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Old 29 Jun 2004, 07:44 am   #2 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Bald0-04
why is there sometimes fire coming out of the mufflers of high horsepower turbocharged cars???

it only seems to happen when they back of the throttle (shifts, slowing down from w.o.t)

i have a good, but basic understanding of how turbos work...but what is with the fire?
small excess gas that goes through the exhaust pipe and gets ignited
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