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    Default So my fireball-happy rx-7 backfried in the SPSU parking deck this morning...

    ...and sounded like a gunshot. Set off every car alarm in the parking deck across 3 of the 4 levels. I feel accomplished.

    ^^ Yeah, I drew a frame of a man running on each fan blade. That is him running at idle

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    That is normal. Please proceed on your present course.
    "Racing is life. Anything before or after is just waiting." - Steve McQueen

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    David... remember my FC and it's regular shotgun blasts?
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    My Miata use to backfire so hard it'd break off a piece of a curb.

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    My S13 deep-fried some chicken yesterday.

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    when my buddy with his NA 300zx rolls through its a sea of car alarms also lol

    soon will be planning on a photoshoot in the school parking deck with a few SPSU friends

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    Quote Originally Posted by swimshark View Post
    when my buddy with his NA 300zx rolls through its a sea of car alarms also lol

    soon will be planning on a photoshoot in the school parking deck with a few SPSU friends
    I mean I've set off a few driving by and such, but normally my backfries are on the highway, today something about what my guess is a dying ignition(need to replace the plugs wies dizzy cap and rotor, I've never done it haha) set it off at 10mph. Yeah these Rx-7s will blow cheap mufflers to pieces. I'd bet it'd take a chunk out of a curb too ifI could get it to do a backfire in neutral, but sadly I can't.
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    ^^ Yeah, I drew a frame of a man running on each fan blade. That is him running at idle

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    Quote Originally Posted by 87 Turbo II View Post
    I mean I've set off a few driving by and such, but normally my backfries are on the highway, today something about what my guess is a dying ignition(need to replace the plugs wies dizzy cap and rotor, I've never done it haha) set it off at 10mph. Yeah these R-7s will blow cheap mufflers to pieces. I'd bet it'd take a chunk out of a curb too ifI could get it to do a backfire in neutral, but sadly I can't.
    haha yah they can backfire at random times. if you want some pointers ill see if my friend doesnt mind giving you some tips. they mess with rx-7s all the time. he owns a red 79 and his friend owns a black 85 gsl-se. here is a pic of their current collection


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    Quote Originally Posted by swimshark View Post
    haha yah they can backfire at random times. if you want some pointers ill see if my friend doesnt mind giving you some tips. they mess with rx-7s all the time. he owns a red 79 and his friend owns a black 85 gsl-se. here is a pic of their current collection

    Ben(black GSL-SE) Juno(light blue GSL with GSL-SE hub swap) and Andrew(red 79 SA). I know them already. I know the problem, and I know how to do the work, it's money that prevents me, not knowledge. But thanks anyway.

    ^^ Yeah, I drew a frame of a man running on each fan blade. That is him running at idle

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    Quote Originally Posted by 87 Turbo II View Post
    Ben(black GSL-SE) Juno(light blue GSL with GSL-SE hub swap) and Andrew(red 79 SA). I know them already. I know the problem, and I know how to do the work, it's money that prevents me, not knowledge. But thanks anyway.
    small friggin world lol

    grew up with Ben and Andrew through school

    andrew has helped me with a few things and let me use his shop to do my timing belt. we had fun sanding down and priming his one project rx-7


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    wtf is going on here

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nemesis View Post
    wtf is going on here
    We're just talking about backfrying.


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    My friends 1st gen shot a flame and burnt the whole back end of the car to the point of not being able to drive it because no tail lights, melted bumper, etc. LOL.

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    Quote Originally Posted by simontibbett View Post
    My friends 1st gen shot a flame and burnt the whole back end of the car to the point of not being able to drive it because no tail lights, melted bumper, etc. LOL.
    Lol, I took my last chassise through the mountains or a few hours. A friend who followed me sai I heated the exhaust enough for my rich idle circuit to provide a constant flame everytome I lifted the throttle. When I came around to the back afte driving, my bumper was black ad the plastic was drooping over the pipes haha.

    ^^ Yeah, I drew a frame of a man running on each fan blade. That is him running at idle

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    Cool story bro.


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    Quote Originally Posted by BKgen® View Post
    Cool story bro.
    thanks bro

    ^^ Yeah, I drew a frame of a man running on each fan blade. That is him running at idle

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    Quote Originally Posted by Doppelgänger View Post
    David... remember my FC and it's regular shotgun blasts?

    Yes, and my old GSL-SE was know for blowing cats and mufflers apart.
    "Racing is life. Anything before or after is just waiting." - Steve McQueen

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    my eg6 only back fires when its cold, it scares me girl and kinda funny

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    Quote Originally Posted by swimshark View Post
    small friggin world lol

    grew up with Ben and Andrew through school

    andrew has helped me with a few things and let me use his shop to do my timing belt. we had fun sanding down and priming his one project rx-7



    tell Andrew i said was up & to let me borrow his 79 lol

    you don't lie, this is a small world.
    Peek-a-boo mofucka what now?!

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    Quote Originally Posted by blue94eg6 View Post
    my eg6 only back fires when its cold, it scares me girl and kinda funny


    thats a pistol, compared to our cannons!
    Peek-a-boo mofucka what now?!

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    yeah its not much for sound lol its just funny cus she jumps.

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    it is not funny

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    love it

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    Lol, Mine does it when I go past 7k and shift, Fireball out the Exhaust accompanied with a huge, KAPLOW!
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