Dave T's 'Ring Lap Walk Through Video

We've posted a video of Dave Thilenius walking us through a lap of the famous Nurburgring from our Tech Seminar last month. Dave's commentary of the 14-mile lap included detailed descriptions of the track and anecdotes from his time developing the Solstice GXP at the 'Ring. Enjoy the video!

reBAR confirmed on Magnaflow 2.5"

A customer has recently confirmed that our reBAR fits with the Magnaflow 2.5" exhaust with dual-dual (quad) outlets (model 16664). This is one more in a line of confirmed aftermarket exhausts that the reBAR works with.

You’ll be amazed at the difference the reBAR will make in the handling characteristics of your Kappa car. The reBAR strengthens the rear sub-frame making the chassis much stiffer and much more compliant.

Other exhausts the reBAR fits with:
-Magnaflow 3"
-SOLO GXP Street Race exhaust
-Kappasphere's KS1 & KS2
-Flomaster
-Borla
-&, of course, stock

Kapparoo Pouches are back!

We are happy to announce our Kapparoo Pouches are back in stock! We know many of you have been waiting for these. For this new batch, we have released a cutout template for those of you with the seat height-adjustment knobs on the driver’s side. This template will make it easy to make the cutouts needed to accommodate the height-adjustable driver seat.

To use the template on your Kapparoo Pouch, follow these simple steps:

1. CLICK HERE to view the template.

2. Right click on the image and save it to your hard drive.

3. Find the image on your hard drive.

4. Print it from your system's image viewing program (do NOT print the template from your web browser). Print in "landscape" mode.

5. Follow instructions on template.

The Kapparoo pouch has been a terrific product giving people a convenient place to store important items in an easy-to-reach spot. This better-than-ever marsupial solution is now back IN STOCK and ready to ship!

Solstice Coupe @ Kappasphere

A black Solstice Coupe stopped by our shop this morning. We had some time to look it over and we all agreed that is a beautiful car. The Solstice Coupe has some of the best lines of any coupe on the market today. It's so much more impressive in person on the road. Pictures don't do this car enough justice. This particular car was a very rare 5-speed GXP. Seriously wicked!

We checked the car out to see what products of ours would work on the car and possibilities for future Coupe-specific bits. There's still no doubt that we'd love to get our hands on our very own Solstice Coupe!

kappaSPRINGS by Eibach

We are driving enthusiasts at heart here at Kappasphere. Our kappaSPRINGS by Eibach are one of the best examples of our passion for great handling. We worked closely with Eibach to develop the perfect drop amount and spring rates for the Kappa chassis. The setup we landed on is one that will optimize handling without a harsh ride.


The drop in ride height of 1" in the front and 1.3" in the rear lowers the car's center of gravity to minimize body roll. This will make the car much more stable and neutral, especially at initial turn in. Stiffer springs also do their part in keeping the car flat through the corners.

click here to view Solstice stock vs. Kappaspehre


The spring rates we chose minimizes the rear end squatting under hard acceleration and the nose diving under hard braking. All of this, including the reduced body roll, is accomplished without loosing the car's great ride. We developed these springs to give you maximum performance in a street-friendly package.



Our base Sky was able to smoke much higher horsepower Kappa cars in the canyons with these springs. You'll be able to embarrass some heavily modified Solstice and Skys with little else than the kappaSPRINGS.



We are generally a function over form company. It just so happens that these cars look phenominal with these lowering springs. A much welcomed bonus to having a better handling car!



IN STOCK & Ready to Ship

Nurburgring/Data Acquisition Tech Seminar on Sept. 26

Save the Date!

September 26th, 2009 @ 11am Nurburgring/GXP Tech Seminar @ Kappasphere!

This special Kappasphere Tech Seminar will feature Dave Thilenius. Dave is the hot-shoe that did the ride & handling development for GM on the Pontiac Solstice GXP at the famed Nurburgring! He's logged over 200 laps on the "Green Hell" in a handful of GM's hottest performance machines and is currently running in the Koni Challenge Series seen on the SPEED Channel.

Dave's Tech Seminar will focus on his experiences at the Nurburgring as a ride & handling engineer at the OEM level. He'll share every terrifying detail of the world's most challenging, most demanding and most dangerous race track as well as the sophisticated data acquisition equipment he used on the 'Ring. Dave has worked closely with Shinoo on the track using data acquisition and helped him shave significant time off his laps and he's going to share his secrets with you!

Lap Time Contest! Win a Free Solstice Book (Sky included)!

In recent years, a car’s lap time on the Nurburgring has been a major focal point for companies testing there. Whoever comes closest to guessing Dave’s fastest lap time in the Solstice GXP on the 14-mile Nurburgring Nordschleife wins a copy of “The Pontiac Solstice Book!” Send your guess to bill@kappasphere.com. The contest will end Monday, September 21. The closest guess wins!

To RSVP call 951-296-6762 or e-mail bill@kappasphere.com

Tech Seminar Location:

Kappasphere

41740 Enterprise Circle N. Ste 101

Temecula, CA 92590

KSRdiscs Stop You the Right Way

Our KSRdiscs use smart slots rather than cross-drilling to be as strong as possible and dissipate heat very effectively. Slotted rotors continuously clean the surface of your brake pad and extract the hot gasses produced by heavy braking. Cross-drilled rotors are prone to cracking from each of the drilled holes.

The durable, one-piece KSRdiscs will give you stellar braking performance on and off the race track for a long time. Kappasphere's parent company, Sector111, uses similar construction on its two-piece ULTRAdiscs (see our S111 blog for more info), which sees very heavy track use on Lotus Elise and Exiges.

Slotted rotors, like our KSRdics, are the preferred configuration for brake discs in motorsport. You get the maximum friction surface, constant brake pad cleaning, excellent heat dissipation and durability. You can get all of that HERE for you Solstice & Sky