N/A Backfire without flames?
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N/A Backfire without flames?
I recently gutted all 3 of my cats and am running them to a single canister muffler. I can definitely feel the difference throughout the power band. When I hit the higher RPM's and let off, I hear a pop. Ive had my friend's look for a flame, but they never see it. I have driven at night and looked for a flame in my rear view without seeing any. I took the split air pipe off. I dont want to take the ACV, or any of the other emissions.
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Do you want a flame? I have all emissions removed, removed cats with a straight pipe and I don't flame either. But I don't want a big backfire flame that attracts attention.
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^ A lot of people think shooting flames is cool as ****.
When I had the stock exhaust manifold with my straight through 2.5" header-back I would consistently make huge pops after redlining but never flames. Now it shoots flames but not consistently, only when the car is being run hard. Get an aftermarket header if you want flames.
When I had the stock exhaust manifold with my straight through 2.5" header-back I would consistently make huge pops after redlining but never flames. Now it shoots flames but not consistently, only when the car is being run hard. Get an aftermarket header if you want flames.
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True but RX-7s in general attract cops. Plus if a cop sees you redline a gear hes probably going to get behind you and pull you over for something stupid, chances are you're haulin *** anyway. But when you tear up ~3 mile long back roads at night shooting flames big enough to light up the street everytime you redline it certainly adds to the fun factor in the car, to say the least.
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Flames are cool, but modifying your car with the specific purpose to throw them is rather lame.
Your car probably isn't throwing flames because it's not running unnecessarily rich. This is a good thing.
A properly tuned RX-7 won't throw flames that often.
Your car probably isn't throwing flames because it's not running unnecessarily rich. This is a good thing.
A properly tuned RX-7 won't throw flames that often.
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I remember when I had my old S4 with Weber Carbs, Racing Beat Headers, Test Pipe out of Apexi GT Spec I was running it one night on the back roads lighting on the backroads not soo good, soo outta no where I Hear a pop but not loud a deep pop n just seen the the rear end light the hell up outta the driver side mirror I was like damn lucky aint no one around to see it lol. Shoots flames are nice but Idont see why everyone want to do it.
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