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Recent content by ihatecats78

  1. ihatecats78

    RaceChip USA Kia Stinger Tuning

    Anybody who hates cats and likes Stingers meets my friend prerequisites... [rockon] And so far the car is running great! Still pulling strong in every mode. I ran a full day in race mode this week. I'm in Texas and it was 98 degrees, but it was perfect all day. I never would have dared run...
  2. ihatecats78

    RaceChip USA Kia Stinger Tuning

    Yep.. when I ordered them, RaceChip had stated that aftermarket plugs weren?t necessary and I couldn?t justify the cost of HKS if there was no need. At the same time, I had no idea what condition my stock plugs were in and I didn?t want to pull them to regap only to find that they were...
  3. ihatecats78

    RaceChip USA Kia Stinger Tuning

    [attach=config]1011 Just bought some stock plugs and recapped them all to .26 - then installed. These are what came out of the car. I ran maybe 100 miles on race mode, about the same in sport, and maybe 1000 miles in efficiency. Since all of this spark plug stuff started happening with...
  4. ihatecats78

    RaceChip USA Kia Stinger Tuning

    Can you elaborate on what kind of difference they?ve made?
  5. ihatecats78

    RaceChip USA Kia Stinger Tuning

    I'm not upset that I have to upgrade the spark plugs. I am upset that we were told that this was not necessary at all. Then we were told that it was necessary to re-gap the stock plugs ONLY if we didn't have access to 93 octane fuel. THEN we were told that regardless of access to 93 octane...
  6. ihatecats78

    RaceChip USA Kia Stinger Tuning

    All of this back and forth isn't the way to do business. I just purchased additional stock spark plugs to have re-gapped and installed. The reason I did this is because I wanted to be absolutely sure that no damage had been done to my plugs after running this product for over a month in...
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    Science behind cracked plugs?

    So I've seen a lot of talk on here about cracked plugs caused by increased boost conditions. There seems to be some debate with regard to whether colder plugs (HKS) are needed, or our stock plugs can be used as long as they've been re-gapped. What I'm curious about is the science here. Why do...
  8. ihatecats78

    RaceChip USA Kia Stinger Tuning

    For clarity sake, do you mean replacing the plugs with aftermarket (HKS), or are you recommending regapping the spark plugs?
  9. ihatecats78

    Chassis Flexing

    Looking at the pics in that link, I have serious doubts that those would do anything to reduce twisting of the chassis, which is what is being caused by traversing something at a steep angle. If you hit your driveway dead on, I doubt you hear creaking. I?m not sure what those are for, but it...
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    Chassis Flexing

    Yep.. I have a really steep driveway and I have felt/heard the same thing. My 2017 Camaro is rock solid in the exact same situation. I'll say that our weather stripping and sunroof liner are prone to making noises, especially after a lot of rain (in my experience), so it may be that the...
  11. ihatecats78

    Spark Plugs

    Thank you.. I managed to cancel the order before it was shipped.
  12. ihatecats78

    Spark Plugs

    Thanks for that.. Just ordered them.
  13. ihatecats78

    Spark Plugs

    Any idea where we can get stock or near-stock replacement plugs for this vehicle? I'm looking to re-gap mine, but I've seen where people have removed their stock plugs and they are cracked (without any indication). I would hate to go through all of the pain to pull the plugs I have only to...
  14. ihatecats78

    RaceChip + Novice Driver = 12.9 @ 111

    Thanks.. As I understand it, the rule of thumb is that whatever gets shaved off of a 60 ft time translates to double that reduction in ET. In my case, I ran 12.9 with a 2.26 60 ft. If I could get that 60 ft below 2 seconds (I've seen that on several slips on this board), I should...
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    RaceChip + Novice Driver = 12.9 @ 111

    I really had a blast. I?m a competent driver in general, so I was surprised how much adrenaline running at the track produced. I can?t wait to go back and shave a few tenths.


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