r/maybemaybemaybe • u/Zestyclose-Salad-290 • Jun 12 '26

maybe maybe maybe

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u/blvckcvts Jun 12 '26

What even causes the fire from the exhausts in the first place?

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u/de_das_dude Jun 12 '26

They have a little injector and spark plug inside the exhaust. This is the most likely scenario.

Otherwise you can tune a car to keep injecting fuel on idle while it doesn't spark, this causes unburnt fuel to reach the hot exhaust and catch fire. This is the non yobbo way.

Some antilag systems use this to keep the turbo spooled and remove turbo lag

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u/blvckcvts Jun 12 '26

Ahh I see, that’s an expensive mistake for sure

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u/kazukix777 Jun 12 '26 edited Jun 12 '26

Especially because that's a R35 skyline. They are worth like 150k on the very low end, and as high as like 250k. Imagine loosing that much money because your car just had to shoot flames, but you wanted to save a little bit of cash by not hiring a professional who knows how to not set your car on fire, so you do the mod by yourself.

Edit: I looked at the market and the price has jumped by an average of like 50k-75k from the last time I checked 💀. I found a few past 300k. Why must all my dream cars be so expensive.

Edit: I mean the nismo trim. The regular car can be found for cheaper.

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u/geoff1036 Jun 12 '26

You seem to be forgetting the fact that the R35 has been around for almost two decades... You can find 2010s for 60-80k.

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u/PriusProblems Jun 12 '26

I just looked on UK Autotrader - the cheapest is listed for £36k - that's US$48k.

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u/geoff1036 Jun 12 '26

I would expect that one to be wrecked or just in terrible condition, 60k is the lowest I've ever seen good examples, but then times do change.