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Old Dec 6, 2010 | 11:00 AM
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It comes with a box of stickers of Vin Diesel's face to cover any scorch marks that may appear.
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Old Dec 6, 2010 | 11:02 AM
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why would you need a flame kit on a rotary car?
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Old Dec 6, 2010 | 11:04 AM
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There was a picture of a RX7 fd driving around with half it's rear bumper burned off. I wish I still had that one.
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Old Dec 6, 2010 | 11:06 AM
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This one? (I love google )

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Old Dec 6, 2010 | 11:07 AM
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Dat's da one.
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Old Dec 6, 2010 | 11:40 AM
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Yikes. So what is a flame kit exactly?
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Old Dec 6, 2010 | 11:45 AM
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I think for low EGT cars it is a pilot light or spark plug or some other heat source in the back of the exhaust system to light off excess gas, since they have the fuel but not the heat needed when it hits air.


Theroy on my part though, but it fits with the few threads that have asked about it for the 8.
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Old Dec 6, 2010 | 12:02 PM
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For flames, you need more than just a spark plug. You also need a coil and a switching power source (pulsed DC)to get the coil to work.
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Old Dec 6, 2010 | 12:04 PM
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But AL!

I thought I could just drill a hole in my exhaust and duct-tape a spark plug to the hole?!?!?!?








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Old Dec 6, 2010 | 12:23 PM
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just duct tape a road flare to the exhaust, looks the same
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Old Dec 6, 2010 | 12:28 PM
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Which direction should I have the flame point? Does pointing it backwards give me any thurst for moar speed? Up might be good for downforce, down might look cool. Forward might not be a good idea with the gas tank right there.


I'll probably have to chain them together to keep it going the whole time I drive around.









I'm joking obviously, I'm not an idiot
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Old Dec 6, 2010 | 12:29 PM
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hire a midget to live in your trunk. he can open the trunk from the inside and replace the flares when they burn out.
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Old Dec 6, 2010 | 12:30 PM
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Hrm. A midget. Prices might be steep. They are likely to keep getting raped by the trunk monkey the whole time.




But then again, maybe I can find a freak show one or something. They might pay me for that!
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Old Dec 6, 2010 | 12:36 PM
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do i have to do all the thinking here? You promise to pay the midget at the end of the week. The heat will kill off the midget before that. You get rid of the first midget and just keep hiring replacements.
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Old Dec 6, 2010 | 12:38 PM
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Sorry, I'm not good with this stuff.

Can you create an Instructions Instructions thread that I can read once, reading every 3rd line, and then ignore and keep asking you anyway?
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Old Dec 6, 2010 | 12:38 PM
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Relevant : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEashMzvifg
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Old Dec 6, 2010 | 12:39 PM
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Old Dec 6, 2010 | 12:45 PM
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SoCal Rotaries: Shhhhh, we start the brush fires.
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Old Dec 6, 2010 | 01:33 PM
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I don't have room for a midget and my trunk monkey.
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Old Dec 6, 2010 | 03:23 PM
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This makes me extremely sad.
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Old Dec 6, 2010 | 04:11 PM
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Around the 2:00 mark when he opens the trunk and it explodes is ******* hilarious. He starts to roll still standing and just slams the ground before getting up and throwing off his jacket. Epic lawlz.
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Old Dec 6, 2010 | 04:13 PM
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Darwin award
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Old Dec 6, 2010 | 06:07 PM
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And now we all know: if you're going to try to impress your friends by shooting flames out of your exhaust, you might want to remove the gas can from the trunk first.
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Old Dec 6, 2010 | 07:10 PM
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I got a TURBOXS race pipe ( no cat ) and full 3 1/4 inch exhaust. Car completely stock except for KN intake. I get flames naturally. Heard that flame kits where very bad on a cars exhaust ! but its your preference son. good luck
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Old Dec 6, 2010 | 07:54 PM
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Wasn't there just another flame kit thread last week?
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