Flamethrower exhuast
Thread Starter
|
Senior User
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 141
Likes: 0
Flamethrower exhuast
I am turning my truck...maybe...into a show truck. I was wondering how to build a flamethrower exhuast 
. I know you guys may say its stupid, but personally i think it depends on the driver too... 
. But does anyone know how to buiild one...YOURSELF? Cause all these kits are stupid, and they dont produce big flames, plus, it costs $$$$$. Thanks for the help.
. I know you guys may say its stupid, but personally i think it depends on the driver too... . But does anyone know how to buiild one...YOURSELF? Cause all these kits are stupid, and they dont produce big flames, plus, it costs $$$$$. Thanks for the help.
Postmaster
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 4,758
Likes: 7
From: colorado
if i remember correctly, you tap and screw a sparkplug into each exhaust pipe 4-6 inches for the tip then you hook up an ignition coil to a switch , pos. from the battery to a switch then to the pos. terminal of the coil, ground the neg, then run a wire from the coil output and split it out the spark plugs. make sure the exhaust system is grounded well. when you rev the motor and hit the switch you should have flames...I think
Postmaster
Joined: Apr 2000
Posts: 2,881
Likes: 1
From: North of Tulsa, Oklahoma
ditto to what wlihntr said, but you would have to have a very rich/over rich fuel to air mixture. It would have to rich enough for the spark to light up. I don't know if it's possible on a non Carbeurated engine? Also, there is a company that sells kits that use propane for fuel. There have been several threads throughout the forums that discuss this. Try doing a search for flame thrower.
Elder User
Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 513
Likes: 0
From: Zimmerman, MN
My uncle had a setup like that on a 56 Nomad.
He had it wired so that then he flipped the switch he actually shut off 2 plugs on the engine (giving him a rich mixture at the exhaust) and fired the 2 plugs at the exhaust tips.
just another way to look at this
He had it wired so that then he flipped the switch he actually shut off 2 plugs on the engine (giving him a rich mixture at the exhaust) and fired the 2 plugs at the exhaust tips.
just another way to look at this
Senior User
Joined: May 2004
Posts: 386
Likes: 0
my late step-father used to tell me about how he had did it on many vehicles and motorcycles that he had owned...but he used Model A coils (im almost sure)...i know they're housed in a small wooden box,because i still have 2 of them...i don't know if these are any different than the newer coils or not...but maybe...someone might know..
Trending Topics
Postmaster
Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 4,043
Likes: 4
Originally Posted by wlihntr
if i remember correctly, you tap and screw a sparkplug into each exhaust pipe 4-6 inches for the tip then you hook up an ignition coil to a switch , pos. from the battery to a switch then to the pos. terminal of the coil, ground the neg, then run a wire from the coil output and split it out the spark plugs. make sure the exhaust system is grounded well. when you rev the motor and hit the switch you should have flames...I think
FTE Stories
Ford Trucks for Ford Truck Enthusiasts
10 Things Every Truck Owner NEEDS (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
Rezvani's Latest Post-Apocalyptic Monster Is a Ford F-150 Raptor Underneath
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Most Expensive Ford Trucks Ever Sold on Bring a Trailer
Joe Kucinski
2027 Ford Super Duty Buyer's Guide (Every Model, Engine, & Package)
Brett Foote
Top 10 Ford Truck Tragedies
Joe Kucinski
AEV FXL Super Duty - the Super Duty Raptor Ford Doesn't Make
Brett Foote
Lobo Vs Lobo: Proof the F-150 Lobo Should Be Even Lower!
Michael S. Palmer
Ford's 2001 Explorer Sportsman Concept Looks For a New Home
Verdad Gallardo
10 Best Ford Truck Engines We Miss the Most!
Joe Kucinski
Postmaster
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 4,758
Likes: 7
From: colorado
Originally Posted by 76supercab2
All looks good except the neg side of the coil. To get a spark the coil must be turned on and off. It might work if you work the toggle on and off. Or you can hook the neg side of the extra coil to the neg side of your primary coil. Then the trigger portion of your ignition system can trigger your secondary coil.
Thread Starter
|
Senior User
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 141
Likes: 0
how would i wire the coiil to go on and off though? and also, do i just use a spark plug wire to go to the spark plug? im thinking you do...but you never know...im still havein trouble trying to understand... 
. also i've got a 1987 f-250 w/ a 460, carbed, does that equal MORE flame? it has no catalytic converter, just muffler, and a.i.r injection.
. also i've got a 1987 f-250 w/ a 460, carbed, does that equal MORE flame? it has no catalytic converter, just muffler, and a.i.r injection.
Last edited by 87carbed; Mar 17, 2005 at 10:04 PM. Reason: forgot something
Gone but not forgotten.
Joined: Jul 2001
Posts: 6,521
Likes: 2
Originally Posted by michaelbarry
my late step-father used to tell me about how he had did it on many vehicles and motorcycles that he had owned...but he used Model A coils (im almost sure)...i know they're housed in a small wooden box,because i still have 2 of them...i don't know if these are any different than the newer coils or not...but maybe...someone might know..
Dono
Senior User
Joined: May 2004
Posts: 386
Likes: 0
oh ok,i knew they were old...figured it was A or T..
and i agree with wlihntr...constant voltage coming from the coil as long as theres constant power going to it..
and 87carbed...you would run a toggle switch and wire it to the positive wire going to your the coil that you're using for your flamethrowers ,so that when you flipped the toggle on that it would send the positive charge to the coil and then on to your spark plug that is located 4-6 inches from the tip of your exhaust...and about the using a spark plug wire to for the plug that is in the pipe,thats what i would imagine you would do,but don't bank on it,cause i'm not sure...
and i agree with wlihntr...constant voltage coming from the coil as long as theres constant power going to it..
and 87carbed...you would run a toggle switch and wire it to the positive wire going to your the coil that you're using for your flamethrowers ,so that when you flipped the toggle on that it would send the positive charge to the coil and then on to your spark plug that is located 4-6 inches from the tip of your exhaust...and about the using a spark plug wire to for the plug that is in the pipe,thats what i would imagine you would do,but don't bank on it,cause i'm not sure...
Postmaster
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 4,758
Likes: 7
From: colorado
Originally Posted by aprice
you could get a heavy duty flasher and put it in front of the coil