Photography by Alysia Fiebig
Ken Fuller once owned a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt SS which was fairly modified, but he started to feel like he had gone as far as he wanted with the car. Since he had started working as a tech at Hyundai, he decided to take the road less travelled and represent his home brand.
With a love for hatchbacks, he picked up the 2013 Hyundai Veloster Turbo as a different approach to the compact hatchback world.
“I like being different,” he says, “and the Veloster, even though it is a good looking car, is a bit different and odd.”
Fuller’s entire intention with the car was to build something that was well-rounded, able to turn heads on the street, and still hold its own on the track.
It didn’t need to win shows or races, but it needed to be capable of enjoying both without being trailered home.
With the scarcity of aftermarket parts for the platform at the time he started his build, timing everything to work together was an art form, but luckily he was able to pull it together thanks to the help from some key players in the KDM scene like SXTH Element Engineering and KDM Tuners.
Today, you can find Fuller and his Stormtrooper Veloster Turbo at local meets in Ottawa, where he helps organize community events.
Ken Fuller's Veloster Turbo is spotlighted in PASMAG #149.
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ESSENTIALS
Owner: Ken Fuller
Location: Ottawa, ON
Vehicle: 2013 Hyundai Veloster Turbo
Facebook: Ken Fuller
Instagram: @trooper_vt
ENGINE
- KDM Tuners stuffed turbo
- SXTH Element Engineering (intercooler, braided fuel line)
- Synapse diverter valve
- Forge Motorsports wastegate
- AEM air filter
- DW65 fuel pump
- HKS M45XL spark plugs
- Molnar forged rods
- CP Carrillo (pistons, piston rings)
- ARP (head studs, turbo studs)
- AEM V2 methanol injection
EXHAUST
- Magnaflow cat-back exhaust
- SXTH Element Engineering down-pipe
- Solo Performance exhaust tip
DRIVETRAIN
- Clutch Masters 6-puck clutch
- Aasco lightweight flywheel
- Cosmo Racing short shifter
WHEELS / TIRES / BRAKES
- Avant Garde M310 wheels – 18x8.5 +35 (f/r)
- Falken FK453 tires – 225/40/18 (f/r)
- Cadillac CTS-V Brembo brakes
- Mitsubishi Evo X 1-piece slotted rotors
- Pierce Motorsports braided lines
CHASSIS / SUSPENSION
- HSD monotube coilovers
- Luxon rear X-brace
EXTERIOR
- NEFD (front lip, rear CF diffuser)
- Carbon fiber OEM style lip
- Sequence rear bumper garnishes
- VIS carbon fiber hood
- SoCal Garage Works CF Variant spoiler
- Custom headlights (Quad projectors w/ Morimoto matchbox bi-xenon projector, low beam Diode Dynamics HIDs, ExLED switchback eyeline, dual
- ExLED switch back halos w/ double halo outer and single on inside, ExLED inner switchback turn signal, ExLED demon eyes, Klearz clear corner w/ switchback ExLED corner marker, painted satin white)
- Custom fog lights
- Tinted tail lights
- Satin Pearl White vinyl wrap
INTERIOR
- Billetworkz custom Star Wars Imperial logo shift knob
- SoCal Garage Works CF flat-bottom steering wheel
- AEM (boost gauge, AFR gauge)
- Prosport (Oil pressure gauge, volt gauge)
- Single door mount gauge pod
- Triple gauge pod
AUDIO / MOBILE ELECTRONICS
- Polk Audio door speakers
SPONSORS
- SXTH Element Engineering
