[KovyForteSX]

honestly, who cares how it compares. piggyback systems are great and all, but most tuners want something plug and play so they can bring their car into a dealer and not get the hassle of warranty arguments. the aem fuel/air ignition controller also looks to need wire splicing... honestly anything that needs wire splicing shouldn't be over 250 unless you get at least 20 more horses out of an N/A engine that has been factory tuned a$$ backwards like the forte has. each gear seems to have it's own personality which makes no sense. I really wish someone would break the code and it could just be hooked up to a laptop and tuned with a program like HPTuners or Trifecta. Mind you, I am not knocking this piggyback product, it probably takes care of the random gear personality and gives you a bit more power...but, most people don't want to splice wires... then again we also have to accept the Kia market isn't as booming as some others... plus it's easier to tune cars that are already F/I.

 

[KovyForteSX]

with a tune... stock turbo cars can bounce up 50whp. balt ss 260bhp/260lb.ft. 17psi from factory... with a 20psi tune, retard the timing, play with the a/f.. you are at 300whp/320lb.ft... it's a big jump, all depends on the car's initial setup... i still think the Forte's 2.4L can be tuned to have the a/f and ignition mapped out to work more effectively bone stock and see 20whp.. with bolt ons.. maybe 30-40whp... i think it may, as i don't know everything about these motors, it may have a super suppressing intake manifold baffle which may cause an issue... or may not..