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Old 10-09-01, 04:56 PM
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how to shoot flames
i hear so much about our cars shooting flames, i dont think my car ever has (86 n/a)...what do i need to do to join the club of flame shootin' 7s?
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free-flowing exhaust

running a little rich can't hurt either....

jsut makesure to cleat the carbon out every now and then, anyway you know how...
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Really hot exhaust + unburned fuel = flames

Of course, there can be no obstructions in the way, like catalytic converters and such.
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I dunno.... when I had my 3rd gen I had a cat and was launchin mad flames..

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Take off the cats and you should hear the famous backfire BANG!! And see some flames every once in a while.
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Originally posted by flying taco
I dunno.... when I had my 3rd gen I had a cat and was launchin mad flames..

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I stand corrected. :p
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