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Old 08-02-2012, 07:11 AM
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do you have a flame issue too?

I have found that since removing my cat, under hard driving i get flames from the exhaust! Is this just down to over fuel between gearchanges or a fault with the car? Im kinda worried about bore wash if its an over fuel problem....not that the car has any bores as such!

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normal. uncorked rotary=flames. i love it and try to shoot flames every time i pass a hybrid
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hehe, "issue"
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Removed the cat a week ago, still no flames but then again not much in the sense of hard driving either yet! Want to get a couple of pics of it shooting flames (soon I hope) cause I got a running joke with some m8s
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Mine has flames. C:
Old 08-02-2012, 09:43 AM
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Flames? I <3 Flames hehehe

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not an issue more of an addiction
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my girlfriend say "holy **** flames!"....hahaha awesome
Old 08-02-2012, 10:16 AM
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The Renesis has 6 injectors... two are just for the cat

If you remove the cat what do you think the fuel's gonna do?

True story... LOL
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Mine doesn't shoot flames...just icicles.
Old 08-02-2012, 07:39 PM
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I still have a cat so no flames for me maye ill gab up a midpipe soon!
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That's how you get flames, by removing the catalytic...lol
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Unless you keep posting in every thread, then you can get flamed ^
Old 08-02-2012, 10:32 PM
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last thing i need is driving by a cop and shooting a little flame and getting pullled over lol


But if i keep this car i really want BHR midpipe .. but scared of this ^^^^^
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Originally Posted by Rotary-RX8
last thing i need is driving by a cop and shooting a little flame and getting pullled over lol


But if i keep this car i really want BHR midpipe .. but scared of this ^^^^^
It doesn't happen all the time. The conditions need to be right. Super hot exhaust, high revs, and a snap throttle release. Unless you are passing the cop like you just took 1st place, It shouldn't be a problem
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In the video I was already holding it at 4k for about a minute, then started revving.
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According to the people driving behind me, it was a good 8" long flame:


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If you drive by a cop like you just took first place, then please remember he is only mad about getting second.

BHR midpipe laying in my living room.
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Mine does big flames on trackdays but only once it has got nice and warm.

It was Miss May for the Rotary Heaven Calendar for 2012.


<<<<<< Not bad.
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The dual flames in you pic are awesome. my flames look like a torch flame. SHawn, never knew your flames were that awesome!! Gonna have to have a flame throwing contest sunday!!
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The faster you're going the bigger the flame is. I got an enormous one when I had a go on a 2 mile runway on an upshift from 4th to 5th at 9000 rpm, the low pressure behind the car must have sucked the combustible material into it before it ignited and observers reckon I got about a 5 foot flash of flame behind the car.
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never thought speed had anything to do with it. mine are pretty consistant. when i shift at the sweet spot for flames
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