Guys,
Make sure you have healthy and proper type of exhaust system for this. When
my son was 18, he had a 72 Pontiac LeMans with a 400 motor and a standard
baffle type oval muffler. He revved the motor, switched off the ignition for
a few seconds, and turned it back on. Blew a 6 inch section open on the old
pipe ahead of the muffler and inflated the muffler like a balloon. Of course
he said it just happened while simply driving down the street. Ya sure, dad
was young once too. My guess that only glass packs could tolerate this
stress.
A friend of mine has a custom that he has set up for flames. It has fuel
injectors and spark plugs in the tail pipes.
Dave Homstad
56 Dodge D500
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[mailto:L-FORWARDLOOK@lists.psu.edu]On Behalf Of Daniel Davids
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2001 1:46 PM
To: L-FORWARDLOOK@LISTS.PSU.EDU
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] exhaust, flamethrowers
A neighbor of mine put one of these kits on his 49 Merc hot rod. It works by
revving one's engine, grounding the ignition (which allows an unburned
fuel/air mixture to accumulate in the exhaust system), pressing an ignite
switch to generate sparks at spark plugs installed into the tailpipes
(setting off the mixture), and then turning your ignition back on to restore
the engine to running just before all rpm is lost. Lather, rinse, repeat.
Making this work takes some coordination and practice, and my friend has to
rev his engine a couple of times at a minimum in order to get enough
unburned fuel into the exhaust to make it work the first time. The kids love
it. I found a website detailing one such kit. I'm sure there are others.
What will they think of next? Hey, neon lights are pretty popular, too!
http://www.hotrodsetc.net/flamekit.html
Dan Davids
Woodinville, WA
> Can anyone on the list help my friend figure out how to make flames come
out
> of his tailpipes? We've seen it done in the movies and thought it would be
> fun to do on cruise nights. Would there be any drawbacks to doing this?
>
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