Vehicle Owner

Member ID: RioRcR

Location: Lancaster, CA

Vehicle Info

2002 Kia Rio

Bought: Feb, 2004

Bragging Rights

  • 1/4 Mile0 sec @ -1 mph
  • 0-600sec
  • Top Speed125mph
  • HP129
  • Weight2212lbs

Major Upgrades

  • turbo
  • nitrous
  • bore increase
  • port and polish
  • supercharger
  • extrude honed
  • stroke increase
  • engine swap

Modifications

Performance Parts

Interior

  • SPW Gauges 
  • APC Pedals 
  • Custom Shift Knob 

Exterior Styling

  • StreetGlow Lighting 
  • Custom Body Kit 
  • Falken Tires 
  • Konig Wheels 

Car Audio & Video

  • Custom Sub Enclosure 
  • Orion Subwoofers 
  • Dual Video 
  • Boss Amplifier 
  • Scosche Wiring 
  • Dual Head Unit 
  • JL Audio Tweeters 

Ratings

    • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
    • Currently 4.2/5 Stars.
    • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
    • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
    • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.

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Last updated: Nov 16, 2009

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David’s Kia Rio
“Lil' Beep”

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Just a few pics of my car after attending the AutoCrave car show in Pamona, Ca. 2006.

RioRcR's 2002 Kia Rio

RioRcR's 2002 Kia Rio

RioRcR's 2002 Kia Rio

RioRcR's 2002 Kia Rio

In the background you can see two other Rio's that were in the car show. They are some friends of mine that I met up with at the show.

I attended the IDRC EVO-1 Car Show and entered the Rio in it. Didn't win anything but the car was in top notch this day. Should have won but the judges didn't like the idea of a KIA winning anything. So they gave the trophies to some stock Subi's. It was a real bummer, but I had fun. Here is the pics....

RioRcR's 2002 Kia Rio           RioRcR's 2002 Kia Rio

                               RioRcR's 2002 Kia Rio

Man she was lookin good that day!!!!!!!

 

June 13th and 14th, 2009, were a local event. Robertsons Palmdale Honda held their 15th annual "Thunder on the Lot" car, bike, and truck show. My boss sponsored my car to be in the car show. It was a cool turn out for the imports. 47 cars were there including an R33 Skyline GTR. I placed! My car was given a trophy for "BEST SPORT COMPACT". With the new look I had hoped that the car would rate well with the judges, and it did. Have a look at some of the pics.

 RioRcR's 2002 Kia Rio               RioRcR's 2002 Kia Rio

 

RioRcR's 2002 Kia Rio                RioRcR's 2002 Kia Rio

 

RioRcR's 2002 Kia Rio                RioRcR's 2002 Kia Rio

 

RioRcR's 2002 Kia Rio                RioRcR's 2002 Kia Rio

 

                                       RioRcR's 2002 Kia Rio

As you can see there was some prety good competition at the show. Mostly local guys here, but a few came up from the valley. Here is the trophy......

RioRcR's 2002 Kia Rio                RioRcR's 2002 Kia Rio

 

 

Page 1) Introduction
Page 2) Engine Performance
Page 3) Suspension/Drivetrain
Page 4) Interior Mods 
Page 5) Exterior Mods 
Page 6) Shows Attended/Awards
Page 7) Current Projects                                                                                                   Page 8) Products/Parts For Sale 

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Enekuda  

Posted by: Enekuda

11/17/2009 10:44AM

wow nice work with that scoop! blends in with the car very well! cant wait to see whats next, i know its gotta be something awesome.

Enekuda  

Posted by: Enekuda

10/28/2009 07:43PM

Hey just a little quick update...for whatever reason car domain isn't letting me send messages so ill leave a comment...i FINALLY got my exhaust done and on. there were a few miss calc's when it met up with the header and i spent a good chunk of yesterday trying to fix it but eventually got it done! anyways its on and sounds AMAZING!! check it out on page 3 and drop a comment about what ya think! thanks!

subaru-offroad  

Posted by: subaru-offroad

10/13/2009 10:09AM

Nice rio great job with the mods too! The wing looks great, keep up the good work! Thank you for checking out my Subaru WRX with 81 mods and supporting it for SOTW with comments, votes, and stars! Much appreciation my friend!

tommyv2468  

Posted by: tommyv2468

10/12/2009 06:22PM

Nice rio!

frankstar305  

Posted by: frankstar305

10/12/2009 01:40PM

Wow, just goes to show what a lil hard work can do! Never seen a rio this built up before, and definately not as great body modified as this one.

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Member ID: RioRcR

Location: Lancaster, CA