Flamer Kits.........
14 November 2002, 10:21 AM
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Mikey dude.. got mine fitted last week and....
no flames what so ever
Running a Hayward and Scott decat centre and back box..
Hopefully it'll be working when the VTA Dumpvalve turns up.. if not it was a very expensive trip to St Albans
no flames what so ever
Running a Hayward and Scott decat centre and back box..
Hopefully it'll be working when the VTA Dumpvalve turns up.. if not it was a very expensive trip to St Albans
14 November 2002, 10:52 AM
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Richard,
It tends to take a little method sometimes to get it to flame.
When we had the prototype of these a few years back, it involved a little experimenting with plug gaps, and throttle technniques.
Okay, so my car's a cossie, but the best way I found was to drive the car loaded, not freewheeling, then accelerate sharply up to say 5k, then snap OFF the throttle, and let the car run....
The car normally burbles when you do that, but now it'll be flaming. Other times are approaching a roundabout at slow speed in 1st with quite high revs, or downchanging for a corner.....
Get on a dual carraigeway, with armco on the left, and stay on the inside lane. If you try the aforementioned technique, you should see a nice reflection in the armco barrier, but please look where you're going in front!
I have held flames for over 60 secs, just by feathering the throttle, but if you blip the throttle as the revs are dropping, it'll pop a mini fireball out the back!
Just takes a bit of time for the plug to get a little coated too....
It tends to take a little method sometimes to get it to flame.
When we had the prototype of these a few years back, it involved a little experimenting with plug gaps, and throttle technniques.
Okay, so my car's a cossie, but the best way I found was to drive the car loaded, not freewheeling, then accelerate sharply up to say 5k, then snap OFF the throttle, and let the car run....
The car normally burbles when you do that, but now it'll be flaming. Other times are approaching a roundabout at slow speed in 1st with quite high revs, or downchanging for a corner.....
Get on a dual carraigeway, with armco on the left, and stay on the inside lane. If you try the aforementioned technique, you should see a nice reflection in the armco barrier, but please look where you're going in front!
I have held flames for over 60 secs, just by feathering the throttle, but if you blip the throttle as the revs are dropping, it'll pop a mini fireball out the back!
Just takes a bit of time for the plug to get a little coated too....
14 November 2002, 11:09 AM
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Hi Rich - long time no speak since 05:00 in the bar at the ring 
I've tried various techiques: heel/toe to blip the throttle, double declutching, big revs then letting them drop, but to know avail.. I widened the plug gap too..
I'm a little disappointed to say the least
I've tried various techiques: heel/toe to blip the throttle, double declutching, big revs then letting them drop, but to know avail.. I widened the plug gap too..
I'm a little disappointed to say the least
14 November 2002, 11:17 AM
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..may have something to do with it
oh well more dosh up the swanney.. good job its Xmas soon
[off to ring fiancee and mum
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oh well more dosh up the swanney.. good job its Xmas soon
[off to ring fiancee and mum
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14 November 2002, 11:33 AM
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Morning Mr A
Looks like you bought anuvver duff scoob then
I think it's one of those things dude, some scoobs flame like a ******* by just decatting, others need a VTA, others need octane booster. I really think that it's a case of finding your cars needs. Mine didn't used to to much until i cleaned my air filter and took the resonator box out.
Don't ask me why or how, it just did. So mine does do a few flames without anything novel, but the car has to be hot and I wanted the flames without having to stress the car (Loads of Revs with no load)
Anyways, oooo's still up for a bit of cheap fun, let's be right about it, compared to most mods, this is bloody cheap. It costs more to buy two bits of carbon to stick on ya MY02's nose or get ya grill done or even buy 1 tyre.
Giz a bell Mr A
Mikey
Looks like you bought anuvver duff scoob then
I think it's one of those things dude, some scoobs flame like a ******* by just decatting, others need a VTA, others need octane booster. I really think that it's a case of finding your cars needs. Mine didn't used to to much until i cleaned my air filter and took the resonator box out.
Don't ask me why or how, it just did. So mine does do a few flames without anything novel, but the car has to be hot and I wanted the flames without having to stress the car (Loads of Revs with no load)
Anyways, oooo's still up for a bit of cheap fun, let's be right about it, compared to most mods, this is bloody cheap. It costs more to buy two bits of carbon to stick on ya MY02's nose or get ya grill done or even buy 1 tyre.
Giz a bell Mr A
Mikey
14 November 2002, 12:16 PM
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me and gaz got ours this morning YEEEHAAAA!
my car is off the road until tuesday getting my new clutch and lightened flywheel fitted so no fun until then.
my car is off the road until tuesday
getting my new clutch and lightened flywheel fitted so no fun until then.
14 November 2002, 01:46 PM
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well will see....... leaving in 20mins to get it fited
i'm sure i'll let you know where the flames are comming out of, exhaust or my mouth
i'm sure i'll let you know where the flames are comming out of, exhaust or my mouth
14 November 2002, 04:57 PM
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glad to be of service mega, Scoobynet community at it's finest i reckon. Discussing and buying stuff for our cars instead of our girlfriends/wives Things that really, in the big picture, make no difference to our cars, but make us feel good Mikey
Mr A you still need to call me...............FATTY
(That should do it )
14 November 2002, 09:39 PM
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ooh I wouldnt mind one of these flamer kits!
I have a type R with a HKS RS induction kit, Scoobysport down pipe & rear box but I have a Power Engineering centre section wiv a sports/high flow cat in it..........would I get flames still when using this kit or do I have to have a straight through centre pipe?
Oh and I have a Link ECU fitted to, will this make any diff? fuel etc?
I have a type R with a HKS RS induction kit, Scoobysport down pipe & rear box but I have a Power Engineering centre section wiv a sports/high flow cat in it..........would I get flames still when using this kit or do I have to have a straight through centre pipe?
Oh and I have a Link ECU fitted to, will this make any diff? fuel etc?
15 November 2002, 12:18 AM
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muuuuuuuuuuuuuaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh......... .
ok, I've been told to give it about 2 days to settle down b4 the flames comes
BUT
after 5 mins of driving BANG!!!!!!!!! the whole back of the car lighed up while gear changing from 1st to 2nd. I didn't believe that it was what I thought it was so I tried again and !!!BANG!!! more light then from the street lamp
Well I think it does work, now I just have to wait those 2 days and see what the settleing will do
ok, I've been told to give it about 2 days to settle down b4 the flames comes
BUT
after 5 mins of driving BANG!!!!!!!!! the whole back of the car lighed up while gear changing from 1st to 2nd. I didn't believe that it was what I thought it was so I tried again and !!!BANG!!! more light then from the street lamp
Well I think it does work, now I just have to wait those 2 days and see what the settleing will do
15 November 2002, 08:42 AM
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stiscooby, Im expecting it to work on mine: TypeR, Blitz filter, Full Scoobysport Decat and Link. In fact when pushing the car hard I get flames on overun already. And thats with the original dump valve.
Andy
Edited to REQUOTE 'And thats with the original dump valve.'
[Edited by Hol - 11/15/2002 6:59:28 PM]
Andy
Edited to REQUOTE 'And thats with the original dump valve.'
[Edited by Hol - 11/15/2002 6:59:28 PM]
15 November 2002, 12:24 PM
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Hi, have a few questions:
1. Where does the spark plug go? Just behind the backbox?
2. Is there a gromet for the HT lead to pass through already or do you have to drill a hole in the floorpan?
Thats it for now.
Ian
1. Where does the spark plug go? Just behind the backbox?
2. Is there a gromet for the HT lead to pass through already or do you have to drill a hole in the floorpan?
Thats it for now.
Ian
15 November 2002, 01:59 PM
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Well thats a bugger, aint going to spend few hundred squids on centre pipe just to get flames
Any one know if you get much power increase going from a High flow cat to a straight through centre section?
Bugger bugger no flames for me
Any one know if you get much power increase going from a High flow cat to a straight through centre section?
Bugger bugger no flames for me
15 November 2002, 03:38 PM
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VTA valve + decat xhaust + air filter = you need that to get flames without the flame kit.....
I would say that if your car doesn't produce 100% clean fumes (you wish) even with cat on there you should get flames out with the kit,
BUT why dont you call SCC Performance and ask them !!!!!!!!!!!!! Dough
Very friendly people there - thank you for puting yet another grin on my face.
I would say that if your car doesn't produce 100% clean fumes (you wish) even with cat on there you should get flames out with the kit,
BUT why dont you call SCC Performance and ask them !!!!!!!!!!!!! Dough
Very friendly people there - thank you for puting yet another grin on my face.
18 November 2002, 08:05 AM
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Maxy, the spark plug goes about 4-5 inches in from the end of the tail pipe. If possible and you may need to remove the zorst for this drill it at 12.00 o clock that way its almost hidden from view. And you may just want to paint the white part of the plug with some black high temp paint (or wait 2 weeks tll its filthy)
The ht lead is situated in the sopare wheel bay and subaru-geniuses that they are must have known flamer kits could be put on have placed a 2.5 inch rubber grommet in the floor pan, so no drilling required!
The ht lead is situated in the sopare wheel bay and subaru-geniuses that they are must have known flamer kits could be put on have placed a 2.5 inch rubber grommet in the floor pan, so no drilling required!
18 November 2002, 08:08 AM
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Hol, you won't burn the bumper whilst travelling forward, though it will get very hot when parked up and showing your mates!!! So don't flame more than several times, then allow to cool.
Perhaps carry some water & an extinguisher-you never know!!
Perhaps carry some water & an extinguisher-you never know!!
19 November 2002, 01:11 PM
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3,200 views 
Most of that must have been people who were interested
Therefore, if you buy one and ya scoob mates start giving you grief, just remember, they probably REALLY thought about getting one and then wimped out
Mikey
P.S If it's not your cup of tea and you think it's a sad thing to do to your scoob, then we hear you. Individuality it's called and i promise that 20 odd scoobs with flamer kits are not going to devalue your standard car or be responsible for the image of the Impreza driver hitting an all time low! honest Afterall, BMW's don't tend to have flamer kits, loud exhausts, big spoilers,etc and see the image that we think they have
Most of that must have been people who were interested
Therefore, if you buy one and ya scoob mates start giving you grief, just remember, they probably REALLY thought about getting one and then wimped out
Mikey
P.S If it's not your cup of tea and you think it's a sad thing to do to your scoob, then we hear you. Individuality it's called
and i promise that 20 odd scoobs with flamer kits are not going to devalue your standard car or be responsible for the image of the Impreza driver hitting an all time low! honest Afterall, BMW's don't tend to have flamer kits, loud exhausts, big spoilers,etc and see the image that we think they have
19 November 2002, 03:15 PM
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Hey I fitted mine on the weekend as did AndyP and we went on a flaming session through Tadworth 
muchos grins.
Anyway it looks as though you could get away without any welding, just screw the spark plug through the pipe and into the threaded washer. It takes longer to run the battery wire than to actually fit the kit, which could be done easily in under a couple of hours..... and even without VTA dump valves we had flames when giving it large.
I'm ordering a VTA as I speak to increase the flame factor.
So heres how we fitted them:
1 Unbolt 2 bolts holding backbox to mid pipe
2 Pull backbox off the rubber hangers (HINT use fairy liquid)
3 drill a 13mm (or slightly larger) hole in tailpipe
4 push sparkplug through hole and tighten onto threaded washer
5 refit backbox
6 place coil into spare wheel well (fits nicely next to wheel)
7 connect HT lead through rubber grommet in boot floor
8 connect up wire via switch from battery
9 wire up earth lead to lights earth in boot (8mm socket)
10 flick switch for flames, EASY MAN
muchos grins. Anyway it looks as though you could get away without any welding, just screw the spark plug through the pipe and into the threaded washer. It takes longer to run the battery wire than to actually fit the kit, which could be done easily in under a couple of hours..... and even without VTA dump valves we had flames when giving it large.
I'm ordering a VTA as I speak to increase the flame factor.
So heres how we fitted them:
1 Unbolt 2 bolts holding backbox to mid pipe
2 Pull backbox off the rubber hangers (HINT use fairy liquid)
3 drill a 13mm (or slightly larger) hole in tailpipe
4 push sparkplug through hole and tighten onto threaded washer
5 refit backbox
6 place coil into spare wheel well (fits nicely next to wheel)
7 connect HT lead through rubber grommet in boot floor
8 connect up wire via switch from battery
9 wire up earth lead to lights earth in boot (8mm socket)
10 flick switch for flames, EASY MAN