Kia Tuning Tips and Modifications
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Kia car tuning tips and advice. We have a wide range of tuning articles covering all models of Kia from small engined family cars to large engine hot hatches and executive cars. Following our tuning tips you will avoid many of the common mistakes and actually achieve the car setup you desire. Please join the forum for model specific questions and answers and to meet other owners and see what modifications they have done.
Kia has been a trusted name in automobiles for over thirty years and has many enthusiasts around the globe. If you’re interested in becoming one and learning how to tune it so it’s perfect for you, drop by one of your local KIA dealerships and get started today.
TorqueCars started providing Kia performance part help, car upgrade advice and car tweak suggestions and tips and suggestions back in 2003 and have grown from strength to strength with a fast growing membership of all types of cars including many, Kia owners. We are currently one of the fastest growing car tuning clubs around and certainly one of the friendliest.In 2007 we also organised our first full car show.
Our Kia tuning and styling articles are continually updated so for the latest Kia performance articles,upgrades and tweak suggestions and advice, tips and pointers please check back regularly. We strongly recommend that you join our Kia forums and swap performance part ideas with like minded Kia owners in the performance part forums.
We get to read about a lot of international Kia owners projects in our forum and have an ever growing gallery so be sure to drop in and tell us what you’ve been upto with your car. Scroll down the page to see our latest tuning articles for your Kia.
A popular modification with Torquecars members involves a complete engine swap and remains one of the most cost effective modifications you can do.
As long as there is sufficient space in the engine bay any engine can be made to work in any car although in most cases the work involved is prohibitive to say the least. Read More...
Alloy wheels and their impact on handling and performance.
Some rally style alloy wheels are lighter – (less weight = more speed) and also are designed to increase the cooling of the brake disks.
Some designs hold up better to being curbed than others and some break very easily when hitting a pothole or curb at speed.
Always go for the best quality alloy wheel that you can afford and read the reports and reviews. If you do go for a different overall size you must get the suspension and tracking realigned to avoid uneven wear under acceleration. Read More...
High performance valve springs
The valves are like the doorways into the engine and control the flow of the intake air and fuel and then after combustion they control the exit of the exhaust gases.
As you can guess the valve springs work incredibly hard, and as you increase the power of your engine the valve choice is vital.
TorqueCars will now take a look at the many considerations taken into account when selecting valve springs. Read More...
Gaining power from the addition of an intercooler on a turbo engine
One problem with a Turbo is the close proximity of the cold intake charge with the hot exhaust temperatures within the turbo.
Don’t forget that a big air intake heat rise comes from the actual compression of air so even supercharged engine will benefit from an intercooler.
If you have ever felt the nozzle on a tyre pump you will realise that when air is compressed it gains heat. Read More...
Todays featured car tuning article
Principles of porting an engine and big valve conversions
The inlet and outlet ports on the engine block are usually larger than those of the manifolds that connect to them.
This allows for scope in the manufacturing process to allow for mismatched alignment.
Generally the engine ports are larger in the upstream flow direction avoiding turbulance but power gains can be made by matching these up. Read More...
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