Whole Exhaust Cherry RED!!!! HELP
 

ok i have a Racing beat header and catback the whole this turns cherry red after being on for a while. i could evens see the car carpet on the inside start to like smoke from the heat. i dont know what to do about this??? N/a non turbo. WTF is wrong with it?

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not sufficent fuel posibbly

what you mean
the car is hard to start and i notce that you have to hit the gas really fast to get it to start up
also the car it seems like it is getting enough gas once it is started but like i say it turns cherry red like after 8 mins of runing
need some advice!!!!

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the sound of running lean??

Actually, the car is running too rich. The unburnt fuel is being combusted in the exhaust.

ok what do i need to do to fix this issue?

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How about you fix that signature, then we'll talk?

But the problem is most likely an issue that can be fixed with a simple tuneup.

please dont post shit if you dont know what you're talking about.

this dude is probably running way rich and/or has a clogged cat if its still there

I'm all for the clogged cat idea. Failing that, squirrels moving into your muffler (I've seen it happen)

BTW, the line of thinking for the not enough gas statement:
Running LEAN makes the EGTs HOTTER.
RICH makes EGT run COOLER.

However, Running rich and having your fuel re-ignite inside your exhaust = much hotter.

Don't park where there is tall grass :D

Hugues -

your timing could be off as well

well he got headers and opened up the front end. he got cat back exhaust and opened the back up. do you still have all 3 cats. if so get rid of them. go to a local exhaust shop and have them make some piping for you.

The headers replace the first two cats no matter what, I belive.

The timing could definitely do it as well. In fact, thats what it was on my 66 mustang. I got my whole exhaust to do that excact same thing.

I seriously wonder why I didn't remember that. Guess my brain doesnt assosiate piston engines and rotaries in the slightest . . . :p

yes i have a high flow cat

double. Sorry.

Watch for the sig !

One way or the other the fuel is not being burnt correctly ... bad timing, misfiring, rich mixture, etc

If the cat is glowing red, its life expectancy is about 1 week (just guessing).

Time for a good tuneup and maybe check the engine codes.

Hugues -

wtf was his sig? im interested to know

lol why should i remove my sig? i think it is funny as hell. it is like one of those barney shows but with a squirel and making fun of it i guess.???
ya but everytime it is on the damn thing smokes the pavment under it. and you can smell the carpet smoke lol so i guess i need to fix this asap oo ya also when i get it started and it get low idle i hear a knock noise it is weird sounds like metal hiting metal?

It is funny. It's a quarter of a MB to boot.

5K a second...250K

50 seconds just for your sig...which can slow down the loading of the rest of the page.

;)

I've seen some that approach near two megs and remind me why I never browse forums on dialup....

He probably wants you to remove it because its sexually suggestive. Your next step is being banned from the forum.

well i dont want to cause trouble so ill remove it thanks for the heads up guyz!

No, it's just the simple nature of size (file and dimensions)/length (text)

ther ya go should be all gone

Now that lil dilemma is out of the way, whens the last time you changed plugs/wires?

Have you attempted at changing the timing at all?

How long has this been going on?

How old is the cat?

old cat bought it used
havent messed with timing since i got the car 6 months ago
plugs and wires where just changed
been going on for a while