Kia Forte Koup Ex Still Available At Kia Of Gastonia

The 2010 Kia Forte Koup Ex is one of the newest marvels from the Kia, which cleverly combined the word coupe with Kia to get Koup.

The engine and other technical details:

The 2010 Kia Forte Koup Ex Coupe is driven by a powerful 2.0 liter engine which has 16 valves with a torque of 144 lb at 4300 RPM with engine displacement of 2.0 L. It has variable valve control with a 4-speed automatic transmission. The horsepower of the engine is 156 at 6200 RPM. This front wheel drive car has large 16 alloy wheels. Both front and rear wheels are feature an anti-roll bar. Speed sensing power and tilting steering wheel make driving easy.

Comfort of driver and passenger:

Air conditioning is standard. Both the driver side and passenger side feature door bins and vanity mirrors. The back seat features beverage holders, an armrest, and a split rear seat for easy stowing. There is 43.6 of leg room in the front and 33.9 in the rear making this car comfortable for travel. The sound system has 6 speakers with CD player, MP3 capability, FM/AM radio along with wireless connectivity. Front reading lights, compass, tachometer, tire pressure indicator, large wiper with rear window defroster are some the other features of this car.

Safety:

To ensure maximum safety for the passenger and the driver, the car is equipped with power windows, rearview mirror with auto dimmers, remote keyless mechanism, dual front and side airbag, and overhead airbag. Speed control, power door mirrors, turn signal indicator mirrors, brake assist, traction control, four-wheel disc brake, and ignition disable are some of the many other salient safety features provided in this car. Powerful halogen lamps make the car safe for night driving.

Other features of the car:

The fuel economy of this car is 25 MPG in the city and 34 MPG in the highway. It has a fuel tank with a capacity of 13.7 gallons. The exterior length of the car is 176.4 and the width is 69.5. The car is available with the standard Kia warranty: 10 years or 100,000 miles with limited warranty or 5 years with 60,000 miles road side assistance.

Hurry to Kia of Gastonia, where you can still find some 2010 models and get a great deal on the Forte Koup, starting at $17,240.

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Increasing Engine Performance With Dyno Tuning

When you spend hard-earned money on a car it is good to keep its performance as high as the day you bought it. Crucial to doing so is keeping the engine tuned. Engine tuning is the adjustment or modification of an internal combustion engines so that it yields optimal performance. Engine tuning increases an engine's power output, economy, and durability. There are many kinds of engine tuning, but dyno tuning is the kind most closely associated with engine performance.

Dyno tuning Ohio, like dyno tuning in most other places, is for car owners who are interested in increasing the power output of their engine. The aim of dyno tuning is to increase the rate of combustion in a given engine. This is achieved by putting more air/fuel mixture into the engine, increasing its compression ratio and getting rid of waste products more rapidly. More specific ways of increasing power include increasing engine displacement and using larger or multiple carburetors to get the engine to operate more smoothly. Further means of increasing engine performance include changing the profiles of the cams on the camshaft by increasing the valve opening height, optimizing the valve timing to improve burning efficiency, and raising the compression ratio by reducing the size of the combustion chamber. This last operation makes more efficient use of the cylinder pressure developed and leads to more rapid burning of fuel.

In order to increase engine performance it is important to reduce losses to friction. This can be achieved by machining moving parts to lower tolerances than those accepted by producers; it can also be achieved by replacing parts. Reducing the rotating mass, which comprises the crankshaft, connecting rods, pistons, and flywheel, can also increase performance; the lower rotational inertia that results from this action improves throttle response.

A final means of increasing engine performance is to lower the under bonnet temperature, which has the effect of lowering the engine intake temperature. This is often done by installing a form of thermal insulationa heat shield, thermal barrier coating, or other type of exhaust heat managementon or around the exhaust manifold. This ensures that more heat is diverted out and away from the under bonnet area.

Dyno tuning can be applied to a wide variety of vehicles. The choice of maintenance and modification depends on one's budget, the degree of performance enhancement desired, and the characteristics of the engine to be modified. On some occasions, tuners use analytical tools to help evaluate and predict the effect of modification or adjustments on the performance of a vehicle.

Whatever the aims of a car owner, as regards his or her car, it is important to work with tuners who have in-depth knowledge of the car make and model. It is also important that car owners understand the benefits and trade-offs of certain modifications. Intake, exhaust, and chip upgrades can be rather inexpensive, but they can make reasonably general improvements to engine performance. However, installing a different camshaft, for example, trades smoothness at low engine speeds for improvements at high engine speeds.

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