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[GMCnet] flame thrower kit [message #91830]

Tue, 13 July 2010 16:51

pete lyons

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While shopping for parts to replace the exhaust, I came across this little
upgrade:

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/HFM-FLAME/?rtype=4

My concern is having 20' feet of tailpipe, and what the results might be
sending unburned fuel that far down the line.

Anyone have experience with these?

Pete

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Re: [GMCnet] flame thrower kit [message #91844 is a reply to message #91830]

Tue, 13 July 2010 17:42

hnielsen2

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Pete;
You don't want to do this as you are cutting off the ignition and pumping
raw fuel down the engine cylinders walls.
Not a good thing.
Yes I know it would be fun.
Howard
Alpine Ca
----- Original Message -----
From: "pete lyons" <meandmygmcmh@gmail.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 2:51 PM
Subject: [GMCnet] flame thrower kit

> While shopping for parts to replace the exhaust, I came across this little
> upgrade:
>
> http://www.summitracing.com/parts/HFM-FLAME/?rtype=4
>
> My concern is having 20' feet of tailpipe, and what the results might be
> sending unburned fuel that far down the line.
>
> Anyone have experience with these?
>
> Pete
>
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> New Albany, IN
> 76 Eleganza II "Optimus Prime"

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Re: [GMCnet] flame thrower kit [message #91868 is a reply to message #91830]

Tue, 13 July 2010 20:29

Jim Wagner

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Pete,
What a great way to start the camp fire.
Jim Wagner
Brook Park, oh

While shopping for parts to replace the exhaust, I came across this little
upgrade:

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/HFM-FLAME/?rtype=4

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Re: [GMCnet] flame thrower kit [message #91869 is a reply to message #91868]

Tue, 13 July 2010 20:32

pete lyons

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LOL! I've always wanted to arrive with a "bang"!

Pete Lyons
New Albany, IN
76 Eleganza II "Optimus Prime"

On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 9:29 PM, Jim Wagner <slwjmw@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

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>
> Pete,
> What a great way to start the camp fire.
> Jim Wagner
> Brook Park, oh
>
> While shopping for parts to replace the exhaust, I came across this little
> upgrade:
>
> http://www.summitracing.com/parts/HFM-FLAME/?rtype=4
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Re: [GMCnet] flame thrower kit [message #91871 is a reply to message #91830]

Tue, 13 July 2010 21:02

Duce Apocalypse

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they way I understand it is you dont run extra fuel through the engine, rather it gets sprayed directly into the exhaust stream and ignited by a sparkplug near the tail pipe...

73 Canyon Lands, (a.k.a. The Yellow Submarine) West Los Angeles CA

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Re: [GMCnet] flame thrower kit [message #91879 is a reply to message #91871]

Tue, 13 July 2010 21:43

fred v

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Duce Apocalypse wrote on Tue, 13 July 2010 21:02

they way I understand it is you dont run extra fuel through the engine, rather it gets sprayed directly into the exhaust stream and ignited by a sparkplug near the tail pipe...

what the video said is that it cuts off the engine ignition so raw fuel is pumped through the engine and the spark plug ignites it.

Fred V
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P'cola, Fl

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Re: [GMCnet] flame thrower kit [message #91890 is a reply to message #91830]

Tue, 13 July 2010 23:51

Gail Marks Cruiser

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G'day,

This could be dangerous in the hands of irresponsible people,
thank goodness there are only responsible people that post here Wink

Now, how about some 8' side pipes and propane injectors?

Mark Bennett Gail & Mark's Cruiser Gold Coast, Australia. Motorhoming Lifestyle.com

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Re: [GMCnet] flame thrower kit [message #91906 is a reply to message #91879]

Wed, 14 July 2010 07:07

Steven Ferguson

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That's the way we used to do it in high school. Those old stove bolts
and flat motors were great for that.

On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 7:43 PM, fred veenschoten <fredntoni@cox.net> wrote:
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> Duce Apocalypse wrote on Tue, 13 July 2010 21:02
>> they way I understand it is you dont run extra fuel through the engine, rather it gets sprayed directly into the exhaust stream and ignited by a sparkplug near the tail pipe...
>
>
> what the video said is that it cuts off the engine ignition so raw fuel is pumped through the engine and the spark plug ignites it.
>
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> '77 Royale RB 455
> P'cola, Fl
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Re: [GMCnet] flame thrower kit [message #91907 is a reply to message #91906]

Wed, 14 July 2010 07:12

Hardie Johnson

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Steven Ferguson wrote on Wed, 14 July 2010 08:07

That's the way we used to do it in high school. Those old stove bolts and flat motors were great for that.
<>

+1 every school day at 750 am!
"needed help with muffler later"

Hardie Johnson "Crashj"
1973 26 foot Glacier, White Thing
Raleigh NC

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Re: [GMCnet] flame thrower kit [message #91912 is a reply to message #91906]

Wed, 14 July 2010 07:19

Oldngray

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Almost ashamed to admit it. <VBG>
My 49 Merc with straight pipes did a great job, a good 10-15 feet of flame.
Downshift to second at about 45mph and let er rip. BOOOM! Sheesh, that was a long time ago.

Richard MacDonald Punta Gorda, Florida Sold our TZE April 2015

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Re: [GMCnet] flame thrower kit [message #91951 is a reply to message #91830]

Wed, 14 July 2010 11:57

Richard Denney

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On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 5:51 PM, pete lyons <meandmygmcmh@gmail.com> wrote:

> While shopping for parts to replace the exhaust, I came across this little
> upgrade:
>
> http://www.summitracing.com/parts/HFM-FLAME/?rtype=4
>

We did this on VW bugs back in the day. We'd use a stinger exhaust on a
header, which was a cone-shaped exhaust pipe that pointed straight out the
back of the engine, like a tail on a cat. No engine cover, of course. We
could make flames 15 feet long. But we also rebuilt those engines about
every 15 minutes.

Rick "thinking the 18" stinger exhaust would present, um, physical
challenges on a GMC" Denney
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