Wow.... saved for 15 years to buy a car.Did he consider that the maintenance expenses on such a car are insane? You don't buy a lambo and expect to get 200,000 miles out of it.
Why did those guys have their doors open though? And what was with the flame in the exhaust?
Quote from: scottishstash on April 18, 2015, 08:39:51 PMWhy did those guys have their doors open though? And what was with the flame in the exhaust?Because they can with scissor doors? Probably about as reasonable as all the extra lights they installed.Exhaust flames are typically caused by unburned fuel (too rich fuel/air mixture) being ignited by the hot exhaust. This is more common on high performance/race cars as they can be tuned to use excess fuel to cool the engine.
You'll generally see that on throttle lift, as you have unburnt fuel burning on the way out of the exhaust.
I've never heard of tuning an engine to run rich to improve the cooling. But engines aren't my thing. This guy suggests it can be used to reduce knock by slowing the 'flame front' propagation so the peak pressure is reached after TDC. http://www.innovatemotorsports.com/resources/rich.php Interesting.
Spraying fuel into your exhaust and igniting it with a spark plug? :-) That reminds me of the turbo-charger kit that makes the cool turbo-charger noise, but doesn't actually pump air anywhere. Except this one is more likely to explode.I've never heard of tuning an engine to run rich to improve the cooling. But engines aren't my thing. This guy suggests it can be used to reduce knock by slowing the 'flame front' propagation so the peak pressure is reached after TDC. http://www.innovatemotorsports.com/resources/rich.php Interesting.
Quote from: JLee on April 19, 2015, 03:03:59 PMYou'll generally see that on throttle lift, as you have unburnt fuel burning on the way out of the exhaust.With as much flame came out and as "blingy" as they rest of that car looks, it's a system that sprays fuel in the exhaust and ignites it with a spark plug. Fuel mixes with unburned O2 in the exhaust and... FLAMES! You see it on show cars from time to time. Used to be more popular with the older guys driving Tri-Five Chevys and Lead Sleds.