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Stinger engine fire

TurboTx

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I knew the car was hot (sorry, couldn't resist) but this isn't good. Wonder if it was mechanical or electrical:

[video=youtube_share;14_38XTFoGA]https://youtu.be/14_38XTFoGA[/video]
 

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Hopefully whatever it is will be fixed before it arrives here lol.
 
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I wonder if they ever found the issue.
 

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That was Kia dealership's demo car for test driving. That fire was because that the test drivers (customers) tried launch control too much.
 

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That was Kia dealership's demo car for test driving. That fire was because that the test drivers (customers) tried launch control too much.
Wow that?s scary.
 

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And there was no actual fire. it was just heat.
 
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Thanks for sharing the information [MENTION=181]kyd9019[/MENTION]
 

Stingin' Away

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If you all are familiar with Porsche, Top Gear America did a bit involving one of the new (at the time) 911's and did 50 back-to-back launch control digs. There was no time in between the runs. Kia should take note. The system is clearly not advanced enough to be put into a production car.
 

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I?m really surprised this was caused by excessively using launch control. I saw in the manual that they recommended cool down in between launches, but never expected it to smoke.
 

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The smoke seems to be coming from the driver side, wonder if it could be something oil related.
 


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