Flamethrower?

**Coyote** · 2nd January 2007, 12:07

Originally Posted by RG100!!

I wouldnt use the RG

You will root the motor. It dont got valves to stop the blowback from the flames.

But i could be wrong.

Mmmm, you got me scared now. The powervalves are fragile enough

**Toaster** · 2nd January 2007, 12:36

Originally Posted by Coyote

Well, of course its a stupid idea, thats why I thought of it

Classic dude!

I'm sure the fire brigade and 'wrap-the-world-in-cotton-wool' safety-police would love it!!

**degrom** · 2nd January 2007, 12:43

Frealing hell!!!

Just came back from SuperCheap and Repco. (From to day on I will refer to Repco as Rip-off Co. All their stuff are at least $5 more for each item!!!)

Coil - $43
Spark Plug - $5
Spark Plug lead - $8
Relay - $7
Ballast Resister - $8

Luckily I was not born here,so I have the right to be a cheap ass!!!

Coil... I would go for a second hand one. Go for a bike one because they are nice and small.
Ballast Resister... Get a normal resister from Dick Smith or JayCar that is about 3 ohme or so and make sure it's a big 10W one.
Spark Plug... Use an old one.
Relay - Dick Smith or JayCar

**Coyote** · 2nd January 2007, 20:08

Originally Posted by degrom

Frealing hell!!!

Just came back from SuperCheap and Repco. (From to day on I will refer to Repco as Rip-off Co. All their stuff are at least $5 more for each item!!!)

Coil - $43
Spark Plug - $5
Spark Plug lead - $8
Relay - $7
Ballast Resister - $8

Luckily I was not born here,so I have the right to be a cheap ass!!!

Coil... I would go for a second hand one. Go for a bike one because they are nice and small.
Ballast Resister... Get a normal resister from Dick Smith or JayCar that is about 3 ohme or so and make sure it's a big 10W one.
Spark Plug... Use an old one.
Relay - Dick Smith or JayCar

Just wondering will flashbacks be a problem? Suppose it can handle backfires so there should be no reason for a flashback to cause trouble

I've got plenty of spark plugs at home in decent order. My brother's 125 is very picky with it's spark plugs and requires them to be in new condition. Plus it has expensive taste and requires top of the line plugs. My brother turned one into a keyring

I was probably going to Dick Smiths for everything. Unfortunatly my Dad is selling the only spare coil we have with the TF to sweeten the deal

**WasPhantom** · 2nd January 2007, 20:15

I put one on my mini once, and I guess the idea would be the same, just run a injector of sorts, wire it up so that it will come full on when you hit the go button, and have a spark plug to ignite it, fairly simple concept really ;-) "Add fuel, and spark, will have flame"

**degrom** · 2nd January 2007, 20:18

I am not sure about 2 stokes... (I think if it's behind the muffler it will be fine) I am thinking of trying it out on my GN... I have an old pair of rusted pipes that I can do my in plants on...

I am just wondering about the spark plug... Does it have a normal thread,in other words will I find a nut that will fit onto a spark plug? Then I can weld the nut onto the exhaust...

**degrom** · 2nd January 2007, 20:19

Originally Posted by WasPhantom

I put one on my mini once, and I guess the idea would be the same, just run a injector of sorts, wire it up so that it will come full on when you hit the go button, and have a spark plug to ignite it, fairly simple concept really ;-) "Add fuel, and spark, will have flame"

Do you still have it?

**WasPhantom** · 2nd January 2007, 20:21

Originally Posted by degrom

Do you still have it?

Alas no, got rid of it a while back...

As for welding a nut on, yes, you can get a nut that has the correct thread. So drill hole, weld on nut, enjoy :-D And you're right about the two strokes, my guess is that doing anything with the expansion chamber would be A Bad Thing (tm)

**gammaguy** · 2nd January 2007, 21:16

at last-i know the true meaning of "hotting up"

**degrom** · 3rd January 2007, 12:52

Okay... I found a place that sells brand new Hitachi Japanese made coils for $20 and ballast resisters for $5...

This flamethrower stuff is actually side-tracking me away from fixing the ZX-10 fairings. I want to get all the plastic welding done before the weekend and get her primed before the bike show in February. (Anyone need some plastic welding done,now is the time to speak up?!?)

**WasPhantom** · 3rd January 2007, 12:53

Originally Posted by degrom

This flamethrower stuff is actually side-tracking me away from fixing the ZX-10 fairings. I want to get all the plastic welding done before the weekend

hmmmmm - two birds, one stone?!

**LilSel** · 3rd January 2007, 13:11

I used to play around with the mixture in my mini and when running rich when changing gears would have flames shoot quite far out the 2" exhaust system...

... still got the mini...(in restoration still tho)... scored a set of twin SU carbs to go on when I put her back together... was easy as to make flames come out of it tho... rich rich rich... and bang flame bang

**WasPhantom** · 3rd January 2007, 13:19

hehe - that is of course the other way ;-) We done that with a mates fuel injected turbo prelude - that said, it needed all the fuel we could feed it ;-)