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Old Aug 20, 2013 | 12:26 PM
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Sparks from exhaust?

Long story short. Screwing around last night i was beating on the balt a bit, and my friend told me when i was slowing down my cars exhaust was shooting sparks like there was an angle grinder inside of it. Car runs fine. No issues, but my little troll an his angle grinder inside. Any ideas what it could of been? lol
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Old Aug 20, 2013 | 12:30 PM
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Originally Posted by StageII07
little troll an his angle grinder
Seems like you've figured it out yourself!

Sorry, I am of no help
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Old Aug 20, 2013 | 01:18 PM
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I don't know the answer either, but since this thread has all the ingredients for a thread of pure epicness, I'm here.
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Old Aug 20, 2013 | 01:41 PM
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It is scraping on the ground because too low
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Old Aug 20, 2013 | 01:43 PM
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Your car is so fast that the supercharger is getting so hot its welding your exhaust on its own to make it stronger to protect the manifold.

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Old Aug 20, 2013 | 01:54 PM
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I don't know the answer either, but since this thread has all the ingredients for a thread of pure epicness, I'm here.
Want some of the popcorn I just made?
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Old Aug 20, 2013 | 03:25 PM
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kaboom! if it wasnt sparks it was cherry red pieces of metal. i would change my oil and look for metal shavings.
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Old Aug 20, 2013 | 03:28 PM
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Could be pieces from the res
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Old Aug 20, 2013 | 03:31 PM
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Originally Posted by BlackSSstg2
Could be pieces from the res
This. Or the cat if you have one.
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Old Aug 20, 2013 | 10:19 PM
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Haha funny posts guys. Anyway i figured it was the res because i do not have a cat. An thats awsome my car is makig itself stronger haha
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Old Aug 20, 2013 | 10:29 PM
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transformer fail
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