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l008com · 10-25-2011, 03:29 AM

Actually this thread is about backfires out the exhaust, and that neat little flash of flame you get out your tail pipes. I'll try to not sound like a crazy person here.... But I think it's already too late.

So it started with this youtube video of a Ferrari F50 screwing around. It seemed to shoot flames when it would downshift and slow down. The video was shot from a chase car. These were natural flames, not any sort of crazy flame thrower kit.

So then I paid a visit to wikipedia, and read that in high performance cars, if you UPshift and then get off the gas, the car will run lean for a moment and cause an exhaust flash (not downshift). What is the real deal with this? What causes natural flames from not-malfunctoining cars?

With the right driving habits, can I make my Camaro do this? My guess is no, because with direct injection, I probably always have the right amount of fuel, no matter what I do. Still, if it can be done, I want to try

Raptor626 · 10-25-2011, 03:56 AM

LOL, your best bet is to just get a flame thrower kit.

axis · 10-25-2011, 03:58 AM

If you want flames out the exhaust pipe buy a RX7.

l008com · 10-25-2011, 04:00 AM

I've owned two RX-8's. No one ever told me they saw flames coming out of my car. But those cars were animals on the highway. No one behind me ever stayed in eyeshot for long.

axis · 10-25-2011, 04:05 AM

Guess I should have clarified, turbo'd RX7. They run rich as hell to keep from blowing apex seals. Have several friends with them that threw fireballs out the tail pipe when speed shifting.

DietCoke · 10-25-2011, 04:33 AM

When you shift and the engine rpms drop, or when you close the throttle, the injectors lag behind ever so slightly. This creates an instant rich condition, which is usually ignited in the exhaust. On a ferrari, the pipes are extremely short, as with any mid engine car, which makes them easier to see.

l008com · 10-25-2011, 06:33 AM

So lets just say I'm screeming up an on-ramp with my car being sufficiently warmed up... if I shift from say 3rd to 6th and get off the gas, I can possibly make my car shoot fire? I actually have this happen all the time, screaming up an empty ramp, only to find myself ass deep in slow moving traffic.

Duke · 10-25-2011, 01:43 PM

This is what you need>>>http://www.hotlicksexhaust.com/

SilverSS3108 · 10-25-2011, 04:05 PM

If you don't run cats you easily make your own kit to shoot flame with a switch, some wire and a few plugs. Would be cool at night. Lol

06blownSS · 10-25-2011, 04:14 PM

I have seen this video myself as well and it is VERY cool. Unfortunetaly in the camaro I cannot see thise being possible especially with stock exhaust. If you were running a catless header out the side of the front fenders then MAYBE you'll shoot some flames out the side. But because the exhaust is so long and your probably running cats the flames will quickly dissappear long before they exit the rear of the car.

SilverSS3108 · 10-25-2011, 04:38 PM

Lol I'm not running any mufflers or cats with LTs... I'm gonna see it I can light the exhaust tonight haha. I'll post back after dark.

WheelmanSS · 10-25-2011, 04:48 PM

..... why?

Guess I'll be the one to ask.

This isn't exactly a good thing to be performing for a little trick.

InvaderMoose · 10-25-2011, 07:15 PM

have fun melting your diffuser off

Duke · 10-26-2011, 04:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SilverSS3108

Lol I'm not running any mufflers or cats with LTs... I'm gonna see it I can light the exhaust tonight haha. I'll post back after dark.

I LOLed myself.

10-25-2011, 03:29 AM	#1
l008com Drives: 2013 1LT Crystal Red/Beige Manual Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Stoneham, MA Posts: 720	Afterburners Actually this thread is about backfires out the exhaust, and that neat little flash of flame you get out your tail pipes. I'll try to not sound like a crazy person here.... But I think it's already too late. So it started with this youtube video of a Ferrari F50 screwing around. It seemed to shoot flames when it would downshift and slow down. The video was shot from a chase car. These were natural flames, not any sort of crazy flame thrower kit. So then I paid a visit to wikipedia, and read that in high performance cars, if you UPshift and then get off the gas, the car will run lean for a moment and cause an exhaust flash (not downshift). What is the real deal with this? What causes natural flames from not-malfunctoining cars? With the right driving habits, can I make my Camaro do this? My guess is no, because with direct injection, I probably always have the right amount of fuel, no matter what I do. Still, if it can be done, I want to try __________________ FS: 245/50R19 Snow Tires

10-25-2011, 03:58 AM	#3
axis Search Ninja Drives: 2010 Black 2SS/RS A6 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Central Ark Posts: 7,183	If you want flames out the exhaust pipe buy a RX7. __________________ 2010 Black 2SS/RS A6 Halltech CF 102 fed GPI modded intake manifold Bo (knows) White ported TB Kooks LT's/ Dynomax VT Pfadted (springs/sways) Dyno tuned by Rhino and GPI I once parallel parked a train.

10-25-2011, 04:00 AM	#4
l008com Drives: 2013 1LT Crystal Red/Beige Manual Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Stoneham, MA Posts: 720	I've owned two RX-8's. No one ever told me they saw flames coming out of my car. But those cars were animals on the highway. No one behind me ever stayed in eyeshot for long. __________________ FS: 245/50R19 Snow Tires

10-25-2011, 04:05 AM	#5
axis Search Ninja Drives: 2010 Black 2SS/RS A6 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Central Ark Posts: 7,183	Guess I should have clarified, turbo'd RX7. They run rich as hell to keep from blowing apex seals. Have several friends with them that threw fireballs out the tail pipe when speed shifting. __________________ 2010 Black 2SS/RS A6 Halltech CF 102 fed GPI modded intake manifold Bo (knows) White ported TB Kooks LT's/ Dynomax VT Pfadted (springs/sways) Dyno tuned by Rhino and GPI I once parallel parked a train.

10-25-2011, 04:33 AM	#6
DietCoke Slow Turtle Drives: 2011 1SS Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Manhattan, KS Posts: 1,123	When you shift and the engine rpms drop, or when you close the throttle, the injectors lag behind ever so slightly. This creates an instant rich condition, which is usually ignited in the exhaust. On a ferrari, the pipes are extremely short, as with any mid engine car, which makes them easier to see. __________________ LSXOCET - 404rwhp @ 1600 lbs curb weight... bonkers fast https://www.facebook.com/lsxocet

10-25-2011, 03:56 AM	#2
Raptor626 Account Suspended Drives: 2011 Camaro SS Summit White Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Astoria, New York Posts: 796	LOL, your best bet is to just get a flame thrower kit.

10-25-2011, 06:33 AM	#7
l008com Drives: 2013 1LT Crystal Red/Beige Manual Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Stoneham, MA Posts: 720	So lets just say I'm screeming up an on-ramp with my car being sufficiently warmed up... if I shift from say 3rd to 6th and get off the gas, I can possibly make my car shoot fire? I actually have this happen all the time, screaming up an empty ramp, only to find myself ass deep in slow moving traffic. __________________ FS: 245/50R19 Snow Tires

10-25-2011, 01:43 PM	#8
Duke Drives: 2010 Red SS/RS Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Lake Jackson, TX Posts: 476	This is what you need>>>http://www.hotlicksexhaust.com/

10-25-2011, 04:05 PM	#9
SilverSS3108 Drives: 2010 silver SS Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Midland TX Posts: 1,063	If you don't run cats you easily make your own kit to shoot flame with a switch, some wire and a few plugs. Would be cool at night. Lol __________________ 2012 Corvette Grandsport... TSP headers, Borla S-Type, BTR Stage 3 N/A cam, Halltech Super Bee MF108

10-25-2011, 04:14 PM	#10
06blownSS Drives: 2010 Camaro SS Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Montreal!! Posts: 754	I have seen this video myself as well and it is VERY cool. Unfortunetaly in the camaro I cannot see thise being possible especially with stock exhaust. If you were running a catless header out the side of the front fenders then MAYBE you'll shoot some flames out the side. But because the exhaust is so long and your probably running cats the flames will quickly dissappear long before they exit the rear of the car. __________________ Black on Black on Black 2010 Camaro 2SS LS3;K&N intake, Dynatech 1 7/8 catted LTs, Borla S Cat Back, Eibach prokit, Pfadt rear trailing arms, ZL-1 driveline, BTR Stage III Cam, Tuned by Performance Redline 444.1whp & 442.9 ft-lb

10-25-2011, 04:38 PM	#11
SilverSS3108 Drives: 2010 silver SS Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Midland TX Posts: 1,063	Lol I'm not running any mufflers or cats with LTs... I'm gonna see it I can light the exhaust tonight haha. I'll post back after dark. __________________ 2012 Corvette Grandsport... TSP headers, Borla S-Type, BTR Stage 3 N/A cam, Halltech Super Bee MF108

10-25-2011, 04:48 PM	#12
WheelmanSS Logic is dead Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: May 2010 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 1,804	..... why? Guess I'll be the one to ask. This isn't exactly a good thing to be performing for a little trick. __________________ 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS (LS3) 573 RWHP 498 RWTQ - Vortech V3 Supercharger - Kooks Stepped Headers, Magnaflow 16580 - Suspension by Pfadt, Hotchkis. 2007 Trailblazer SS- Sold 2001 Trans Am WS6 431 RWHP 408 RWTQ - Sold 1994 Camaro Z28 - Sold

10-25-2011, 07:15 PM	#13
InvaderMoose Drives: 2010 2SS/RS CGM Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: N/A Posts: 958	have fun melting your diffuser off __________________ Engine/Appearance: 530 RWHP Whipple supercharger, Full JBA Exhaust, Ported TB, Cold Air Inductions & ADM Scoop /Complete new paint, 20" Forgestar F14s, Sinister hood, SLP Spoiler, AAC Halos, P13W Fogs

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