[mk20116]

I'm wondering how can you make a mini cooper s shoot fire from the exhaust. i've seen it done on other cars. it's not those "flame thrower" type kits that require a spark in the tailpipe plus sending unburnt fuel.

kinda like the picture

http://www.mini2.com/forum/attachmen...id=43940&stc=1

[RedUn]

i believe with a racing exhaust and manifold (i.e. no cat) the mini will spit flames on over-run but it mite need tuning/chipping to get the extra fueling needed

[brmotoringadvisor]

http://www.digital-bling.com/products.html

http://www.autoloc.com/default.lasso


there are plenty of other sites that sell these, these are just a couple that came up in a search

[Rich_IX]

Your Poor Paintwork
If you do get it fitted make sure the ol smokey bear dont see it I dought they would like it very much

[RedUn]

Quote: Originally Posted by brmotoringadvisor

http://www.digital-bling.com/products.html

http://www.autoloc.com/default.lasso


there are plenty of other sites that sell these, these are just a couple that came up in a search

fake exhaust flames how sad

if yer gonna have flames comin out at least have them real from yer engine!!!

[LMB]

Sticking a spark plug in the exhaust will do the trick. Connect it to your battery and it'll ignite the unburnt gases.

Kits can be bought giving you a switch on the dashboard.

[Johnny225]

No way, that's the rice rocketeer's way. You want flames, get a straight exhaust, like a previous post said, not cat converter. Of course, you'll never pass emissions, but you'll get the flames, not to mention an out of this world exhaust note.

[mk20116]

Quote: Originally Posted by LMB

Sticking a spark plug in the exhaust will do the trick. Connect it to your battery and it'll ignite the unburnt gases.

Kits can be bought giving you a switch on the dashboard.

so i would be running rich for the unburnt gas to be present within the exhaust then. and no cat.

i did find something interesting on this though. it's called a REV Limiter by BEE R.

http://www.takakaira.com/performance/main.html

hmm..a quote from the site.

The visual effect of having fire spitting out from the exhaust muffler every time there is a rev cut when the REV LIMITER is installed is not guaranteed by Bee Racing. This is due to the fact that fire would only result during high engine revving, and when the exhaust muffler is warm up, and also when the vehicle exhaust system is without a catalytic converter. Basically, the unrestricted vaporized fuel supply when ignition is cut off is lighted off when it mixes with the air from the engine air intake in the hot exhaust system. The hot temperature from the exhaust system is the catalyst that ignites the air-fuel combination in the absence of the ignition sparks.


might try it when my warranty wears out. 600 miles to go......

thanks for the help everyone.

[FLiPSiDE]

whats this doing in the performance forum? looks like its time we added another labeled "Rice" hahaha

[Smoked]

this does look good thou, and although wiring a sparkplug to your exhaust is considered 'rice' its merely helping your cause, u'd still av to run without cats.

its bad wen u wire up a bottle of butane in your boot to you tailpipe then try an get flames!! (seen it done) now thats rice! 15ft flames from a nova 850cc!!

[ianw12345]

hahahah a nova! rice

[robfenn]

As said you would need a free flowing exhaust. Still, they'll always be pathetic next to turbocharged with their wisping flames. My friend has a Cosworth with an anti lag system, so it spits flames all the time like a rally car. Fantastic.

My Clio didn't have a de-cat though, i had a different ECU which allowed overfueling and so flames..

-Rob

[swamos]

Thunderbirds are go !!!

[Babba]

Thunderbirds are go !!!

Hang on, wanting flames out of his exhaust? Isn't that being a muppet not a puppet?

[mk20116]

Quote: Originally Posted by robfen

As said you would need a free flowing exhaust. Still, they'll always be pathetic next to turbocharged with their wisping flames. My friend has a Cosworth with an anti lag system, so it spits flames all the time like a rally car. Fantastic.

My Clio didn't have a de-cat though, i had a different ECU which allowed overfueling and so flames..

-Rob

i hope he likes rebuilding turbos ...anti-lag systems will probably help short turbo life span....

even though it's "rice" i don't mind .....saving for that 250hp upgrade + suspension + brakes .....where's the california super lotto when you need them

[David Woods]

A few years ago (longer that I care to mention) I was speaking to a chap whose wife did not like him driving at 70 on the motorway and if he did whislt she was in the car she would turn the engine off (I believe it was a Humber if anyone out there can remember such things)- if the exhaust was hot enough the surplus petrol would ignite in the expansion box! Must have been quite interesting if you were driving behind him- only problem was that it blew the expansion box up and he had to buy several new ones.

[RedUn]

he just let her turn it off????

suppose it's better than yanking the handbrake on him tho

[David Woods]

He didn't have much choice- she just did it- an old fashioned gentleman who respected his old duc- not sure I could be so understanding!

[Todd!]

Quote: Originally Posted by FLiPSiDE

whats this doing in the performance forum? looks like its time we added another labeled "Rice" hahaha

HEP HEP!! Got rice??

How about Sirions.... are they rice??

Todd

[FLiPSiDE]

haha sirions rock!



700cc, 42psi of 4wd turbo GRUNT

ps to every who doesnt know hes giving me hassles cause i used to own a sirion