage your engine at all, but depending on how aggressive you make it, you will be putting more strain on your engine in the long run, which is why I typically go for a moderate tune

[@alexismundo9765]

@@SammyBGarage thanks!

[@ace673]

The biggest bottleneck is the exhaust manifold .... fix that and the sky will be the limit if not limit is around 700-800 hp

[@Kingtsunami100]

I have one. Fbo, custom 1.8bar tune, and tcu tune. I'm 550+whp and 600+tq. GRN-DEMÖN SO FL

[@Jake_Smith7472]

Lol no you're not

[@trell1011]

Transmission has limit of around 600tq but engine so far its crazy

[@banhandleusernames]

is this AWD??? holy shit that's fast... 3.01s and 10.83??????

[@Kado01]

When you installed the lap3 tune did you have to change the spark plugs? I’m only wanting to to a stage 1.5 running 93 so I want it to have some get up but still be subtle, wondering if I will need to upgrade the spark plugs

[@SammyBGarage]

I would recommend it yea, the stock plugs aren’t great from the factory, so hks plugs are a great option. Just make sure to gap them from .022-.024 in. If you want a cheaper option I’ve heard you can regap the stock plugs to that gap as well.

[@Kado01]

@@SammyBGarage preciate it! was figuring I would need too!

[@MrROTD]

I'm leaving my GT2 Limited stock but the idea of tuning it up is interesting.

[@CJGomezVlogs]

I’m just running the lap 3 pro tuner with a mix of e-40 and I love it! If you ever in socal I’d love to see the differences between the Full ECU tune vs the piggy back 👀

[@SammyBGarage]

I live in central cali but if I’m ever down there I’ll lyk. I’m only running a stage 1 tune on 91 octane so you might get me, but it will be close no doubt . If I went stage 2 it would probably be a different story 😈

[@eliwaksman7227]

I’m in los Angelo’s with JB4

[@Nancys_minion221]

I’m in Los Angeles with a JB4 as well.

[@CJGomezVlogs]

@@Nancys_minion221 👀

[@erichawblitzel4014]

I went with the exact Stage 1 ECU tune for the same reasons, but haven't installed it yet. What gap did you successfully use for the HKS plugs? Anything else I should look out for?

[@SammyBGarage]

Congrats brotha, for the hks plugs, the ideal gap is from .022-.024” from my experience. In regards to anything else to look out for, I’d say just be careful installing the wiring harness on the new ecu. It is fairly easy to plug it in but you want to make sure you don’t mismatch each set of wires.

[@erichawblitzel4014]

Awesome, I appreciate it!

[@kyletorrazo741]

BROOO thankyou so much, this really helped and the tutorial was really easy to use as well :)

[@coreysmith536]

So can you get at least 900hp out of it or??

[@junosmodel3LRchannel]

yeah... but current results are already insane.

[@St1ngerGuy]

My Stinger GT2 AWD has all the goodies and WMI. Using a JB4 to run the WMI and a stage 1 Tork tune that actually just shipped yesterday. I am going to do a 1/4 mile run with the dragy once installed. I already have the Tork TCU tune and OMG just with that launching is insane. I had no idea that people were getting close to 3 second 0-60 times and now I'm wondering what mine actually does. I don't launch it often and I actually don't even drive the car all that much because I live next to where I work. E-bike or Onewheel most of the time. I would think keeping it garaged and not driven much it would last a lot longer with heavier mods. I have fun with it when I do drive it though. I hope to see some mods to make the drivetrain more robust first, like you said that's the weak link right now. Fix that and then push the engine because it will be able to reliably handle it. Thanks for putting out this video, I'm all for discussion.

[@SammyBGarage]

Appreciate the feedback. I’ve heard great things about the tcu tune from Tork motor sports, I’m sure your stinger rips! When it comes to the drivetrain, I’m not sure if there are any mods out there to increase the strength/reliability of the system. I will definitely look into it and would like to hope that they address it with a future stinger if production continues.

[@MrTimodon]

Hey bro! Are you driving in Sport + all the time or sometime in Comfort mode?

[@SammyBGarage]

I typically drive in comfort mode, but when I want to rip it I switch it to sport mode. I always drive in manual mode to prevent lugging the engine though.

[@Jakeschickfilms]

I have an 18 stinger GT. I Keep getting misfires and needing to get a coil pack replaced every few months. I only have an exhaust, no intakes. Everything else is stock. Spark plugs? No clue what would be causing it and dealers won't help out.

[@SammyBGarage]

I would definitely try changing the spark plugs. I was dealing with the same issue, and when I took it to the dealer they said the car was fine and my spark plugs should be good. They didn’t even bother to check.Problem persisted so I decided to do it myself and the spark plugs looked completely fried. I replaced with hks plugs and gapped them to .023” and haven’t had a problem since.

[@Jakeschickfilms]

@@SammyBGarage your the man!! Thanks so much I will change them. Dealers are the WORST.

[@kelseygraham6978]

I’m getting a regular stinger

[@princeD1100]

What are the tuning options for a Stinger 2.0 litre ie can it be modified to a stage 2 ?

[@SammyBGarage]

I believe the options are pretty similar, www.lap3usa.com/shop-2. This is the link to lap3s website

[@princeD1100]

@@SammyBGarage Thanks. Much appreciated