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Selling my Like new Race Chip RS Piggy-back system for 11-13 Kia optimas. Hey everyone, looking to sell my like new race-Chip RS system with everything included in the box (as well as the box. Got it for my optima but then decided To go a different route as far as performance. Nothing is wrong...

Hello everyone, while perusing the forums here the other day I came across a post that had some interesting claims in it. One that caught my eye in particular was something that I think the tuner scene would be very keen on knowing; and that’s “ECU learn Down” and from what the poster said it’s...

Hey, Has anyone else pre-ordered the uncle boost from Lap3USA? I bought it without realizing it was on pre-order three and half weeks ago (it doesn't actually list it as pre-order on the buy page..) and found out through an email with customer service. How long have you been waiting? Does...

Got a '16 -'18 KSDS Upgrade Letter I haven't noticed the ECU Programming for Engine Monitoring of "Excessive Connected Rod Bearing Damage" ... on '16 - '18's until today's letter. Forum Search first netted 0, although Search here appears to be an art --- 2.4 & 2.0T's both mentioned. Appt...

I received my tune and installed it right away on my 2013 SXL! The install process was a breeze because David Chung gave me a step by step walkthrough. We were messaging each other in real time and he took great care of me. Within 10-15 minutes I was all done. You need to upgrade your spark...

Hello everyone, I have 2 recalls on my 2013 Optima. One is for the steering coupling and the other one is I1803C PI1803 ECU UPGRADE (KSDS) 13MY. I'm trying to find the TSB for it to see what it fixes, but i cant find it. Anyone else have it? Thanks

2015 Optima EX 2.4L gdi black 38,000 miles Symptom: battery died a couple weeks ago - around 3.5 year old so bought a new battery. Last week, Thursday battery was dead again after 1 day parked. Scheduled service, dropped off this morning. Had noticed in the last month the fuel pump running...

Does anyone know if you reflash the factory ECU with say a Lap3 1.5 tune and then flash back to stock for a dealer visit , if that event would be detectable by the dealer or KIA?

I am considering getting the brand new Kia ECU that is then tuned by blood type racing. I just wanted to find out from anybody that has gone this route what the pros and cons are as it pertains to: does it change the miles on the odometer when installed and then back to previous mileage when...

I am currently running the lap 3 Uncle chip (93 octane setting ) and am considering going to the Btr ecu canned tune. Can anyone that has had both give a review of the noticeable seat of pants and throttle response differences and pros and cons of each? Thanks

This may sound like a dumb question to some of you guys but anyone know a way to improve throttle response on the Optima's, I notice on my 14 LX that it takes a good almost half of a second for the throttle to kick in and I know it could be because of my Fuel Filter and Pump, also the car...

So it's been a few months since David Chung has been selling this ECU reflash module and I haven't heard much at all on these forums (Facebook don't count) as to what folks who purchased it think about it and their experiences about it (good/bad/meh). I'd like to ask those in the community who...

Where can one purchase a stock ecu? Was looking at possibly purchasing the Lap3 ECU tune, however I would like to keep my original ECU and flash a secondary ECU.

Hello everyone. This is Lap3/Pross, the tuning division of SPIRRA of Korea, and we have recently become interested in entering the U.S. market. Amongst our greatest achievements, we hold the world's highest HP records for the Optima/Sonata 2.0T-GDI platform. We understand the platform has...

I did a search and did not get any results so please let me know. . In all previous cars, to reset the ECU to read more air flow (just installed cone filter) I only had to unhook the battery for 10 mins or so, and after reconnecting, the computer would adjust to more air coming into engine. ...

Hi, I came from the Audi/VW world to the Kia world with my 2015 Optima. I really like the car, but there are a few electronic changes I would like to make if possible. My question is this: is there a system that can be used to make changes to the central ECU system of the car, i.g. changing...

Friday night my car jolted forward in a parking lot but then proceed to run fine. After a few minutes the check engine light came on. Drove it the rest of the weekend and everything seemed fine other than the check engine light and I noticed my gas mileage went down really fast. Dropped it...