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Old Dec 17, 2008 | 12:30 PM
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Anyone ever play around with the flame throwers you can install on vehicle exhaust pipes? Basically, all they do is ignite unburnt fuel with a spark plug in your exhaust pipe....

http://eatmyflames.com/

I've seen some products online that actually inject a bit of fuel into the exhaust for an added effect.

These things are highly illegal by the way.


Anyway, it seem flames are a very common theme on a lot of bikes, maybe some real flames would add to the effect.
 

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Back in the day we would attach a spark plug to the tail pipe and rune a wire from the distributer to the top of the plug, add an inline switch and there you go....
 
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Old Dec 17, 2008 | 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by wkenddad
Back in the day we would attach a spark plug to the tail pipe and rune a wire from the distributer to the top of the plug, add an inline switch and there you go....
I remember that. I also remember someone saying that is not the smart thing to do because it allows raw fuel to go through the motor and wash the cylinder walls. I wonder if these kits are made the same way now days.
 
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Old Dec 17, 2008 | 01:23 PM
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on my buddies chopper we used 2 nitrous fogger nozzles that shoot at a 90 degree. a small purilator eletric fuel pump "t" into the fuelline. then a spark plug i each ex tube hooked to the factory coil.......wow 15' flames are not uncommon...lol
 
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Old Dec 17, 2008 | 01:29 PM
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A buddy attached a spark plug to the tailpipe and ran a small copper line from a propane canister. Flames shot 30 feet no problem.
 
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Old Dec 17, 2008 | 02:37 PM
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Boys n toys, gotta love em.
 
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Old Dec 17, 2008 | 02:40 PM
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By the way R8 that's a clean bike. Me like e
 
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Old Dec 17, 2008 | 03:06 PM
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How about a 50 cal simulator (Browning 50 Cal machine gun).

easy to make with some pipe, a coil and battery and some kind of timer to fire the device. Cadence is vital to getting the correct feeling of authenticity. The M2 Browning has a distinctive rate of fire.

If you had a 2-into-1 exhaust, and a ghost pipe, you could set the ghost pipe up with this rig to simulate machine gun fire.

kewl.

http://www.intlrepo-depo.com/Simulat...tersManual.pdf
 
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Heh, didn't Jay Leno melt somebody's car grill with his jet bike?
 
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