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Old Oct 14, 2007 | 09:38 PM
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burning bumper

i have an 86 n/a with full exhaust and no emissions. My prob is every time i shift or rev it up i get big flame ***** out the exhaust. how do i fix this cus it keeps catching my bumper on fire lol .
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Old Oct 14, 2007 | 09:55 PM
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a friend told me it was runing rich but i dont know how to fix this
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Old Oct 14, 2007 | 10:14 PM
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just need it to stop cus this is the secend bumper i have put on the car.
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Old Oct 14, 2007 | 10:17 PM
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well the problem is:
a) you've got a full exhaust
b) you've got no cats
c) you've got a rotary

to fix the problem, remove one of the above.
or get an AFC and lean it out a little bit (not too much, probably wouldn't help alot anyway and would lead to a blown side seal.)
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Old Oct 14, 2007 | 10:20 PM
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that sucks cus thay are big. i can see them in the rearview mirror lol. it burns the paint
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Old Oct 14, 2007 | 10:39 PM
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stock bumper? why don't you get a tip that extends further past the bumper?
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Old Oct 14, 2007 | 10:43 PM
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thay do like an inch i would juts like it to not do this
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Old Oct 14, 2007 | 10:55 PM
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man, that's the cheapest option IMO, or a longer muffler. bumpers sure aren't cheap.
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Old Oct 14, 2007 | 10:57 PM
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put a metal cat in!! also what kind of exhaust do you have??
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Old Oct 14, 2007 | 10:59 PM
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Umm, make a guard out of aluminum for it? ****, that's funny is all I can say!
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Old Oct 14, 2007 | 11:05 PM
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yea, like asterisk says, you might want to try an aluminum guard like i've seen on some vettes and vipers...else extend the tips way out back
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Old Oct 15, 2007 | 01:40 AM
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+2 on a bumper guard. or drive really slowly and at low rpms which would suck.
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Old Oct 15, 2007 | 01:52 AM
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find out why you are running rich. maybe invest in an safcII to help controle that lil issue. when i had an n/a engine i did this too. same reasons. but i didnt complain. i loved it. i just hated that i could never see the flames
-fc3schick87 on bf's name
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Old Oct 15, 2007 | 02:25 AM
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Hey, I'm in Oregon too. I gotta see this ****!

EDIT: we should also take some video and put it on youtube.
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Old Oct 15, 2007 | 04:02 AM
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Make sure the AFM is level if you have an aftermarket intake.

Make sure you have NGK plugs.

Make sure you are running the right fuel pressure (around 43.5 PSI)

Make sure the plug wires are good.

Make sure the injectors arent leaking.

That should be plenty enough to keep the flames down on an NA to keep the bumper from catching fire.

If not, i'm gonna' say get one of those turn pipes and clamp them onto the ends of the tips until you can figure the problem out. Just dont shift or rev the engine near any oil spots, hah.
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Old Oct 15, 2007 | 08:17 AM
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double check you TPS and make shur its set good , it will probly get rid of alot of it
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Old Oct 15, 2007 | 08:01 PM
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where is the tps and got new plugs wires no leaks and it has the stock intake.
where in oregon do you live
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Old Oct 15, 2007 | 08:56 PM
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There's a really good write up on how to adjust it, just search for it.

You should post vids of it too!!
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Old Oct 15, 2007 | 09:08 PM
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Pic of burnt bumper?
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Old Oct 15, 2007 | 09:30 PM
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yes, I too would like to see a flaming bumper!
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Old Oct 15, 2007 | 10:02 PM
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^ +1. Solution : what texfc said or... Rivets + aluminum sheet.
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Old Oct 15, 2007 | 10:26 PM
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where is the tps and got new plugs wires no leaks and it has the stock intake.
where in oregon do you live
Newberg.
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Old Oct 15, 2007 | 11:17 PM
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yes i can get a vid.
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Old Oct 15, 2007 | 11:18 PM
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Have you ever taken a lighter to them at idle?
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Old Oct 15, 2007 | 11:24 PM
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no and a friend just played with tps thay are just the same
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