Kiesel Turbo Sprite., It rapes... literally. Options

[ghuff]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBVVssJwx2Y



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[jhadler]

It's not _just_ the power though. It's that he has a stratospheric redline compared to conventional reciprocating engines. Once he gets on it, he doesn't have to worry about grabbing another gear. In E-Mod and classes like that, the cars tend to follow the simple power philosophy of "laying rubber". If the car can lay down two black streaks of rubber from the exit of one turn to the entrance of the next, then it has enough power. But point-n-shoot won't do it without a suspension under the car, and Kiesel car has a real suspension in it.

The Tunnell machine has absurd power (latest estimates I recall were in the neighborhood of 600+). So much so that the car spends very little time at WOT on a given run.

Expect Bob to give him a run sooner or later. That car only gets faster as time goes on. He was the only one within spitting distance of the Kiesel car last year.

As for an E-Mod 914? I think you gotta forget Porsche power. Street Mod though, there's a podium spot to a killer 914 for anyone willing to drop an absurd amount of money on a monster 914-6. I'm thinking supercharged 3.6 or the like, a gearbox like Tim's, and a stupid amount of money in a redesigned suspension.

-Josh2

[grantsfo]

It's not _just_ the power though. It's that he has a stratospheric redline compared to conventional reciprocating engines. Once he gets on it, he doesn't have to worry about grabbing another gear. In E-Mod and classes like that, the cars tend to follow the simple power philosophy of "laying rubber". If the car can lay down two black streaks of rubber from the exit of one turn to the entrance of the next, then it has enough power. But point-n-shoot won't do it without a suspension under the car, and Kiesel car has a real suspension in it.

The Tunnell machine has absurd power (latest estimates I recall were in the neighborhood of 600+). So much so that the car spends very little time at WOT on a given run.

Expect Bob to give him a run sooner or later. That car only gets faster as time goes on. He was the only one within spitting distance of the Kiesel car last year.

As for an E-Mod 914? I think you gotta forget Porsche power. Street Mod though, there's a podium spot to a killer 914 for anyone willing to drop an absurd amount of money on a monster 914-6. I'm thinking supercharged 3.6 or the like, a gearbox like Tim's, and a stupid amount of money in a redesigned suspension.

-Josh2

Yep I agree. Far better suspension on that car than most 914 we have seen at autocross events. Kiesel just knows how to drive to get fastest times. His style is focused on getting power down.

[mskala]

Slightly off the topic, but the video is using the Chase acceleration
overlay but it is clearly not aligned with the car at all! or you'd be
better able to tell what kind of grip he gets. (Also the overlay is
poor compared to my design but I wasn't allowed to sell it to him (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)