Ahhhh great Enrique! Thanks heaps, now I will remember all about it due to the Bus story ROFL

Something that's NOT recommended (but can be a good laugh), which only works on engines that don't have an idle cutoff solenoid;

While coasting down a hill in gear, turn the ignition off. This allows the exhaust to cool quite rapidly, a few pumps of the throttle (ie accelerator pump shots) & turning the ignition back on can blow the exhaust system clean off the car. I've seen these 'key-bangers' performed with great skill on the 12A rotary engine, resulting in a huge ball of flame exiting the exhaust (straight-thru mufflers help).

As a rule, poor tuning, bad engine condition & low owner care-factor are required to perform this 'stunts'.

Alfadog, you car has no throttle damper (which prevents the throttle snapping closed - the 260Z's had these in Aus.) and no cutoff solenoid. You can expect a little popping from the exhaust (not much) and not be concerned.

An EFI car with the TPS mal-adjusted will exhibit the same symptoms, as the fuel-shutoff is not happening on closed throttle.

Years ago, I had a problem where my Haltech EFI system was causing the car to stall after closed-throttle coasting. It turns out that the software that I had for it had the decel cutoff high-rpm value, but no low-rpm value. Therefore, the car would not inject fuel once the throttle was closed, unless it was opened again. This also meant that the car would stall when free-revving.

Damn that was a frustrating problem....

Originally posted by Ben

While coasting down a hill in gear, turn the ignition off. This allows the exhaust to cool quite rapidly, a few pumps of the throttle (ie accelerator pump shots) & turning the ignition back on can blow the exhaust system clean off the car. I've seen these 'key-bangers' performed with great skill on the 12A rotary engine, resulting in a huge ball of flame exiting the exhaust (straight-thru mufflers help).

That sounds like a hell-of-a-lot-of-fun! I propose we chip in $50 each and buy a run down car to practise this 'key-banger' method.

Anyone?:cheeky:

I can vouch for the key-banger method as one of my mates used to do it regularly to scare the rice-boys in South Yarra. It was really funnny for first few months - until he blew red-hot baffles out of his exhaust one night. If you do it "well" enough it really is like a small explosion (coz it is...duh!!:stupid: )

I'm in for that, George!

Actually friends and I do have plans for sjit box racing in a paddock with some $200 cars one day... i'll be sure to post pictures if we ever get around to it

Definately post pics. You can hold your own smash em derby. Don't know how well the authoroties will take that but if it's on a paddock then it'll most likely be private property so...

...have fun:classic: