FEEDBACK ARTICLE: MIKE KLOEBER'S NITRO UNIVERSITY - COURSE 4, FUEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS   

Obviously Mike Kloeber is very smart and current with these fuel cars.  Which, in regards to these on-line seminars, is a problem.

Take this current fuel system article: How many readers who are not versed in any facet of running fuelers, past or present, can seriously take away any PRACTICAL knowledge from what he wrote.  It comes across as very complicated when his job in these articles is to SIMPLIFY, so average readers can get a handle on how these fuel systems are actually run, NOT how complicated they are - anyone around drag racing fuelers knows that.

Secondly, Mike Kloeber's mixing of old tales with these tech might seem entertaining, but it clouds what should be a clear lay-out of tech information, clearly.  Those entertaining old tales can either be tacked on later, or in another article.  This has been an issue with every one of his articles.  While I enjoy them, I know most of what he's talking about, but he is not writing this out for those who know, but those who DON"T know and want to.

In none of his articles, so far, has he given actual in-depth know-how that anyone without prior knowledge in the field could actually apply.  Isn't this the whole purpose of these?  Or just entertaining filler?

Lastly, I think this fuel article in particular displays how unnecessarily complicated the fuelers have become, and while they are the most exciting classes in drag racing, these are also at times the most disappointing for all of their tech issues to get the cars down the tracks.  What both fuel classes need is to be simplified - and yes, that curse said aloud, slow them down so they have more affordable full fields at every race that have CLOSE SIDE BY SIDE RACING.

I do appreciate Mike Kloeber's efforts, and I'd like him to continue, just consider simplify what he's writing in ways that can more easily be understand and perhaps even applied. - Ken Tesoriere

 

 

FEEDBACK ARTICLE: MIKE KLOEBER'S NITRO UNIVERSITY - COURSE 4, FUEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS   

Obviously Mike Kloeber is very smart and current with these fuel cars.  Which, in regards to these on-line seminars, is a problem.

Take this current fuel system article: How many readers who are not versed in any facet of running fuelers, past or present, can seriously take away any PRACTICAL knowledge from what he wrote.  It comes across as very complicated when his job in these articles is to SIMPLIFY, so average readers can get a handle on how these fuel systems are actually run, NOT how complicated they are - anyone around drag racing fuelers knows that.

Secondly, Mike Kloeber's mixing of old tales with these tech might seem entertaining, but it clouds what should be a clear lay-out of tech information, clearly.  Those entertaining old tales can either be tacked on later, or in another article.  This has been an issue with every one of his articles.  While I enjoy them, I know most of what he's talking about, but he is not writing this out for those who know, but those who DON"T know and want to.

In none of his articles, so far, has he given actual in-depth know-how that anyone without prior knowledge in the field could actually apply.  Isn't this the whole purpose of these?  Or just entertaining filler?

Lastly, I think this fuel article in particular displays how unnecessarily complicated the fuelers have become, and while they are the most exciting classes in drag racing, these are also at times the most disappointing for all of their tech issues to get the cars down the tracks.  What both fuel classes need is to be simplified - and yes, that curse said aloud, slow them down so they have more affordable full fields at every race that have CLOSE SIDE BY SIDE RACING.

I do appreciate Mike Kloeber's efforts, and I'd like him to continue, just consider simplify what he's writing in ways that can more easily be understand and perhaps even applied. - Ken Tesoriere


Ken,

I appreciate your input regarding the articles I’ve been doing for CompetitionPlus.com. You have raised a complicated issue in itself. I have received good feedback from many people from both sides of the ropes. My personal experience is that many of the fans are reasonably knowledgeable and ask good questions about the technical side of things and quite often the have ideas for new parts that in principal are well thought out. I would like everybody to come away with a better understanding of what goes on in the cars and in the minds of the people who run them. Making everybody happy usually doesn’t happen. I struggle with the best approach on writing the articles, part of me would tell everything I know to the people who would like to know jet sizes and rate of enrichment, or do I just state that the engine starts out lean and richens to lock-up then goes on the regulator. I will in the future make a concerted effort to simplify the articles while still providing information for the knowledgeable readers like you.

If you have any specific questions I can answer I would be glad to make myself available to you via email or phone. What would you like me to cover in a future article?

I answer every email I get forwarded to me and I would like you to be a satisfied reader too. Even if you would like to discuss the merits of how complicated the sport has become I welcome you commentary I look forward to hearing from you. - Mike Kloeber

 

Another excellent article from Mike!  It's is amazing that all this fuel and clutch management stuff is controlled by mechanical means.  I remember when NHRA rules changed to allow computers to only record data rather than control systems but I can't remember why digital computers are no longer allowed to control these complex systems.  It sure seems that there would be a lot of cost associated with mechanical control, not to mention the higher liklihood of partsfailures within them leading to yet other mechanical failures.  - Henry Perry

 

Thanks Mike for your tribute to Pete.

For all of us who were privileged enough to attend Pete's Fuel System 101 lunches at Brent's, we are forever indebted to him. Thankfully JT is carrying on the tradition. - Dana Kimmel

 

 

 

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