New Kia Stinger AWD Owner: Add more speed and power?

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I just got a Kia Stinger AWD, looking to do some upgrades. This is my first sports car, and I do not know much about upgrades. What are some of the best upgrades to do to my stinger to add some power and speed to it? Do not have a crazy budget, just looking to do some base upgrades until I can do some more heavy upgrades.
 
Power: Higher cranking amps.

Speed: remove weight.
 
I just got a Kia Stinger AWD, looking to do some upgrades. This is my first sports car, and I do not know much about upgrades. What are some of the best upgrades to do to my stinger to add some power and speed to it? Do not have a crazy budget, just looking to do some base upgrades until I can do some more heavy upgrades.
JB4 for power
Sway bars (very popular) for handling and sophistication
 
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imo stock is just great for me,:), i cant imagine doing anything except hardwiring nice dashcams into the fuse box to cover yourself and maybe catch some interesting things on video.
although i do love the scorpion rear wing.
 
From interior to exterior to high performance - everything you need for your Stinger awaits you...
Don't take it the wrong way, but if this is your first "sport" car, you really shouldn't do any power upgrades, at least for now. Drive it. It IS powerful enough from the factory
 
Don't take it the wrong way, but if this is your first "sport" car, you really shouldn't do any power upgrades, at least for now. Drive it. It IS powerful enough from the factory
that is what im saying. "Drive it. It IS powerful enough from the factory"
 
Howdy and welcome. The Stinger's power is just plenty. Enjoy it for a while, then ask those questions again later. :D
 
I just got a Kia Stinger AWD, looking to do some upgrades.
First, I'll echo what others said: If this is your first performance car, enjoy it for what it is; while it is hardly the fastest car around, it is a family car which outperforms exotic cars of the not-to-distant past.

I'll extrapolate that further:

The thing is, you get all of this performance, WITH safety features past exotics lacked, with the ability to carry five passengers, with a million creature comforts (I'd have loved the ventilated seats in cars where you can feel the heat from headers even in the winter, even through layers of jute batting insulation), a crapton of cargo space, with all wheel drive, and is overengineered for the power it offers, so it does not sacrifice reliability. It's a lot of versatile, fairly quick car.

I'm not saying don't tune it; just enjoy it for what it is until you get bored with it. Enjoy it is as it is until you find yourself hitting the limits of the car and you're no longer smiling, and then, then start upgrading incrementally. I'd tackle the suspension first, or if your car happens to be afflicted with the pulsating brake pedal issue, upgrade to harder pads (I'm a fan of EBC redstuff, which thankfully is now available for the Stinger). Once you've upgraded the brakes, consider a cold air intake and JB4.

The reason I suggest this approach is once you've owned truly fast cars, you'll reach the point where you realize there is NEVER enough power; even "too much" power is not nearly enough. It's an addiction which can never be filled, so upgrade incrementally so it feels like a new car each time, you get to be wowwed again and get to savor the process.

I wish I had gone this route; I started by shoving enormous V8s into tiny cars so no car has never really offered enough power. I got spoiled early on and as a result no car has accelerated quickly enough to satisfy.
 
well put. never enough and addiction, so true, i understand this. the stinger has been the first car ive had that has satisfied everything. i would choose the stinger over a lambo any day of the week.
 
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From interior to exterior to high performance - everything you need for your Stinger awaits you...
well put. never enough and addiction, so true, i understand this. the stinger has been the first car ive had that has satisfied everything. i would choose the stinger over a lambo any day of the week.
I dont know if i wanna compare it to lambo. But i agree with you. Stinger is such a well balanced car in all aspects, sometimes i really wonder if i am making it better by replacing oem parts.
 
Hey tylerswinney,

Welcome to the Stinger Forum and congrats on your new Kia Stinger.

We have just about every aftermarket part you could want at www.K8StingerStore.com.

I would be glad to go over some options with you and help you build out your dream car.

Please reach out at any time if you have any questions, need suggestions, or a discount on your order!

Enjoy the new ride,
Daniel @ the K8 Stinger Store
 
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