Vehicle Owner

Member ID: shifter26

Location: Riverview, FL

Vehicle Info

1999 Kia Sportage

Bragging Rights

  • 1/4 Mile0 sec @ -1 mph
  • 0-600sec
  • Top Speed-1mph
  • HP-1
  • Weight-1lbs

Major Upgrades

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

Modifications

Performance Parts

  • K&N Intake 
  • Flowmaster Exhaust 
  • Bosch Ignition 
  • Custom Brakes 

Interior

  • Eurolite Gauges 

Exterior Styling

Ratings

    • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.

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Last updated: May 04, 2009

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Rey’s Kia Sportage
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  • Currently 3.9368421052631 /5 Stars.
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MODIFICATIONS:

engine:
1) K&N drop in airfilter charger
2) Flex-A-Lite Electricfan conversion with manual overide switch in cab
3) Yellow-Top Optima Battery

suspension:
1) 4" Rocksportgear Coil Lift
(4" front and 5" rear measured lift)
2) Custom adjustable heavy duty panhard rod
3) Monroe sensatrac struts ( front )
4) BDS nitrogen gas charged shocks with polyurethane( rear )
( 26" extended, 2" bore )

brakes:
1) Zinc plated Slotted X-drilled vented OEM rotors
2) Raybestos Ceramic brake Pads

wheels/tires:
1) 15" x 8" American Racing AR23 onepiece alloy rims
2) 31" x 11.5" x 15" Mickey Thompson's Baja Claw Tires
3) Full spare with same rims and tires

4WD:
1) Warn manual hubs

chassis:
1) Custom straight center crossmember
( with gas tank skid plate mount)
2) Fender trimming
3) passenger panhard rod mount ear trimming

exhaust:
1) 2.25" free-flow catalitic converter
2) Flowmaster 40 series muffler
3) 2.25" stainless steel piping

lights:
1) Euro 5200K HID Xenon/Krypton Headlamps
2) Euro Blue Plasma Back-up lamps

interior:
gauge:
1) Aluminum dash gauge bezel
2) Euro reverse white face gauges

miscellaneous:
1) Waag brushguard
2) Type R wipers
3) Complete window tints

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Koreatis  

Posted by: Koreatis

11/02/2009 02:43PM

Really nice ride...We have to talk ok?

shifter26  

Posted by: shifter26

05/07/2009 08:05PM

Dash was from ebay

shifter26  

Posted by: shifter26

05/07/2009 06:39PM

To all those wondering about my suspension, check out 4x4wire.com and search there. The fabricator is there.

jakecack  

Posted by: jakecack

05/07/2009 06:19PM

That Is A Mean Kia. How Much Did Your Dash Cost? And If You Don't Mind, Where Did You Get It?

canostyle  

Posted by: canostyle

04/24/2009 05:23PM

hey nice Kia.My friend want knoun were you found the suspention.he got the same Kia here in Puerto Rico and he want do the same suspention.thanks.5star*****

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Vehicle Owner

Member ID: shifter26

Location: Riverview, FL