Um any body else get sparks????

bmxpunk · Post by **bmxpunk** » Sat Mar 11, 2006 7:14 pm

So My girlfriend was folowing me last night and she said that she saw a big blue "spark" come from underneath my car. I was like, "yeah its running a bit rich it probably shot a little flame out the back." She said no that it was definately Blue and it came from more like the middle of my car. SHe said it happened about the same time it sounded like I shifted.

I am kind worried. Anybody have any suggestions?

555BCTurbo · Post by **555BCTurbo** » Sat Mar 11, 2006 7:32 pm

Sounds like your flux capacitor is malfunctioning

bmxpunk · Post by **bmxpunk** » Sat Mar 11, 2006 8:13 pm

HAHAHAHAHAHAH

LaureltheQueen · Post by **LaureltheQueen** » Sat Mar 11, 2006 8:43 pm

yeah, my flux capacitor has been acting up recently too.

206er · Post by **206er** » Sat Mar 11, 2006 9:04 pm

is this problem above or below 88mph?

Splinter · Post by **Splinter** » Sat Mar 11, 2006 9:05 pm

Crack in your exhaust?

bmxpunk · Post by **bmxpunk** » Sat Mar 11, 2006 11:00 pm

hahahaha 88mph that almost got me.

I havent seen a crack, but will look.

What would cause a blue spark or flame that seems to be pretty big

Splinter · Post by **Splinter** » Sat Mar 11, 2006 11:10 pm

The only thing that occurs to me would be if there was a crack in the midpipe and it was spitting flame every once in a while

Cars arent capable of discharging a big spark from the undercarriage, the tires (repleat with steel belts) are much better conductors than the air.

bmxpunk · Post by **bmxpunk** » Sat Mar 11, 2006 11:18 pm

Yeah after asking her again she has changed her story from SPark, to FLame

Manarius · Post by **Manarius** » Sat Mar 11, 2006 11:47 pm

206er wrote:is this problem above or below 88mph?

I think he's missing a nuclear reactor though

Subtle · Post by **Subtle** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 12:46 am

No sparks, but I once had white fog.

One rainy night driving down fast from Whistler and when braking hard for the turns it seemed like fog was coming up from the floor. Checked it out the next day and there was no way that fog was coming in.

Now, I had smoked some BC bud before leaving but it took a few years before I realized what it was about.

On a similar trip(no pun) , but no weed I noticed(finally) that the double solid white no passing lines going into each tight turn illuminated the spray coming off the front drivers-side wheel which looked like steam or fog.

The single dotted line on the straights did not reflect back the light in the same way.

Dont drive after smoking dope---too weird and dangerous

bmxpunk · Post by **bmxpunk** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 1:00 am

Subtle wrote: Dont drive after smoking dope---too weird and dangerous

Dont have to worry about that, straightedger here.....

anyway it was in a neigherbor hood with no lines, But I know what you are talking about with the lines, its freaked me out before

I am going to have someone slightly more mechanically minded follow me tonight.

I am wondering if her lights hit my diff guard or the shiny part of the diff cover.

0perose · Post by **0perose** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 1:21 am

my 1970 mach 1 has no exhaust behind the headers... and no driver's side floorboard... when you hit the gas, it shoots flames out the headers.. it's cool, but I'm worried about it setting something on fire

sorry, I have no insight to your issue, and am going to go along with the malfunctioning flux capacitor.maybe check the circuit and make sure it's not shorting out the kneuter valve?

bmxpunk · Post by **bmxpunk** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 2:37 am

Just found that my ferret -reducer is starting to go, gues its time for an upgrade

Bheinen74 · Post by **Bheinen74** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 10:00 pm

Splinter wrote:The only thing that occurs to me would be if there was a crack in the midpipe and it was spitting flame every once in a while

Cars arent capable of discharging a big spark from the undercarriage, the tires (repleat with steel belts) are much better conductors than the air.

Hate when there's crack in the pipe.

evolutionmovement · Post by **evolutionmovement** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 12:27 am

Ferret-reducer? Isn't that the story about Richard Gere?

bmxpunk · Post by **bmxpunk** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 7:30 pm

SO I figured out what it was, because my car just started running like ass.

With my new 3" exhaust and shorter hangers, i smashed the 02 sensor into that thin sheet metal guard above the exhaust, which eventually wore through the wires on the o2 sensor. so that is where the spark came from.

free5ty1e · Post by **free5ty1e** » Sat Mar 18, 2006 12:06 am

Wierd. Wonder how someone saw that from behind your car.

bmxpunk · Post by **bmxpunk** » Sat Mar 18, 2006 12:43 am

thought it weird myself

hows the twinscroll coming? i wanna do that too

JasonGrahn · Post by **JasonGrahn** » Sun Mar 19, 2006 6:48 pm

bmxpunk wrote:hows the twinscroll coming? i wanna do that too

That's off your own initial topic. Keep it up and I lock.

snowboarded · Post by **snowboarded** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 5:08 am

If I'm not mistaken, when you're running rich and you don't have a cat then it is possible to shoot flames or at least a few sparks.

Binford · Post by **Binford** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 5:10 am

snowboarded wrote:If I'm not mistaken, when you're running rich and you don't have a cat then it is possible to shoot flames or at least a few sparks.

I was told I just shot about a foot of flame about a half hour ago.

Said it looked very cool!

snowboarded · Post by **snowboarded** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 4:14 pm

I have too. I love the sound of it! It is easier to see at night however. Stock turbo and 3" catless tbe = fun flame.

free5ty1e · Post by **free5ty1e** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 8:16 pm

3" catless TBE is definately fun with the backfiring

No match for my GMC's backfires though... I mean Jeebus, it sounds like a cannon! Almost scared some guy in a convertible off the road when I backfired while he was passing my truck.... When he recovered and finished passing me, he gave me one of those "Why did you do that?" looks... I tried real hard not to laugh

Edit: I still don't see how sparks could appear. We've obviously established that flames are possible and quite likely... but sparks? Viewed from behind, up an open exhaust? That just doesn't sound good to me.

LaureltheQueen · Post by **LaureltheQueen** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 8:18 pm

Jesus, I can't wait to get a full 3" exhaust and shoot flames.

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Um any body else get sparks????

Um any body else get sparks????