Flames (no flamer kit though)

[Gazza14SR]

Got pulled over today, mr plod told me i have a huge flame coming out of my exhaust when i change gear or if i rev high and dont change gear. I have heard afew pops every now and then but didnt realise flames were coming out.

I got home and my mum rev'd the engine for me so i could see and it was about a foot long, huge orange flame, i crapped myself!

Is this just over fuelling? could it be anything else? Just recently my fuel consumption has improved but if it was over fuelling the carbs surely i would get less MPG.

Any help would be great.

Thanks

[Ste_Nova]

:lol:

[Gazza14SR]

to be honest heh, it does look pretty good ;)

i'll get a pic so u can see what i mean

[Mark]

When you figure out why, let us know, I want one :o :D

[Ben (lurk75)]

great :!:

[DUNOVA.]

It might be running very very ritch

[Gazza14SR]

HERE IT IS!!!!!!!! TOOK ME FECKIN AGES TO GET THE CAMERA TO SNAP IT!!! me like it :)

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid75/pc10b0d3b98042dcb21f430c88dd40aa7/fb509168.jpg

[Mark]

That's mint!!
:o :D

[novashed]

that looks fookin quality!!!

[Gazza14SR]

on a serious thought though, anyone no why its happening? it happens everytime i change gear (with high revs) and also when i rev it in neutral.

[Mark]

Who cares!

Buy a new engine when it goes bang, but enjoy it for now!!
:D

[Gazza14SR]

:lol: :lol: cheers for that mate :lol: :lol:

:D

[tonydry]

thats class i want i want :lol:

[Gazza14SR]

its a little different now tony since you last saw it anyways :D

[TRD_NOVA]

I do that when I have a vindaloo

[tonydry]

lol yeah you could say that

[TRD_NOVA]

um, I've been told by a mate that your car maybe running really rich. Take it to some1, or if you have the know-how, tune the carb, so it runs more lean. Then come back and thank me :P

[Gazza14SR]

aye, my thoughts thought that too, think the twin carbs may need abit of a re-tune, but i may leave it until over the weekend just to have some fune :wink:

[mikeoxford]

erm you wont last many miles like that.

your bores are going to end up so washed and borewashed and glazed. your car is gonna smoke like a bitch and you will need a rebuild unless you sort that sharpish

NEVER have i had my twin40 setup running that rich! you sure there jetted right?

does look trick though

[beatin u]

8) :lol: people pay good money to get flames and you get them as standard :twisted: :twisted:

[Stuart]

bit rich and timing is out

or you have dispac and its just plain rich lol

[Gazza14SR]

whats dispac?

Checked spark plugs today and 2 of them were black - too rich, adjusted the mixture screws for them to sparks,

I may get them standard but id sooner not have them at all if it means a new rebuild etc!

[Neil.]

mine does exactly the same, my exhaust pops everytime i change gear and tap the accelerator when revs are going down, someone said it might be becoz of a hole in my exhaust mixing air with fumes or summit, i dunno!

[Aragorn]

the carbs need properly setup and balanced and u need to check the timing

[Gazza14SR]

Cured it, 1 of the carbs wasnt sat square to the manifold and there was an air leak, since ive re-fitted it and squared it up to the manifold it doesnt flame nor bang.

Thanks for the helpful suggestions.

Gaz

[CP]

Kinda makes you laff to think some people spend feckin good money to get that effect. :lol: