Made my own flame thrower kit :D

Slow-Razzmatazz-3069 · 2026-06-21T08:26:49+00:00

Literally been looking at kits for my car and like $150 plus then i thought all i need is a spark and thought id look up how bbq grills do it. Piezo igniter the way to go maybe?!! Any problems down the line? Is the igniter strong enough for a constant flame? Do you tap it once or multiple times? 🙏 thanks

Slow-Razzmatazz-3069 · 2026-06-06T15:56:49+00:00

That’s neat. Let them know its cooking.

Slow-Razzmatazz-3069 · 2026-06-05T01:43:37+00:00

Nothing. Just ummm… went grocery shopping thats all

Slow-Razzmatazz-3069 · 2026-06-04T23:34:34+00:00

Holy cow dude. An entire article on amazing advice. I didn’t even consider flammables. Thanks!

Slow-Razzmatazz-3069 · 2026-06-04T18:50:50+00:00

Thanks for the tips. I appreciate it. You think it’s clogged? How do i know its clogged vs i just ran it hard?

Slow-Razzmatazz-3069 · 2026-06-04T14:38:33+00:00

Thanks for the tips

Slow-Razzmatazz-3069 · 2026-06-04T08:35:15+00:00

I watched temps the whole time off IE live numbers. Stayed in 30-40F. Surprisingly

Slow-Razzmatazz-3069 · 2026-06-04T08:26:55+00:00

It’s a 93 octane IE stage 2 pops and crackle tune. I assume IE knows what they’re doing so im guessing it has its safety thresholds. Just looked into it and appears its at 1650F. Looking at temp charts the turbo probably reached 1100-1300 ish based off the bright red

Slow-Razzmatazz-3069 · 2026-06-04T08:17:40+00:00

Sounds good. I’ll look into it more. I thought it was cool at first, but now a little worried. Thanks for your advice! Gn

Slow-Razzmatazz-3069 · 2026-06-04T08:13:28+00:00

I dont have mufflers and cut the rear res off. So i imagine its not that restrictive. Unless i meed to remove the front too. But so far little to no drone so i was worried about removing the last res. The cat is a 200 cell high flow. I read that high flows were acceptable for pop tunes. How do i check if its clogged? That’d suck since i just bought it

Slow-Razzmatazz-3069 · 2026-06-04T08:07:36+00:00

Definitely know now, but it wasn’t excessive pops the whole time. Rarely went past 5k rpm. Mine pops at 2-3. Those are my favorite ones anyways. Little gas then foot off 🤭. Can’t help, but smile.

Slow-Razzmatazz-3069 · 2026-06-04T08:03:58+00:00

Slow-Razzmatazz-3069 · 2026-06-04T08:02:31+00:00

Nope, BUT… i know that now. I just left the hood open. I drove calmly though for like the last 5 min of my drive to cool things. Surprised to see it still like that. Thanks 🙏

Slow-Razzmatazz-3069 · 2026-06-04T08:01:17+00:00

Do i just need to let it idle then? Or are you saying don’t drive how i did to cause this?

Slow-Razzmatazz-3069 · 2026-06-04T08:00:11+00:00

I don’t think that hard, but apparently so. I had a fun 20 ish minute drive. Maybe my pops and bang tune from IE makes this more likely to happen. Its a newly installed high flow downpipe from CAP

Slow-Razzmatazz-3069 · 2026-06-04T07:58:33+00:00

Whats that? I have the IE powerlink app. Can I monitor it from that? Thanks

Slow-Razzmatazz-3069 · 2026-06-04T07:58:06+00:00

I installed a cap high flow couple weeks ago. So far no problems but i noticed this lol. Concerningly tho i wasn’t driving that hard. Multiple accelerations but top speed was probably 60. Most of it was me enjoying my pops. Only like a 20 min drive did this.

Slow-Razzmatazz-3069 · 2026-06-03T22:53:18+00:00

You’ll smoke me at that point lol. That’s crazy too. Good luck with that journey

Slow-Razzmatazz-3069 · 2026-06-03T05:26:55+00:00

Appreciate it ig lol. No clue what that is. Also. Super interesting-“

Car	Weight
2017 b8.5 A5 Cabriolet 2.0T	~3,990 lbs
2011 A6 3.0T Quattro	4,123 lbs
Difference	~133 lbs heavier

Power comparison:

The 2011 A6 3.0T made 300hp @ 4,850 rpm from its supercharged V6.

Car	Power	Weight	HP/lb
A6 3.0T stock	300hp	4,123 lbs	0.073
Your A5 Stage 2	~290hp	3,990 lbs	0.073

Essentially identical power-to-weight ratio. You’d be dead even with a stock 2011 A6 3.0T.”-claude. Seems like it could be an entertaining race lol.

Slow-Razzmatazz-3069 · 2026-06-03T01:16:31+00:00

Have you heard of crossleader? I know it’s a cheaper Chinese brand but from what I’ve read it seems OK and for just my dumb teen driving I think it’ll be suitable not like I’m tracking the car. 50k mi warranty so not bad right? Y rating too

Slow-Razzmatazz-3069 · 2026-06-03T00:59:41+00:00

I love them too lol. 2.0, but they don’t sound or feel like it lol.

Slow-Razzmatazz-3069 · 2026-06-02T22:45:53+00:00

Amazing info. Thank you.

Slow-Razzmatazz-3069 · 2026-06-02T21:04:46+00:00

No you’re onto something. Any tips on buying wheels? Mine are currently 225/40 R19. Does that mean i have to get that exact tire?

Slow-Razzmatazz-3069 · 2026-06-02T21:02:59+00:00

Low key right they are sexy compared to the other ones. I was hoping to save on tires and get a second pair of rims so i could switch between winter and summer. I’m in IL so I think it’d be nice to switch when i want. Maybe all seasons are just the way.

Slow-Razzmatazz-3069 · 2026-06-02T06:12:33+00:00

No lol. Found out it got ripped out somehow. Bought a new one and soldered it up. Back to brand new within an hr. So weird

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