I have a 91 Z28 and i saw a car with flaming exhaust. It looked bad *** . Anyone know how this is done?

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umm ok...ill take a crack at this question...you mean you want it to like shoot a flame out the back right?..(or out the tip..whatever)...ive seen it done at some car cruises and it looked like they put a spark plug type thing (anything that makes a spark and can be controlled works here i do belive) and drilled a hole to mount it in the tip of the exaust then run power to it from the battery or where ever else you might get it from...and put a switch in the car someplace...on the one i looked at the guy ran purge lines from a nos system right by the tip for a big old flame thrower type trick...not safe..but the car was a trailer baby so it didnt matter all that much...hope this helps
Snuffit
p.s. im almost 100% sure if you use that on the street with cops and such...you will get a very large nasty ticket...so play smart

 

Snuffit,

Thanks for your help. The spark plug thing is what i was told but i did not know if it would work. Would i have to use spark plug wires to run the charge to the plugs?

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You'll need to run through a coil or a step up converter first. 12 volts won't have enough potential to spark the gap. You'll need 30k volts or more.

You'll also need an accelerant, which obviously is the unsafe part. If you kill yourself trying to route gas into your exhaust it's not my fault, but remember that you do have a high pressure fuel line nearby.

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Fire near the gas tank, not on my car.

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My car pops flames out the exhaust. Not those big huge flames like in the movies. But when I'm revving kinda high for awhile and suddenly let off the gas a flame will pop off in my exhuast.

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How did u get it to do that?

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91 camaro Z28:K&N's, flowmaster 3" cat-back exhaust, competition stero, strut tower brace, ZR1 chrome rims, eibach springs, slp headers, msd wires, bosch +4 plugs, throttle-body-bypass, kyb shocks-struts, airfoil

 

A friend of mine has got a flame throwin system on his '69 Charger he ran a ACCEL super coil to the back with a spark plug in each exhaust tip. I am not sure about all the details to it, though. You can use a accelerant like fuel or nitrous but this is highly unsafe. Just the exhaust is enough to create a flame about 2 ft. long. Also remember that the bumper covers on our cars are not metal so you would have to have longer tailpipes that would stick out past the bumper. If you don't the bumper cover and your paint will be toast. Good luck!

 

This is true; a rich mixture like when you goose the throttle and let off real quick is enough to burn. Also, I don't think you need a coil, just a relay and a switch that you click. I'm not sure about that though, since I only heard of it from someone, who happens to be someone whom I hold in high regard when it comes to old hot-rod tricks.

If you do, just don't go crazy with it for any extended amount of time; e.i. long enough to heat up your fuel source which happens to be close by.

 

Just remember our cars have a rubber rear bumper.

 

Alrighty...i called up the guy who i remember having the flame thrower in his tail pipe...he says it needs the extra charge from the coil on the spark plug in the tail pipe to work...and he said it will work without gas or nos running out the back...but you really need to hammer it and then quickly let off to do it...and then its not all that great...for the movies effect he said if you didnt want a gas line running from your tank...and dont have nos...you would need to rig up a hair spray like can (i assume he means any flamable arosol can) with a line running from wherever the can was...with a pressure solinoid valve that you have control of in the car...then rig both the valve and the spark plug control to fire at the same time (well it would probably be smarter to let the valve go a second or so first...for more of a flash flame to start)... hope this helps...i think the guy knows what hes talking about...but like the others say dont melt your bumper...that would be bad...
Snuffit

 

just for you guys thinking you are gona spray nitrous out your tailpipes and light it up......Nitrous (N20 BTW) is Not Flammable. it will not ignite and you will not get a flame. just a little FYI.

 

The hair spray can idea is pretty sweet. I bet it wouldnt be hard to do, either. Get a small solenoid valve (dont know where to get that), and rig up some small braided hose to your exhaust pipe. I bet 2 cans of cheap hair spray would last quite a while, too. I may just have to try this.

 

Since when did it become cool to act like a retard?

 

The flame thrower effect was real big in the 50's with the big Merc'lead sled crowd.

it was done with a spark plug mounted in the tailpipe drawing power from the coil, and the fuel system running in a rich condition.

There are still a few of the oldtimers around at cruise nights doing this, just like they did when they were part of the original craze.

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Yeah you guys are sounding like riceboys now :P If you want flames just go find a kit. I'm sure they've got some out there. But anyway Ive heard propane works nice.

 

Riceboys? I am sick of crap like this. Just because you dont like the idea doesnt mean its rice. I know this is a holy war, so I'm not going to continue. Anyway, would you rather have a semi-harmless can of hair spray making the flames, or a gas line coming from the tank, or propane? Seems to me like the hair spary idea is the safest, and probably easiest idea. Plus, if this system were to be on a street car, it would be much safer due to the fact that the hair spray would only shoot out about a 3-4 ft flame, as opposed to the gas or propane, which would probably have a much larger flame.

 

Here is the simple meaning to rice!! :

Rice - Making cars fast, which are not made to be fast. Ex. Civic, damn it! cant even think right now, u know what i mean.

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Hey Scott, if you do anything that works, let us know!

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91 camaro Z28:K&N's, flowmaster 3" cat-back exhaust, competition stero, strut tower brace, ZR1 chrome rims, eibach springs, slp headers, msd wires, bosch +4 plugs, throttle-body-bypass, kyb shocks-struts, airfoil

 

actually there is a ***** kit to make flames shoot from the exhaust to make it look like you have a high hp turbo car. i don't have a link to it though, so i can't give you any more info.

 

The original use of "rice" was to refer to anything Japanese. Then since so many owners of "rice" made their cars look fast when they had no ***** at all, the term "rice" was applied to any car that did so. Lately, the term has been applied to any car that has over the top styling; again since most of the import owners are guilty of this practice. So "rice" has become such a generic term it is almost meaningless now!

 

Yeah my moms friend has a sticker that says NO JAP CRAP on his window. That car looked a lot better 10 years ago... :P

 

rubber? You sure?

 

I'm doing this to my car and have already purchased most of the items I'll need for a 4 foot flame out of each tip.

My dads friend has it in his carbed NOMAD and its badass. He uses a propane tank and runs a few spark plugs gapped at 70 to do it. I'm buying the parts and he's doing the install this winter. I'll post a video when its done. It should be done by november-december. BTW the bumpers on our cars are plastic flex not rubber.

 

Whats the matter - doggie91z28 and the rest - cops dont show you enough affection???!!!

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I saw a custom camaro with the exhaust pipes through the hood of the car, like in a demolation deby car. And it shot flames when the driver toggled a switch. Any ideas about that??