I was just wondering how you get flames to shoot out of the tail pipe? I know it involves a spark plug or something like that! I was just wonder how it is done! I know its illegal but would it be rice if I did it?

 

Vin Diesel is not a role model.

Real flames come from an over-revving turbo.

 

What he said.

But it's your car and your money, do as you wish.

 

omg

 

I didn't say I was going to do it, I just wanted to know how it is done.

 

+1 LMAO.

 

I used to be able to shoot a nice flame or two just with my Greddy TT kit combined with test pipes, Y pipe, & RSr exhaust . . . I removed the Y pipe and RSr for the Espelir True Dual Exhaust and I can't seem to make it happen any more (too free flowing I presume).

G

 

What the deal with all the lmao and lol its really not that funny she just asked a question thats all.

 

google ownz you

http://www.axdo.net/instructions/INS...amethrower.htm

 

Sup Steve Long Time No See^^

 

I'll try to give a real answer with my limited knowlege. As far as I know the only normal way to get flames out the exhaust is with a turbo or super-charger and high-octane fuel. It happens when you let off the gas pedal; the blower is still at high revs and you get about a 1-foot blast of flame out the tailpipe. I see it all the time at the track, with race-prepared cars.

There may be a way to get it to happen on purpose for show, but I wouldn't know anything about that.

Brian

 

Do NOT attempt it.

 

Well with the purple tireflys in her sig, the question wasn't really about the technical aspects of throttle or backfire flames but more about artificial flame inducement via spark.

 

yeh, been off doing some army training at Ft Polk for 40 days.

 

It most certainly does not require forced induction. I know of a couple of N/A cars who have this happen. In most cases, I believe its unburnt fuel passing through the exhaust system and igniting at the end of the exhaust, at the tailpipe. If your setup runs particularly rich or your ignition isn't enough to completely burn the amount of fuel, you could probably achieve that.

Don't bother trying to emulate it w/ a spark plug setup. Thats like having a fake blow-off valve to emulate a turbo.

 

this has been around since the late 50's and 60's, during the big cruiser days where gearheads would do this as a modification to make thier car stand out when cruising. sort of like adding neons to the underbody these days.

 

Go to www.autoloc.com and they sell this kits for reasonable price. I think they call this the " Flamethrower kit "

 

A friend of mine did this to a 57 Chevy. He had a spark plug in each exhaust pipe at the tip. Then ran a wire from each to a switch which had 12 volts on it. the trick is to only do it during climb in rpms.

 

i believe the way you can do it, W/O forced induction is runing Nitrus injector to the exhaust pipes near the end of the pipe and you cant use and ignitor (sparkplug or something to spark) and use a push button for control.

i guess a super easy and cheap way (redneck method) light a can of hairspray, or somethin flamable aim it backwards!! heh

Maby James Bond can put you in contact with "Q"
id personaly like an Oil slick!

 

All of the above plus...people put spark plugs a few inches inside their exhaust pipes. When you rev. up quickly some of the harmful exhaust gasses are not converted into less harmful ones via the catalytic converter. These gasses are flammable enough to allow them to be ignited by a spark. Some people take it a step further to add small tanks of propane, nitrous, or any other flammable gas for that matter, in their car somewhere and run a small line into their exhaust tip. It adds a little more "oomph" to the flames. Different gasses can be used to create different colored flames as seen in the movie, 2 Fast 2 Furious.

I would not recommend doing this for the sole reason that our tail pipes are set back under the rear bumper far enough that the flames may cause the rear bumper to melt or warp.