Kia K5 Parts And Accessories

Get GT Looks and Feel for Your Kia K5 in Three Cheap and Easy Mods

Your K5 is more than a mid-size family sedan. It's a fastback -- an experience only Kia can deliver. So, that 180-horsepower, 1.6-liter, four-cylinder engine, say, in the LXS or EX trim for 2023? Even turbocharged, it's a little underpowered for its tradition.

Want to upgrade yours for performance, to something at least a little closer to the 290-horsepower, 2.5-liter turbo inline-four in GT? There's a few ways you can go. You can do it all for less than the higher trim's $45k CAD price tag, too, not to mention less than Kia dealer markup.

Consider doing the following.

1. Add a Supercharger

A turbocharged engine (like the one in K5 EX and LXS) can only pull so much air into its combustion chamber. A supercharger can draw much more than even the turbo in K5 GT and GT-Line. This is the first step to better combustion needed for more power: more air.

2. Put in a Cold Air Intake

This means relocating the air intake to near a fender or above a wheel well, basically. That way, it'll be able to pull denser, cooler, freer-flowing air (in other words, higher-quality air) in. This is the second step to higher power: enriching the engine's air-to-fuel ratio.

3. Swap in a Performance Air Filter

Regular engine air filters are designed to capture pollutants before they can get into the engine. Performance engine filters, on the other hand, also optimize airflow. This is the last step to more power: enhancing combustion to generate more of it.

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