robs_seven

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well last night i was driving in front of another 1st gen owner (bad83) and we were coming home from a meet and on the interstate i floored it and got out in front then nailed it again and let off and he called me on my cell and told me i shot twin flames about 6 inches out of my rb exhaust. now this has never happened and im not sure if its normal or if its bad. what could have caused this (mods on sig) and is it okay does it hurt the motor? thanks just curouis if this will cause issues if it happens thanks robert

southernrunner

its the aftermarket exhaust. i wish i could shoot flames, hell i wish my car ran.

85-GSL

i wanna shoot flames

Naegleria_Fowleri

I shoot flames.

blwfly

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cant you just leave the tailing plugs off or at least one of them and drive around while its nice and hot then ya see flames

i wish i could aforrd a whole rb road race exhaust
might just find a second hand header for the mean time

aussiesmg

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The benefit of owning a 7 is flaming everybody else

shepski

yeah i make big 6-12" flames out my 2.5" straighthrough. cops spotted them one time but i managed to park behind a hedge and they went on past.

blwfly

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lol catch those civics on fire if they follow close

fatmanslim247

That my goal is to shoot flames so i can get the damn tailgaters... hahahaha, to bad my 7 isn't running yet... haha

kgray

a cheap rig would to get a grill push button ignitor and tap that in to your exhaust tip and you have flames at command.

clean85owner

An even cheaper solution is to richen up the carb.

Roundabout

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I could see it now, cut a hole in your floor, and rig up a lever to push the button on the ignitor! that would be teh red green ****!

lx_machado

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how do you do that

blwfly

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ignitor you mean spark plug??

Rotary Weasel

now hold a snuggle bear close to the exhaust..once it ignites toss into the civic's interior..the reaction is priceless...ah the sounds of screaming..mmmmm

shepski

i dont need an ignitor :P my headers glow red hot after 5 mins on the freeway. but i wouldnt mind rigging up one of those actual flamethrower kits, make like 3 feet plumes of flame out the exhaust pipe.

blwfly

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spark plug tap it in run wire to a switch ya good to goo
not sure if its before the muffler or 6ichs back from the tip

Whizbang

:p

kgray

no for your gas grills, there is normally a red button that you push to produce a spark similar to a spark plug and they sell the kits at any home improvement store for around $15. how would you trigger the spark plug in the method you are thinking about?

Kentetsu

Shepski, you are retarded... Er, what I mean is your timing is retarded. The spark fires too late, so the fuel is still burning when it enters the exhaust.

Advance your timing a bit, and you'll keep the flames in the engine where they produce power. You're wasting your horsies at this point...

85 FB

blwfly ---- You can't just rig a simple wire with a switch to a spark plug in the tail pipe. Not enough current. I know that the kits for a Flamethrower Kit has everything EXCEPT the needed coil and spark plug. Also note that they do not recommend this kit for vehicles with catalytics.
http://www.thehoffmangroup.com:16080...ts_flame.lasso

robs_seven

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well my ? never got answered, basically this thread turned to crap really quick and somthing seroius is now stupid

1badFB

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Well, It sorta did. It was mentioned earlier that its due to your modefied exhaust. I used to shoot large flames from my tailpipe as well, but my car started to run really poorly so I cleaned up all the spark plug wiring and connections and changed the intake gasket. This caused my flame shooting to stop. I have a feeling that my flames were being caused by poor ignition, since I still have a straightpipe and free-flowing muffler. If it infact isnt just because of your exhaust, my thoughts are the trailing ignition. Make sure none of the spark plug wire connections on the wires, plugs, and distributor cap have any corrosion on them, and if they do, just sand em down with some sandpaper till they look like metal again. If thats not it I dont know what to tell ya.

robs_seven

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well here is the deal, i have the 2nd gen igntion upgrade but not totally sure if the trailing is working properly. this is the first time i have had this happen, pretty much everything to do with the motor is rebuilt or new, new rebiuld, new intake and exhaust and carb, and well everything but distributor is new and its and electronic distributor used off a 82. my main concern is is this going to damage my car if it happens occasionally? thanks

rotarycrazy

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well actually I shoot flames too and there is nothing bad about it. If in all seariausness it is just becouse you are runing a little rich and when you flored it and let it go and did it again it dumped a lot of fuel into your exhoust and cabum you got flames just dont wory aabout it and keep on flaming.


Mindaugas (the redneck two tone FD)