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VR Tuned Kia Stinger 3.3 Turbo ECU Tuning Box Released

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Vivid Racing released their 3.3 tune today.


The Stinger GT represents a new chapter for Kia, the chapter of knocking on the M3?s front door. It was one of the most talked about car of 2017, and many enthusiasts are buying the Stinger GT in 2018. A lot of people hear that it has a twin-turbo V6 and assume it would for sure have over 400 horsepower, but are slightly let down when they find out it only makes 365 horsepower. There are two reasons for this lower-than-expected power number: tiny turbochargers and Kia holding it back. A lot of turbocharged cars are held back from their full potential for reliability, emissions, and fuel consumption reasons. A lot of enthusiasts also fail to account for the small turbochargers that Kia uses, which results in lower horsepower numbers but a whopping 376 lb-ft at 1,300 RPM.

Vivid Racing?s tuning division, VR Tuned, recognizes this growing market for aftermarket Stinger GT parts and worked hard to develop a tune that not only gave the Stinger a big bump in power but also kept it safe and reliable, unlike tuners who crank the power as high as possible. On top of the massive increase in power is much-improved throttle response, making your Stinger GT way more fun off the line or when pulling out of a corner.

  • Stock Horsepower: 365 horsepower
  • Stock Torque: 376 lb-ft
  • Tuned Horsepower: 430 horsepower
  • Tuned Torque: 486 lb-ft




As you can tell from the numbers above or the dyno graph below, this tune adds quite a bit of power. Horsepower is taken from 365 up to 430 horsepower, representing solid gains of 65 horsepower. Torque is taken from 376 lb-ft to 486 lb-ft, an insane gain of 110 lb-ft of torque. This massive jump in torque gives the Stinger GT a much faster 0-60 time and overall much more enjoyable for street usage. With a quick and easy install, this truly is the best bang-for-buck modification for any Stinger GT.

 
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No mention of fuel or gap requirements? Who's going to be the first guinea pig lol?
 

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Just looked on their site, no suggestions for gapping or minimum octane. Be interesting to see how this will play with the spark plugs issues.



Install instructions look easy.





 
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They priced it at $650, [MENTION=444]RaceChip[/MENTION] seems like a much better deal with app support.
 
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No mention of fuel or gap requirements? Who's going to be the first guinea pig lol?
I asked the same question. Their response. "It can be run a completely stock Stinger GT using 91/93 octane."
 
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They obviously have done little testing. They're going to be in for a shock when problems start getting reported back of plug issues.
 

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Agreed. There is currently no piggyback solution that does not require a spark plug regap or replacement. Hence why I am staying away from them and waiting for an ECU flash.
 
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They probably had a car in the shop for a few weeks for testing and assume that's enough. Real world driving is where you're going to see the problems happening.
 
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I'm sure a true ECU flash will require re-gapping or replacing the plugs. A gap of .036 just doesn't work for boost. You can't tune around that
 
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I'm sure a true ECU flash will require re-gapping or replacing the plugs. A gap of .036 just doesn't work for boost. You can't tune around that
Thank you. This is what I've been saying repeated. If you cannot come to understand appropriately gapped plugs are a prerequisite for tuning, don't bother.
 

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I'm sure a true ECU flash will require re-gapping or replacing the plugs. A gap of .036 just doesn't work for boost. You can't tune around that
 
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Thank you. This is what I've been saying repeated. If you cannot come to understand appropriately gapped plugs are a prerequisite for tuning, don't bother.
Could you also describe any benefit(s) of appropriately gapped plugs for cars that will remain stock and not use a tuning box or future ECU flash?
 
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If you never plan on increasing boost or modding, then I wouldn't worry about it. There have been a couple reports of plug issues on stock cars, but if that happens, just take it in for warranty work. You won't notice any difference in performance with a stock car with stock plugs vs a stock car with re-gapped plugs. Personally, I think new or appropriately gapped plugs should be step 1 for someone planning on doing any mods to their stinger.
 
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Anyone tried this tune?
 


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