Is there any souped-up Kia's

Just wondering?

there's this one dude that lives in australia that is completely devoted to tuning korean cars...all because he won a touring car championship in a elantra or some other daewoo in like '95

There will be soon ;) I'll be sure to take pics

There is a guy here in Napa that has a 2000 Rio with intake and exhaust, its pretty quick

i have a 98 sephia with 2 jensen 12's, 16' american racing rims and soon to have full exhaust, racing cat and possibly headers.....

Check out www.sharkracing.com they specialized in Hyundai and Kia. There must be a lot of trick Kias in Korea, and it looks like from what I saw at Sharkracing, that there is a lot of them in Germany, since the German aero package company ATH makes spoilers and body kits for them.

My plans on my 2002 Spectra GS is to put on some nice 16s and high end tires, soon to follow with side checkered flag cut vinyl decals from www.awesomedecal.com. Just do the basic stuff on K&N filter, Bosch Plus 4 plugs, High flow Cat, sport exhaust, maybe some Eibach springs.

Cmotif <><

Originally posted by Cmotif
My plans on my 2002 Spectra GS is to put on some nice 16s ... Yeah, and you arent gonna have any torque left with those big ass rims

Melt, I just talked with my mechanic about your comment on 16 inch wheels. He is a former GTI owner, and now has a new 2002 Jetta. He did a lot of car shows, and had some really trick wheels on his GTI.

Anyway, true, 16s would lose a little torque off the line, but if the steel 14s were replaced with lightweight 16s, it wouldn't really make that much difference. Steel wheels are the heaviest. The car would handle better with 16s, and would look better.

The car has 108 ft/lb of torque, and there are a lot of cars out there with less, sporting 16s.

It would also make sense that a lower profile tire would weigh less than a higher profile tire.

When I am looking for wheels, I will be looking at them for weight and not for bling bling. I'm an RC racer, so I know that grams count.

Cmotif <><

Actually, cheap alloys are the heaviest... Steelies aren't actually that heavy. In fact, there are many lightweight steel wheels made for drag racing...

So don't hate on the steelies (don't remember who sai "Don't hate on my steelies!")

That is true. Plus steel wheels are more easily repaired. Weight was going to be my biggest concern. I don't want to buy wheels that way more. OZ makes some really good light weight wheels. I have been wanting some OZ wheels for years.

If you want souped-up kia's, check out StreetKiaz (http://www.streekiaz.com)

I saw one the other day at the southcenter mall.. it was a 97 gold Sephia and had a completely custom bodykit, lowered, rims, wing,.... not too bad.. much nicer than my dad's old one...

to tell you the truth, seeing that almost scared the s**t out of me... :bloated:

is that the one with the tri spokes? i think i've seen that one a few times

Originally posted by Cmotif
That is true. Plus steel wheels are more easily repaired. Weight was going to be my biggest concern. I don't want to buy wheels that way more. OZ makes some really good light weight wheels. I have been wanting some OZ wheels for years.

I have been debating what wheels I want for a long time, I have seen a few Spectra's driving around with 17's, they look kinda dumb, especially without being lowered a bit. I think 16 inches is the way to go. If you get rims soon, please post a pic, sounds like you share similar tastes and I need ideas :D
Brian

Happy with my new American Racing Equipment 15s with Falken Ziex 205/50 R 15s. 205s look good on that car.

Cmotif

Here is a car from www.streetkiaz.com

I will have to admit, that is one awesome looking car..... from the angle, kinda reminds me of a nissan sentra specV


:twak:

wow, thats one hell of a tite kia. haha, the best ive ever seen !!!

I have a 2000 Sephia LS, with a Cone filter (already faster) some neons, getting ASA rims in 2 weeks, and NOS next month. Also going to put a performance exhaust in there and get a front and rear body kit.

I have a 2000 Sephia LS, with a Cone filter (already faster) some neons, getting ASA rims in 2 weeks, and NOS next month


now, are you getting nitrous, on the brand NOS?? if you refer to it as NOS all the time, people are going to think you watched the fast and the furious to much. Call it NO2, or Nitrous, or refer to it as the brand name, I have seen to many get flamed for this. Just trying to give ya a heads up.


:twak:

take a look at my 2000 kia sephia


http://members.cardomain.com/1streetkiaz1

http://hometown.aol.com/jmsmathis/myhomepage/autoracing.html

I have some what of a souped up Kia Rio. I'll be competing in the October 2003 Extreme Auto Fest.

How's it going?

I have two questions for you, if I may ask.

First: The 143hp that you have in the bragging rights of the Street Kiaz site...is that crank or wheels?

Second: I have a friend who has a 2001 Sephia and she's looking into performance upgrades and is interested (among a lot of other things) in a turbo (she's trying to keep up with me!). On your webpage you said you had a turbo and intercooler and pipes, etc... We're wondering where you got them (website or local) and what kind of price range they were.

I appreciate the help!

And yes, I have to say your Sephia is one of the best I've seen! Very nice.

A

Sorry, I thought I hit "quote" for JMS. That's who I was asking :)

Toyo owners---->:nutkick:<--------Kia owners

I have a souped up 98 kia sephia. i have a custom body kit, blue splash graphics, and viper II spoiler. I have staight piping with pilot muffler, K&N filtercharger, governor off, NGK spark plugs and big bore throttle.
I have 4- 6.5 pioneer speakers, 2- 5.7 powerbase speakers, 4- 10 pioneer pro series subwoofers, JL Audio Monoblock amp, Blaupunkt Head unit, with all monster wires.

i've got a sportage i'm in the process of turbo charging, dropping, custom kitting, and then there's the unimportant things like the sound system, lights, etc. etc. etc. for more info on kias, check 4x4wire.com, they have a forum for the sportage and the sorento, also check streetkiaz.com, for a ricer flavor to things, kia-fx.com for performance parts, horacekia.com for oem parts, umm. . .i think thats about it for kias.

ah is is there ah is iss there any suped up kiaz? :S
Da Ofcourse theres pimped out kiaz i personally own a kia sephia not offically pimped out yet though but there is plenty of sweet sephias that have a body kit, cold air intake, superchargers and much more

ah is is there ah is iss there any suped up kiaz? :S
Da Ofcourse theres pimped out kiaz i personally own a kia sephia not offically pimped out yet though but there is plenty of sweet sephias that have a body kit, cold air intake, superchargers and much more
to find some of these kiaz go to streetkiaz.com or kia-fx.com

Here is a car from www.streetkiaz.com




hey man i seen your car and it looks sweet. now iam sending you this email to see if you can help with something you see i just got a used kia sephia and pretty much the only reason i bought it is because i wanted a munual transmison and it was a choice between the kia and a metro. so i picked the sephia ofcourse and when i bought it all my friends were laughin' cause it was a kia and it wasn't fast until they were riding with me and one of my friends was driving a grand prix and we raced on the way to a resturant and i wopped his ass bad so i finally got some respect but i need to know if it is worth puttin' money into it or not so if there is any suggestions you can pass my way i would appretiate it

thanks anyways
mastermosely

p.s. i Love you car

maybe i am wrong but i thought the older kias came with a mazda b6 and if that was the case then it would be almost a direct swap with the escort gt bp engine. then there would a lot of aftermarket support. these engine have been proven to push an couple hundred hp pretty easily. i dont know if this is true i am basing it off of when i wanted a b6 for my festiva and i was told i could get one from a early 90's kia

Proof of souped up Kia!

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=36539&password=&sort=1&cat=500&page=1

Click the link!

http://rbmotoring.com/albums/album177/aab.jpg

http://rbmotoring.com/gallery/album177


Kia had a lot of cars at SEMA this year. Look for some features upcoming in some of the import magazines.

Streetkiaz.com is the best place to check out and see what is on the market for kias, there are tons of pics and advice there as well, shark racing really doesnt do much for the way of kias, one of the leading places is kfx (korean performance and accessories), they are constantly developing new parts specific to kia vehicles and are starting to work on hyundai as well...their website is www.kia-fx.com, check it and see whats happening....


Keyymaster

...you would be surprised what you can do with a Kia...

How did Kia Even get they're cars to roll let alone be fast? I Think you may be able to upgrade your engine to a nice weed-eater engine!!! LMAO!! I Swear those cars are pieces and they can't nor will they ever be cool in my eyes! GET A FORD!!!

How did Kia Even get they're cars to roll let alone be fast? I Think you may be able to upgrade your engine to a nice weed-eater engine!!! LMAO!! I Swear those cars are pieces and they can't nor will they ever be cool in my eyes! GET A FORD!!!

lol, why? so we can have more recalls in a week, than a kia has in it's lifetime?

kias are decent cars. they definiteily have alot of potential, and people need to start accepting that.

Alright you've proven yourself I take all previous comments back! It may be easier than I thought to "soup" up a KIA, But, I've yet to find anything that is remotely "souping" a Kia. My thoughts of how you would go about it would include body kits, upgrade engines, bigger/better disc brakes, you know vehicle specific things not just a good paint job and a decent spoiler! Send me any websites that have Kia specific body upgrades or performance upgrades. [email protected]

Alright you've proven yourself I take all previous comments back! It may be easier than I thought to "soup" up a KIA, But, I've yet to find anything that is remotely "souping" a Kia. My thoughts of how you would go about it would include body kits, upgrade engines, bigger/better disc brakes, you know vehicle specific things not just a good paint job and a decent spoiler! Send me any websites that have Kia specific body upgrades or performance upgrades. [email protected]

www.kfxperformance.com would be the most reputable, with www.teamsr.com or www.evofusion.com or whatever they're going by would be second. www.andysautosport.com has a few things, but they're very unreputable, and www.hdkautosport.com used to have a larger selection, but they were also hard to get a hold of.

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i have a kia rio ls 2000 model. just had a fatboy exuast put on and it sounds like a V8(very nice) now saving my money up to get a bodykit and get it lowered. it has 15" mags by rodney racing team ill have to take some pics when im done

I have a 2004 Rio. Custom GT25R setup, 12x9x3 FMIC, Mopar Performance +20% injectors, megasquirt standalone, PLX M300 Wideband controller, Intrax springs, 2.25" turbo back (soon to be 2.5 or 3 if it will fit) divorced wastegate in a one off stainless downpipe, I've probally forgot some things so here's my car domain http://www.cardomain.com/ride/673279

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v667/2004riotuner/DSC00058.jpg

I have a 2004 Rio. Custom GT25R setup, 12x9x3 FMIC, Mopar Performance +20% injectors, megasquirt standalone, PLX M300 Wideband controller, Intrax springs, 2.25" turbo back (soon to be 2.5 or 3 if it will fit) divorced wastegate in a one off stainless downpipe, I've probally forgot some things so here's my car domain http://www.cardomain.com/ride/673279

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v667/2004riotuner/DSC00058.jpg

OMG! that looks like a hideously poor imitation of a WRX. What an insult to Subaru! Whats it 1/4 with the turbo now, high 15's? Lol. I dont know why anyone would waste that kind of time and money on such a joke.:shakehead

Seriously, save up and get a real sports car.

OMG! that looks like a hideously poor imitation of a WRX. What an insult to Subaru! Whats it 1/4 with the turbo now, high 15's? Lol. I dont know why anyone would waste that kind of time and money on such a joke.:shakehead

Seriously, save up and get a real sports car.
It runs a 13.9.. Not to mention that I also own a 1990 Lebaron that puts out 326hp and 396ft-lbs and bought the Kia as a reliable daily driver I just decided to do something to it. Oh and the lebaron runs a 12.7 in the quarter and it only cost about $8000 to build and buy the car.. You go find a "Real Sports Car" with those numbers for that price. Maybe trade in the 20 year old honda civic your parents bought you when you graduated high school.. Or maybe you should get back to studying for you science test seeing it is 10:15 on a Friday night and your mom is probally yelling at you to go to bed..

Dan

It runs a 13.9.. Not to mention that I also own a 1990 Lebaron that puts out 326hp and 396ft-lbs and bought the Kia as a reliable daily driver I just decided to do something to it. Oh and the lebaron runs a 12.7 in the quarter and it only cost about $8000 to build and buy the car.. You go find a "Real Sports Car" with those numbers for that price. Maybe trade in the 20 year old honda civic your parents bought you when you graduated high school.. Or maybe you should get back to studying for you science test seeing it is 10:15 on a Friday night and your mom is probally yelling at you to go to bed..

Dan

LOL. Sure. Those are your "online" times, right? Obviously a ghetto-tuner. I wouldnt brag about a LeBaron, no matter how fast you think it is, although probably better than braggin about a Psuedo-WRX. Maybe if YOU studied for your tests you would have a degree by now and would be able to afford a real sports car. I love making fools out of kids like you at the track.