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Just posted that yesterday. Always loved that car on GT5 and wondered what happened to it. Supposed to have been one bad ass ride.Good judgment comes from bad decisions and a lot of that comes from bad judgment. -
Yeah, that post reminded me and I saw that last night. I wonder what Mazda did with it after that.Originally posted by LaserSVT View PostComment
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So how did they destroy it?"When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic." -Benjamin Franklin
"A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury." -Alexander Fraser TytlerComment
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Its in the article below the pictures.Originally posted by CJ View Post
In short they liked the flames the exhaust shot out and decided to take more pictures of it doing it and had the car driven in a manner that would make it spit flames the most. It caught fire and was on the other end of the track so it took time for fire crews to respond.Good judgment comes from bad decisions and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.Comment
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I don't see an article below the pictures?Originally posted by LaserSVT View Post"When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic." -Benjamin Franklin
"A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury." -Alexander Fraser TytlerComment
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Rotary engine, after seeing the shape around the exhaust pipe I didn't need anymore explanation.Comment
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So it caught fire because of the flames out the exhaust yet the back end of the car was untouched?2004 Mustang GT: BBK shorty headers, BBK O/R X, Flowmaster catback, JLT cold air, Trickflow 75mm TB and Plenum, UD pulleys, upper and lower CA's, 3.73, SCT XCal 2 ---- SOLDComment
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Not necessarily because of those flames, but from railing on the car with crazy downshifts. It looks in the pictures like the fire started in the engine bay, and was pushed forward by a tailwind. It could've burst an apex seal, or sprung a fuel leak. Mazda isn't saying, but Ethanol can be a cruel mistress.Originally posted by DeddRekoning View PostZOMBIE REAGAN FOR PRESIDENT 2016!!! hehComment
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If you go through the slideshow it has a few sentences about what was going on, underneath each of the pictures.Originally posted by CJ View PostComment
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In the link there is a section of article below each picture. If you cycle the pictures using the right arrow icon on the picture it will move to the next one thus moving the article to the next paragraph.Originally posted by CJ View Post
As for the fire, Rotary engines have incredibly hot exhaust systems already. I have melted "turbo" mufflers in mine in a matter of blocks after doing a full split tubular exhaust on one. Also racing a friend up Haleakela Highway one night (pretty steep climb highway) when we got to Kula my friend commented how my car had 2' long blue flames that looked like an afterburner coming out of its tail pipes I could see why it burst into flames.
Could have easily melted a hole in the header or blown an exhaust gasket and just had exhaust flames take hold of the engine compartment.
They do say in the article that the wind was strong from the rear which is why the wing was untouched and the passenger compartment became engulfed in flames so quickly.Good judgment comes from bad decisions and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.Comment
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