Does anyone know if current Jb4 will work

Shaqdeez · 2021-02-25

Hey, I'm shocked to not see any discussion of this in this forum. I looked at the Jb4 site and it says it supports the 1.6l turbo engine. I was planning on getting a gt line and was curious if anyone has any experience?

Mack94

· #2 · Feb 26, 2021

If you go to their product page it says coming soon for kia k5.

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GrayWolf88

· #3 · Feb 26, 2021

Our 1.6 is completely new so none of the parts for the other 1.6t will work on ours.

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1st K5

· #4 · Feb 26, 2021

According to BMS, they're working on it.

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Shaqdeez

Discussion Starter · #5 · May 21, 2021

Looks like the JB4 is out for the Kia K5 1.6L

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1st K5

· #6 · May 21, 2021

For the 2.5T also

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Shaqdeez

Discussion Starter · #7 · May 21, 2021

anyone know which spark plugs are recommended for the 1.6L?

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1st K5

· #8 · May 21, 2021

Check this site.

Kia & Hyundai Turbo - JB4tech.com - International Turbo Tuning Discussion

Stinger, G70, Etc.

www.n54tech.com

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GrayWolf88

· #9 · May 21, 2021

Shaqdeez said:
Looks like the JB4 is out for the Kia K5 1.6L

I only see it for the new 2.5t and 3.3t nothing for the new k5 1.6l

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joeys_k5

· #10 · May 21, 2021

Shaqdeez said:
Looks like the JB4 is out for the Kia K5 1.6L

Where do you see this???

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1st K5

· #11 · May 21, 2021

Look at burger motorsports or the link I posted above.

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joeys_k5

· #12 · May 21, 2021

1st K5 said:
Look at burger motorsports or the link I posted above.

It still says Kia K5 coming soon but I saw they they had the 2.5 available

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joeys_k5

· #13 · May 22, 2021

joeys_k5 said:
It still says Kia K5 coming soon but I saw they they had the 2.5 available

I’m looking for the 1.6

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KunoMochi

· #14 · May 22, 2021

I saw this one, saying it's able to auto detect between the 3.3L, 2.0L, and 1.6L turbo engines. Not sure if that's for the K5 1.6T engine or the 2019 Soul and Forte ones.

Kia / Hyundai / Genesis Turbo JB4 Performance Tuner

The JB4 is a plug and play tuner that plugs in to easy access sensors in the engine bay and works with your factory ECU tuning to remap your boost, timing, and fueling for optimal performance and reduced turbo lag. Made in USA. 5 Year Warranty. Fast Shipping.

burgertuning.com

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Shaqdeez

Discussion Starter · #15 · May 22, 2021

KunoMochi said:
I saw this one, saying it's able to auto detect between the 3.3L, 2.0L, and 1.6L turbo engines. Not sure if that's for the K5 1.6T engine or the 2019 Soul and Forte ones.

Kia / Hyundai / Genesis Turbo JB4 Performance Tuner

The JB4 is a plug and play tuner that plugs in to easy access sensors in the engine bay and works with your factory ECU tuning to remap your boost, timing, and fueling for optimal performance and reduced turbo lag. Made in USA. 5 Year Warranty. Fast Shipping.

burgertuning.com

This is the one they said will work for the K5 1.6l motor. They probably haven't gotten around to remove the section about K5 coming soon.

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joeys_k5

· #16 · May 22, 2021

Shaqdeez said:
This is the one they said will work for the K5 1.6l motor. They probably haven't gotten around to remove the section about K5 coming soon.

I want to make sure it’s the right one before I buy it lol

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GrayWolf88

· #17 · May 25, 2021

Just updated and added 1.6l to the list...here’s the link

JB4 for Kia / Hyundai / Genesis 1.6T, 2.5T, 3.5T, SmartStream including N

The JB4 is a plug and play tuner that plugs in to easy access sensors in the engine bay and works with your factory ECU tuning to remap your boost, timing, and fueling for optimal performance and reduced turbo lag. Made in USA. 5 Year Warranty. Fast Shipping.

burgertuning.com

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K5 Optima Store

· #18 · May 27, 2021

We're happy to announce that we have this product in stock and ready to ship here in Los Angeles, CA.

You can find the product on our website here: BMS Kia K5 JB4 Tune - K5 Optima Store

We also have the recommended spark plugs in stock as well, and all orders placed before 4pm PST. ship the same day.

Feel free to reach out to [email protected] with any questions before ordering.

-David

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1st K5

· #19 · May 27, 2021

So far BMS has tested with the stock plugs.

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K5 Optima Store

· #20 · May 27, 2021

1st K5 said:
So far BMS has tested with the stock plugs.

We have been selling aftermarket tuning products for the Kia optima and other Kia and Hyundai vehicles for the past 8 years.

You’re more than welcome to do whatever you think is best with your vehicle, but increasing the boost substantially and running a tune on the factory spark plugs is just asking for trouble.

Over the years, many members have had spark plug failure and even some have had a piece of the failed spark plug brake off into the cylinder, since the factory plugs are porcelain. The aftermarket HKS racing plugs are ceramic and won’t break into the cylinder if the plug fails. The factory plugs are rated for the factory boost and not designed to handle the additional boost made from the tune.

When the JB4 product was first released for the Kia stinger, everyone said the same thing and then multiple people started having issues with their coil packs and other problems associated with running the tune on stock plugs.

It definitely cannot hurt by upgrading to a racing plug designed to handle the additional performance created from running the tune on your vehicle. Therefore, we always recommend upgrading the plugs when installing any aftermarket tune on your vehicle.

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