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Old May 30, 2012 | 07:06 AM
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I've seen some Evos shoot a torch like flame with a pop, and some that look like a news paper is on fire in the mufler.
Methanol should produce a blue flame. Blue indicates that the burn is hotter and occurring in a more oxygen-rich environment. How to produce such a flame is beyond me. I never have considered that, before.
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Old May 30, 2012 | 07:18 AM
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Yellow flame is probably a better sign, as that is likely burning a much lower temperature.
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Old May 30, 2012 | 07:19 AM
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Originally Posted by 3000GT-GTO
Will stock exhaust with test pipe shoot fire or flame out?
I would be really surprised if a flame could manage to make it out of the labyrinth that is the stock muffler. Apparently it is possible, though. You learn something new every day.
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Old May 30, 2012 | 07:31 AM
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I've seen random, small flames from cars with a test pipe, stock catback, and stock tune. It's not often, but it has happened.
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Old May 30, 2012 | 07:33 AM
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I'd post a video but it would get removed for the racing part of it. You can clearly see my car shoot flames out of the back with just a test pipe, stock cat back and a tune. If anyone cares to look its on youtube I think. It's me and a 335i racing.....
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Old May 30, 2012 | 07:51 AM
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Originally Posted by 05OrangeSS
I'd post a video but it would get removed for the racing part of it. You can clearly see my car shoot flames out of the back with just a test pipe, stock cat back and a tune. If anyone cares to look its on youtube I think. It's me and a 335i racing.....
I believe you. I am just not sure why the OP wants to shoot flames. Any potential attention from authorities is bad attention.
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Old May 30, 2012 | 12:08 PM
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Old May 30, 2012 | 01:03 PM
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If it shoots flame, that means I'll go with a HFC cat instead. It looks like everyone is shooting flame so will be definitively getting a HFC.
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Old May 30, 2012 | 01:26 PM
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I believe you. I am just not sure why the OP wants to shoot flames. Any potential attention from authorities is bad attention.
He doesn't want to. He mentioned he doesn't want to attract attention from the cops.
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Old May 30, 2012 | 02:12 PM
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If you don't want the car to possibly shoot flames out of the exhaust then you should most likely just leave the car alone and drive it how it came from the factory honestly.
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Old May 30, 2012 | 03:15 PM
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Originally Posted by 05OrangeSS
If you don't want the car to possibly shoot flames out of the exhaust then you should most likely just leave the car alone and drive it how it came from the factory honestly.
Yep. Good advice.
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Old May 30, 2012 | 03:23 PM
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Originally Posted by PatricksEvilEvo
If your shooting flames, you must really have a **** poor tune. I installed my downpipe and test pipe, I had some back firing on decel but NO flames at all. I know this because I get followed to work every day. There's no way gas should be making it all the way to the back before blowing up. That's not normal, get a new tuner. Hearing pops and actually shooting flames are two totally different things. Usually back fires happen at the elbow of the downpipe, not your cat-back L O L.

This is wildly incorrect. I wanted to comment extensively, offering a pointed critique of the statement and then an explanation of how engines work, the impact of larger injectors, tuning, AFR, etc. There's just so much wrong here I'm not sure where to start - and so I won't.
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Old Jun 12, 2012 | 11:48 AM
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I have the same thing happening to meet with a stock downpipe, test pipe and Perrin cat-back. Happens between 2500 - 4500 rpms and sometimes when I decelerate... but no problems here.
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Old Nov 25, 2012 | 02:06 PM
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What if I need my car to flame, but I got a tune? what needs to be done?
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Old Nov 25, 2012 | 04:17 PM
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So I can throw my testpipe on with my intake and CBE and not have to get a tune right away?
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