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  1. Steve O

    Check Electronic Suspension !

    I use it when I need it. Unless it stays in SuperSport mode for more than a couple minutes you can usually switch back and the computer will reset. If the fault lights go on the computer won't reset until the car is restarted. Therefore flip the switch for ramps, class b road corners taken at...
  2. Steve O

    Check Electronic Suspension !

    Check out the pics:
  3. Steve O

    Check Electronic Suspension !

    Hi Djltoronto. I switch to that 'Super Sport' mode whenever I want. I saved $4000 on coil over adjustables with a switch. I wired it in series with one of the strut solenoids and VOILA! Open the circuit and the car goes full stiff. Close the circuit and the car recognizes the circuit is...
  4. Steve O

    Canadians Check-in

    Yes.
  5. Steve O

    Installed - Neotech Coilovers and BBK

    That's great to hear STINGER. The technical term for what you are describing is 'modulation'. Modulating is how well you can control the finer (smaller) inputs and outputs of an analog system. Digitally it can be compared with resolution. :-)
  6. Steve O

    Kia Stinger Out The Door Price Thread

    If you block the lower grill you will reduce the air passing through the intercooler reducing HP.
  7. Steve O

    Installed - Neotech Coilovers and BBK

    STINGER. My compliments. That's a spectacular ride. I'm interested in the brakes. I'll look into them now. In the meantime, I'm still using the stock shocks with a set of Eibach's. They work great now that 1 - The new software was downloaded to my car on October 15 improving the car I...
  8. Steve O

    October 15 2018: I got a new stinger... Did you too?

    I'm glad to hear that MrMr. My past 7 years in automotive OEM application engineering makes such thing immediately noticeable. My ass is calibrated! Anyway, here are things that changed in the dash and display that never looked the same before. The blue bar is new and the past trips chart...
  9. Steve O

    ATTENTION : Brake rotors and warranty

    I had a set replaced at 12K. When I brought it back in for another set at 24K I was told 'out of warranty'. I think Kia will make this a recall at some point and we'll all get our money back. It takes time for the data to show there was a bad batch or rotors or there was a n under designed...
  10. Steve O

    GT owners, who's gotten their rotors turned from noise or vibrations?

    Hey robz32, that's very interesting. Do you know if they have any specifications on performance? I'm looking for braking hp comparison or something to say 'This is how much more powerful these rotors are than stock'.
  11. Steve O

    GT owners, who's gotten their rotors turned from noise or vibrations?

    I was careful to not 'over brake' early in the mileage of my Stinger GT. Bedding the pads is understood but this isn;t a race car. The brakes are simply under designed for the weight of the car. I ordered a set of rotors but when they couldn't give me a delivery date I cancelled the order...
  12. Steve O

    October 15 2018: I got a new stinger... Did you too?

    In my case, I don't care about how it happened. The fact that it happened is all that matters. I'm noticing nobody else has experienced the same thing so I have no explanation for my experience other than it is a new car as of Oct 15 and I'm enjoying it more now than ever. I was expecting...
  13. Steve O

    October 15 2018: I got a new stinger... Did you too?

    Do you use the UVO app? I do. Maybe that's what's needed?
  14. Steve O

    October 15 2018: I got a new stinger... Did you too?

    I did nothing. But it is connected to the internet 24/7. So I think the factory did a reload of the software. I just got in the car and noticed it was behaving differently than before. Not little differences. Big ones! Now, I got my 2018 Stinger in November of 2017. I was complaining in...
  15. Steve O

    October 15 2018: I got a new stinger... Did you too?

    On October 15, I know my car's software was updated. From the time I started the car on the morning of October 16, I have been experiencing a new car in more ways than I could have imagined. First, the motor is more responsive, and faster revving. Second, the transmission behaves much better...
  16. Steve O

    GT owners, who's gotten their rotors turned from noise or vibrations?

    My rotors warped and I got them replaced and now they are warped again. I ordered a set of performance rotors from Vivid Racing but they are now saying they don't know when they will have them in stock so i cancelled the order. The fact is the rotors are undersized for the weight of the car...
  17. Steve O

    CAUTION! Backup Sensors Don't See Posts

    I got lucky. The bumper was just shifted off its mounting and the shop that has fixed my cars since 1989 reset it and replaced a few fasteners for free. The bumper has a very small fold line where it creased and that's all. So my Stinger has a barely visible battle scar until someone rear...
  18. Steve O

    DIY; ARK Performance Stinger GT-F Lowering Springs Installation Guide

    Steve O here. Many of you may recall my ranting and complaining about a too soft suspension. I put in Eibach's (which I love) and then the shocks were still way too soft. Not to worry. I have the solution. The adaptive shocks have a default mode if they lose the computer control. They fail...
  19. Steve O

    Owners on lowered Stingers, how is your tire wear?

    Hey JAYP, did you get a lot of creaking in the sunroof when the shade is open but the glass is closed? With the addition of the bracing, did it eliminate, reduce or have no effect on that? I might add the braces if they improve the chassis torsionally. I don't think I need the stiffness for...
  20. Steve O

    CAUTION! Backup Sensors Don't See Posts

    I probably was but it was an open parking lot with no cars so I backed up not looking back. So my eyes never saw it and the sensors did not sound until contact. Like I said, It's the car's fault!! Seriously though, if you start relying on the sensors, next thing you know... you can back into a...


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