Carls flame thrower at the Glen

breakaway500 · Post by **breakaway500** » Wed Sep 21, 2011 9:13 am

Following the green Porsche into turn one,and out the tailpipes erupt 3-4 feet of bright yellow twirling flames..for a good 5 seconds.

I can't get the image out of my mind...Bond..James Bond...

(yes,I know 007 drove an Austin Martin DB5...) Anyone get any video of it?

nateh · Post by **nateh** » Wed Sep 21, 2011 11:44 am

Wow, cool!

Grippy · Post by **Grippy** » Wed Sep 21, 2011 12:06 pm

I saw similar flames coming out of an EVO.

cfossum · Post by **cfossum** » Wed Sep 21, 2011 12:13 pm

Never let an inexperienced "tuner" (me) try to install and configure an aftermarket engine management system.
Symptoms are: bucking and surging performance, poor fuel mileage, and overheating. And in addition, apparently now flames shooting out the back. I guess that helps explain the poor fuel mileage. Truthfully, I'm lucky it even starts and runs! Thanks for noticing.
Yeah, I'd love to see those flames on video!
-Carl

breakaway500 · Post by **breakaway500** » Wed Sep 21, 2011 2:26 pm

My Miata use to throw flames (so I had been told..) but nothing as elegant as the ones from your Porsche. I shut off "fuel on decel" (it was an option,on or off) within the Hydra engine management system and the flames have disappeared.Luckily,my "brain" came preprogrammed,so all I had to do was tweak it here and there.I know just enough to be dangerous..

Mark Swinehart · Post by **Mark Swinehart** » Wed Sep 21, 2011 2:52 pm

During the Time Trials the corner workers were so concerned about the 913B and the flames they considered black flagging Carl.

nateh · Post by **nateh** » Wed Sep 21, 2011 11:23 pm

So Carl, for next year will you have a hot-blown diffuser?

962porsche · Post by **962porsche** » Fri Sep 23, 2011 1:56 pm

carl give kahren at kahren tuning a call he is very good with rx7 motors 1 860 214 6202 . you may want to call him asap as i think he is leaving soon to go the russia .

cfossum · Post by **cfossum** » Fri Sep 23, 2011 2:09 pm

Thanks for the suggestion, but that's the equivalent of tagging out! I can't do that! Stubborn old engineers don't admit defeat.
To quote Tim Allen from Galaxy Quest: "Never give up! Never surrender!"

962porsche · Post by **962porsche** » Fri Sep 23, 2011 2:16 pm

ok i was just say it because he is into the rx7's most of his tuning work is on them . he would beable to flash load a base line tune for that motor in no time .

breakaway500 · Post by **breakaway500** » Fri Sep 23, 2011 2:31 pm

Carls Porshce has an rx7 motor in it?

Grippy · Post by **Grippy** » Fri Sep 23, 2011 2:32 pm

RX-8 actually IIRC.

962porsche · Post by **962porsche** » Fri Sep 23, 2011 2:34 pm

13Bee real slow !

cfossum · Post by **cfossum** » Fri Sep 23, 2011 2:41 pm

Yup, 13B from an RX8, but it runs like an RX 5/8
It is a bit disappointing at the moment, but hey, it's significantly faster and more reliable than when that POS type IV vw motor was in it.

breakaway500 · Post by **breakaway500** » Fri Sep 23, 2011 2:53 pm

I see..that explains the 913B designation! It certainly wasn't "slow" when I was behind it..

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