Lucky......I guess?
11-18-2017, 01:27 AM
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11-18-2017, 06:33 PM
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11-18-2017, 08:12 PM
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I admit I should have one in this car due to the modifications and it will but it was never about money just something I didn't do yet. A good lesson for everyone with a modified car, it could have been much worse. Although in this case I was glad a bit of water put it out rather than using a fire extinguisher there is less clean up.
11-18-2017, 08:49 PM
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c02 or halon extinguishers won't leave residue
... those nasty dry chemical extinguishers will ruin anything it touches
... those nasty dry chemical extinguishers will ruin anything it touches
11-18-2017, 09:41 PM
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So while having a bit of fun with a really fast crotch rocket (he pretty much smoked me, quite literally) I kept up for a bit but both of us have really quick acceleration and hit way to high of speeds to stay in it very long. It worked out to be three or four lights
So while having a bit of fun with a really fast crotch rocket (he pretty much smoked me, quite literally) I kept up for a bit but both of us have really quick acceleration and hit way to high of speeds to stay in it very long. It worked out to be three or four lights
It was karma that got you.....
11-19-2017, 09:33 AM
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And it was a bad mechanic that "got me" as I pointed out it seemed too close to floor to me but two of the shops guys said it was normal to have marks on floor in those spots.... I will take the blame for trusting them, but not for the fire.
Got that SC yet to make that hood not so ridiculous on a stock car
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11-19-2017, 06:26 PM
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I suppose you could look at it like that.....I chose to believe karma (good karma) let me have water to put it out. I'm not as bitter as some here.....
And it was a bad mechanic that "got me" as I pointed out it seemed too close to floor to me but two of the shops guys said it was normal to have marks on floor in those spots.... I will take the blame for trusting them, but not for the fire.
Got that SC yet to make that hood not so ridiculous on a stock car
And it was a bad mechanic that "got me" as I pointed out it seemed too close to floor to me but two of the shops guys said it was normal to have marks on floor in those spots.... I will take the blame for trusting them, but not for the fire.
Got that SC yet to make that hood not so ridiculous on a stock car
don't be so jealous
...and for lords sake...stop racing on the street before you kill some innocent person...that would bring you a lifetime of bad karma...
11-19-2017, 08:25 PM
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I won't tell you how much I have spent on my car but if you know anything you would know not doing my own work that I could buy a whole lot of those hoods you are so fond of, even at the crazy price you were suggesting in other threads for what is in mine. That hood is nice on a supercharged car anything less is silly IMO. It's no different than those old novas with a high rise hood without any need for it. I never understood that either.
Btw you don't have to see under the hood to know a car is not supercharged, especially a Maggie or other PD type sc the kind that hood was made for.
Racing on the street is wrong....I won't argue that, but you have no idea really what the situation was, so save the lecture. Spirited driving with someone else around is pretty much the same thing and no one has a problem with that it seems.
I was not bragging about racing but thought it was important to note I was not driving easy on the car. The situation could have been worse if I panicked or didn't notice the smoke. The thread really was to be informative for anyone with modified exhaust (lots of folks) to see what can happen if not installed properly.
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11-19-2017, 09:43 PM
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Jealous of a stock car I won't tell you how much I have spent on my car but if you know anything you would know not doing my own work that I could buy a whole lot of those hoods you are so fond of, even at the crazy price you were suggesting in other threads for what is in mine.
That hood is nice on a supercharged car anything less is silly IMO. It's no different than those old novas with a high rise hood without any need for it. I never understood that either.
Btw you don't have to see under the hood to know a car is not supercharged, especially a Maggie or other PD type sc the kind that hood was made for.
Racing on the street is wrong....I won't argue that, but you have no idea really what the situation was, so save the lecture. Spirited driving with someone else around is pretty much the same thing and no one has a problem with that it seems.
I was not bragging about racing but thought it was important to note I was not driving easy on the car. The situation could have been worse if I panicked or didn't notice the smoke. The thread really was to be informative for anyone with modified exhaust (lots of folks) to see what can happen if not installed properly.
I won't tell you how much I have spent on my car but if you know anything you would know not doing my own work that I could buy a whole lot of those hoods you are so fond of, even at the crazy price you were suggesting in other threads for what is in mine. That hood is nice on a supercharged car anything less is silly IMO. It's no different than those old novas with a high rise hood without any need for it. I never understood that either.
Btw you don't have to see under the hood to know a car is not supercharged, especially a Maggie or other PD type sc the kind that hood was made for.
Racing on the street is wrong....I won't argue that, but you have no idea really what the situation was, so save the lecture. Spirited driving with someone else around is pretty much the same thing and no one has a problem with that it seems.
I was not bragging about racing but thought it was important to note I was not driving easy on the car. The situation could have been worse if I panicked or didn't notice the smoke. The thread really was to be informative for anyone with modified exhaust (lots of folks) to see what can happen if not installed properly.
...the situation could have been much worse from your childish attitude about street racing especially if you killed a bunch of innocent people on the city street...and btw...millions of people across the country have a problem with illegal racing on the street...and all kinds of other illegal activity...An MCM S/C hood could be put on a Radio Flyer child's red wagon and not be silly...I am the direct opposite to you when it comes to Vettes...I've only had them for 40 years...and a few wonderful Novas also...
...I don't race anyone...I don't need extreme speed other than getting a small charge of some power once in a while nailing it on an entrance ramp to get onto the interstate...pretty is pretty especially on a Vette...I have had so many complements on the MCM S/C high rise hood from so many people that negative comments and opinions do not matter...we all know jealousy plays a huge part in life and I am sure you could afford many many MCM S/C hoods 
("I could buy a whole lot of those hoods you are so fond of")...: I guess the only thing we can agree to is that this thread should be about what can happen with an improperly installed exhaust and what could happen with a fish tank full of water in a trunk...
....my apologies for going back and forth about my MCM hood which YOU brought up in the first place..."Got that SC yet to make that hood not so ridiculous on a stock car"...which had nothing to do with this thread
Now you can have the last word...as usual...
buh byes...
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11-19-2017, 10:44 PM
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...the situation could have been much worse from your childish attitude about street racing especially if you killed a bunch of innocent people on the city street...and btw...millions of people across the country have a problem with illegal racing on the street...and all kinds of other illegal activity...An MCM S/C hood could be put on a Radio Flyer child's red wagon and not be silly...I am the direct opposite to you when it comes to Vettes...I've only had them for 40 years...and a few wonderful Novas also......I don't race anyone...I don't need extreme speed other than getting a small charge of some power once in a while nailing it on an entrance ramp to get onto the interstate...pretty is pretty especially on a Vette...I have had so many complements on the MCM S/C high rise hood from so many people that negative comments and opinions do not matter...we all know jealousy plays a huge part in life and I am sure you could afford many many MCM S/C hoods ("I could buy a whole lot of those hoods you are so fond of")...: I guess the only thing we can agree to is that this thread should be about what can happen with an improperly installed exhaust and what could happen with a fish tank full of water in a trunk...
....my apologies for going back and forth about my MCM hood which YOU brought up in the first place..."Got that SC yet to make that hood not so ridiculous on a stock car"...which had nothing to do with this thread
Now you can have the last word...as usual...
buh byes...
Thanks for saving me the lecture
.....I don't mind the back and fourth, it keeps things interesting as long as it doesn't get too nasty and keeps it up top so maybe someone that has seen this before can comment. Please don't flatter yourself about a hood, it's not some precious heirloom, it's just a hood, that anyone can buy, just like performance mods.
11-19-2017, 11:17 PM
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I'm told common with a sc.
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11-19-2017, 11:58 PM
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I have Halotron fire extinguishers in my cars. Make sure you buy the correct product for your car. Halotron 1 is a "clean" fire-extinguishing agent intended to replace Halon 1211. NFPA 2001, "Standard on Clean Agent Fire Extinguishing Systems" defines a "Clean Agent" to be "an electrically non-conducting volatile, or gaseous fire extinguishant that does not leave a residue upon evaporation."
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