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truck69 · 12-23-2003, 07:31 PM

Has anyone here tried putting "off road" flame throwers on their truck and if so did it meet with success or failure? There advertised in the magazines as easy to hook up but for show use only.
Thanks.

*Randy70C-10* · 12-23-2003, 08:20 PM

Show use only.......what other reason would you have them

jcueckert13 · 12-23-2003, 08:31 PM

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Originally posted by Randy70C-10
Show use only.......what other reason would you have them

flamethrowers are nessary for those pesky tailgaters

*Randy70C-10* · 12-23-2003, 10:30 PM

Ahhh, forgot about that.

darcane · 12-24-2003, 12:05 AM

It wasn't on I truck, but I helped install one of these once. It was on my brother's '65 Coupe Deville. The "kit" he had was just a little electronic box that triggered the coil(s) in the right way to get the plug(s) to fire. It was designed to kill the coil for the engine to get some extra fuel in the exhaust and then ignite it.

We didn't want little fireballs coming out the exhaust, though. We wanted FIRE! So, we rigged up a fuel pump to shoot gas out the end of each exhaust pipe. We also made little slip on extensions for the exhaust pipes that had the spark plugs in them. This let us easily remove the spark plugs when we weren't using it and it helped keep from melting anything in the back of the car...

It took some trial and error to get it working consistantly. Too much fuel and it would pool up in the exhaust and sometimes wouldn't ignite; too little and the flames would go out or be tiny. In the end it worked out pretty good (flames would shoot out about 4-6 feet) and only took a few hours to get everything done.

Jefe · 12-24-2003, 01:45 AM

I have them on my black '68 Shortbed. The exhaust comes out angled back in front of the rear tires. They shoot about 4-6 feet. Looks amazing works everytime.

dinnut · 12-24-2003, 01:48 AM

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Originally posted by Jefe
I have them on my black '68 Shortbed. The exhaust comes out angled back in front of the rear tires. They shoot about 4-6 feet. Looks amazing works everytime.

im guessign on the all original one?

Oborny71 · 12-24-2003, 01:52 AM

I have flame thrower kits on both my 71 and 67. Its pretty bad a$$. cruise the town strip and hit it a few times and you'll have people asking you about it for months. get some pics of it in action when i get a chance. I dont have any sort of injectors, just the raw fuel from the motor. it gets 2-4 ft flames. oh yeah and people stay way far away when they see you have that. i've gotten pulled over for it before, but i told the cop my motor was having problems and backfiring. He believed me....lol.....

**FRENCHBLUE72** · 12-24-2003, 05:34 AM

Sweet let's see some pic's !!! BTW truck's had a section on the kit from autoloc and seemed like a pretty easy install....

Hotrod70C10 · 12-24-2003, 05:43 AM

You could always cut power to the distributor and flood the crap out of it. Then put power back to the distributor and crank it up. INSTANT MUFFLER BOMB!

Yes I did it on accident once, I don't know how there isn't a hole in the bottom of my cab! That turbo muffler was split open about 8 inches on one side all the way from the front to the back..... No, I did not do that on purpose! lol

Primed67 · 12-24-2003, 12:21 PM

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Originally posted by Hotrod70C10
You could always cut power to the distributor and flood the crap out of it. Then put power back to the distributor and crank it up. INSTANT MUFFLER BOMB! Yes I did it on accident once, I don't know how there isn't a hole in the bottom of my cab! That turbo muffler was split open about 8 inches on one side all the way from the front to the back..... No, I did not do that on purpose! lol

I had a buddy that used to do that when someone was tailgating us. He would just shut the truck off and pump the gas pedal quite a few times and then cut it back on and boom. That usually backed them up, way back and then if we stopped at a light they wouldn't even pull up. They would stay about 2 car lengths away.

my68beatertruck · 12-24-2003, 04:57 PM

Easy way to do it in a few minutes. Works with non hei distributor. Run a wire from the negative terminal of ignition coil to another coil under the bumper (we will call this one coil 2). positive terminal on coil 2 to a toggle switch in the cab. put some big ass tips on your pipes, stick them out an inch or 2 to keep the soot off of the bumper. The universal fit type sold at pep boys work well. drill holeabout 3 inches in from the end of the tip. install 2 old spark plugs gapped at about 1/8 inch into the holes. Run some old plug wires fron the plugs to the coil 2.
Start engine, turn on toggle switch, pull manual choke untill engine is trying to die and rev it up. big flames, much fun.

Dirt cheap and works well. Takes a little time to really get the whole choke/throttle timing down, but i've done a few real nice pipes for next to nothing.

By the way, i've found glass packs and flowmaster mufflers can take constant key off, key on backfiring. only weak spot is the exaust doughnuts on the maniflod/headers.

cag17 · 12-26-2003, 10:49 AM

I think that Pardus Customs can get a kit for this from AutoLoc. I almost bought this for my 72 but backed out. He could explain it better than I could. Just PM him and ask him about it.

72c10step · 12-31-2003, 03:24 PM

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Originally posted by Primed67

I had a buddy that used to do that when someone was tailgating us. He would just shut the truck off and pump the gas pedal quite a few times and then cut it back on and boom. That usually backed them up, way back and then if we stopped at a light they wouldn't even pull up. They would stay about 2 car lengths away.

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I had a friend that used to do that all the time for the fun of it. He never did know when to quit though. He ended up going through 2 motors and about 5 sets of mufflers before he stopped.

71chevylongbed · 12-31-2003, 03:52 PM

the bad thing is that it gets gas in your oil

charlieo · 01-01-2004, 02:14 AM

I had a friend that could make his truck exh pipe explode . He would shut off the ign, pump the throttle once and turn the ign back on & Ka-Boom ! We scared the puddin out of a man walking along the road . I swear he jumped 3 feet up & he was a white man too . Who says white men can't jump !

12-23-2003, 07:31 PM	#1
truck69 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 323	Flame Throwers Has anyone here tried putting "off road" flame throwers on their truck and if so did it meet with success or failure? There advertised in the magazines as easy to hook up but for show use only. Thanks.

12-24-2003, 12:05 AM	#5
darcane Registered User Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Puyallup, WA Posts: 414	It wasn't on I truck, but I helped install one of these once. It was on my brother's '65 Coupe Deville. The "kit" he had was just a little electronic box that triggered the coil(s) in the right way to get the plug(s) to fire. It was designed to kill the coil for the engine to get some extra fuel in the exhaust and then ignite it. We didn't want little fireballs coming out the exhaust, though. We wanted FIRE! So, we rigged up a fuel pump to shoot gas out the end of each exhaust pipe. We also made little slip on extensions for the exhaust pipes that had the spark plugs in them. This let us easily remove the spark plugs when we weren't using it and it helped keep from melting anything in the back of the car... It took some trial and error to get it working consistantly. Too much fuel and it would pool up in the exhaust and sometimes wouldn't ignite; too little and the flames would go out or be tiny. In the end it worked out pretty good (flames would shoot out about 4-6 feet) and only took a few hours to get everything done. __________________ *Mike Lackey* '68 C10

12-24-2003, 01:45 AM	#6
Jefe Registered User Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Chandler, Arizona, USA Posts: 299	I have them on my black '68 Shortbed. The exhaust comes out angled back in front of the rear tires. They shoot about 4-6 feet. Looks amazing works everytime. __________________ -1968 Chevy SWB = Frame Off/383/Muncie Car 4 speed -1968 Chevy SWB = numbers matching 307/Truck 4 speed. -1966 Chevy II = 2 door No Post/130,000 Orig miles/230 6cyl/powerglide/Vintage AC -1972 Chevy Nova = 2 door/412 Small Block -1927 Ford Roadster = Homebuilt/widened 8"/350/ Custom Everything.

12-24-2003, 01:52 AM	#8
Oborny71 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Lincoln, Nebraska Posts: 587	I have flame thrower kits on both my 71 and 67. Its pretty bad a$$. cruise the town strip and hit it a few times and you'll have people asking you about it for months. get some pics of it in action when i get a chance. I dont have any sort of injectors, just the raw fuel from the motor. it gets 2-4 ft flames. oh yeah and people stay way far away when they see you have that. i've gotten pulled over for it before, but i told the cop my motor was having problems and backfiring. He believed me....lol..... __________________ 67 Chevy SWB - goal of a 1,000 hp weekend cruiser

12-24-2003, 05:34 AM	#9
FRENCHBLUE72 PROJECT 7DEUCE Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: GRANTS PASS OR Posts: 21,590	Sweet let's see some pic's !!! BTW truck's had a section on the kit from autoloc and seemed like a pretty easy install.... __________________ GO BIG GREEN GO DUCKS MEMBER #6377 72 k-5 daily driver 6'' lift 35'' 350-350-205 slowly getting rust free. Project "7DEUCE" check out my build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=267665 Tim Powell..R.I.P EastSideLowlife..... R.I.P..

12-23-2003, 08:20 PM	#2
Randy70C-10 Account Suspended Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Virginia Beach, Va. U.S.A. Posts: 15,320	Show use only.......what other reason would you have them

12-23-2003, 10:30 PM	#4
Randy70C-10 Account Suspended Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Virginia Beach, Va. U.S.A. Posts: 15,320	Ahhh, forgot about that.

12-24-2003, 05:43 AM	#10
Hotrod70C10 Low & Slow Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 1,047	You could always cut power to the distributor and flood the crap out of it. Then put power back to the distributor and crank it up. INSTANT MUFFLER BOMB! Yes I did it on accident once, I don't know how there isn't a hole in the bottom of my cab! That turbo muffler was split open about 8 inches on one side all the way from the front to the back..... No, I did not do that on purpose! lol __________________ 70' C-10 LWB Fleetside 4.5/6 drop

12-24-2003, 04:57 PM	#12
my68beatertruck GOT JACK??? Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: New Jersey Posts: 122	flame pipes Easy way to do it in a few minutes. Works with non hei distributor. Run a wire from the negative terminal of ignition coil to another coil under the bumper (we will call this one coil 2). positive terminal on coil 2 to a toggle switch in the cab. put some big ass tips on your pipes, stick them out an inch or 2 to keep the soot off of the bumper. The universal fit type sold at pep boys work well. drill holeabout 3 inches in from the end of the tip. install 2 old spark plugs gapped at about 1/8 inch into the holes. Run some old plug wires fron the plugs to the coil 2. Start engine, turn on toggle switch, pull manual choke untill engine is trying to die and rev it up. big flames, much fun. Dirt cheap and works well. Takes a little time to really get the whole choke/throttle timing down, but i've done a few real nice pipes for next to nothing. By the way, i've found glass packs and flowmaster mufflers can take constant key off, key on backfiring. only weak spot is the exaust doughnuts on the maniflod/headers. __________________ 68 C-10 250", 200R-4, LWB 04 F350 dually V-10, 6-spd 72 Cadillac Coupe DeVille Last edited by my68beatertruck; 12-24-2003 at 05:01 PM.

12-26-2003, 10:49 AM	#13
cag17 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 140	I think that Pardus Customs can get a kit for this from AutoLoc. I almost bought this for my 72 but backed out. He could explain it better than I could. Just PM him and ask him about it. __________________ Bowtie Club of the Carolinas

12-31-2003, 03:52 PM	#15
71chevylongbed Got Horsepower? Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: IDAHO Posts: 406	the bad thing is that it gets gas in your oil __________________ 2001 Dodge 2500 Cummins, 4 inch lift, 35" Toyo MT's on Ultra wheels, P-Pump Conversion, AFE intake, Fass, 5 inch exhaust, Pyro,Boost,and Fuel pressure guages, and a whole bunch of other stuff "The Money Pit" SOLD-71 Chevy C10 long bed- 2/4 drop-- 350,th400, Edelbrock performer RPM intake,Edelbrock 600 CFM carb,Crower 240 cam,port and polish,Dynomax headers,HEI ignition,dual 2.5 inch exhaust with Flowmaster 50 series mufflers

01-01-2004, 02:14 AM	#16
charlieo Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: sw Posts: 341	fire I had a friend that could make his truck exh pipe explode . He would shut off the ign, pump the throttle once and turn the ign back on & Ka-Boom ! We scared the puddin out of a man walking along the road . I swear he jumped 3 feet up & he was a white man too . Who says white men can't jump !



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