# Blaze the fiya! Pics inside!
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/blaze-the-fiya-pics-inside/116279
**Category:** SON240sx Automotive
**Created:** [June 16, 2008, 8:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/blaze-the-fiya-pics-inside/116279 "2008-06-16T08:42:49Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@Hurricane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hurricane)
#### Post date: [June 16, 2008, 8:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/blaze-the-fiya-pics-inside/116279/1 "2008-06-16T08:42:49Z")
So what happends when you combine 18KM of heavy boosting on the track with a rushed car prep and the “it can’t happen to me” mentality?
For those of you who didn’t attend the lastest MTD, my engine bay engulfed in flames provided about 15 minutes of entertainment as it burned and then was towed off the track.
I hope this picture will serve as a reminder to any of you guys who do your own engine work, don’t cut corners you will get burned!
So needless to say the adoration stage of the relationship with this new setup is over… now its time to get rough and dirty with her!
More updates to follow as the rebuild gets underway.
PS Thanks very much to one of the TSC members for the quick response with the fire extinguisher!
The reason behind the fire? A poorly routed EVAC hose went soft and started to rest on the downpipe, I ignored the faint smells of burning from with in the cabin for about 3/4 of a lap… but when the paint on your hood starts to bubble… its hard to continue to ignore it.
I must say though, those 18KM were almost worth it… man was that fun!!!
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### Author:  [@S13GG](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/S13GG)
#### Post date: [June 16, 2008, 8:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/blaze-the-fiya-pics-inside/116279/2 "2008-06-16T08:58:28Z")
so you don’t carry a fire extinguisher in your car?
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### Author:  [@Gonad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gonad)
#### Post date: [June 16, 2008, 9:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/blaze-the-fiya-pics-inside/116279/3 "2008-06-16T09:05:58Z")
> [@4x4 off road meet 9/16/06](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/4x4-off-road-meet-9-16-06/17267/9):
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> …
> The reason behind the fire? A poorly routed **rubber** EVAC hose went soft and started to rest on the downpipe…
**User error** :o
Well I guess you got lucky and shit could have been worse.
Imagine if it as a KA-T? Fire from hose + blowby oil? :eek3: :noes:
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### Author:  [@Hurricane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hurricane)
#### Post date: [June 16, 2008, 9:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/blaze-the-fiya-pics-inside/116279/4 "2008-06-16T09:07:41Z")
100% User error… with out a doubt.
Live and learn!
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### Author:  [@02GD\_Wagon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/02GD_Wagon)
#### Post date: [June 16, 2008, 9:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/blaze-the-fiya-pics-inside/116279/5 "2008-06-16T09:37:03Z")
man that really sucks a big one, atleast know you learned 2 things, always carry a fire extinguisher or hope it rains, and never over look things 😃
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### Author:  [@jim](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jim)
#### Post date: [June 16, 2008, 12:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/blaze-the-fiya-pics-inside/116279/6 "2008-06-16T12:51:10Z")
My 2cents…Turbo blanket
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### Author:  [@big\_diesel](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/big_diesel)
#### Post date: [June 16, 2008, 1:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/blaze-the-fiya-pics-inside/116279/7 "2008-06-16T13:25:34Z")
fuck i should have brought the flatbed eh dustin
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### Author:  [@Pants](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pants)
#### Post date: [June 16, 2008, 1:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/blaze-the-fiya-pics-inside/116279/8 "2008-06-16T13:25:46Z")
more pics
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### Author:  [@KoukiS14](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KoukiS14)
#### Post date: [June 16, 2008, 1:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/blaze-the-fiya-pics-inside/116279/9 "2008-06-16T13:30:31Z")
You know what, I see WAY too many setups with those rubber hoses running to catch cans over tubular headers. This is a good reminder to reroute your setup or wrap it.
Sad to see that happen though. I hope its a minor fix. Did the hood take any fire damage?
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### Author:  [@JamesS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JamesS)
#### Post date: [June 16, 2008, 1:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/blaze-the-fiya-pics-inside/116279/10 "2008-06-16T13:35:54Z")
> [@Got A new apt downtown](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/got-a-new-apt-downtown/17312/27):
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> You know what, I see WAY too many setups with those rubber hoses running to catch cans over tubular headers. This is a good reminder to reroute your setup or wrap it.
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> Sad to see that happen though. I hope its a minor fix. Did the hood take any fire damage?
The paint is bubbled through on the hood. Its a cool battle scar. He said he did not care about the paint.
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### Author:  [@jammin1911](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jammin1911)
#### Post date: [June 16, 2008, 2:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/blaze-the-fiya-pics-inside/116279/11 "2008-06-16T14:48:33Z")
yeah the hood paint was shit anyway on that car and he has another green hood.
i was in the car when this happened - i was watching the temps on the laptop… the temps got a little above 90C and I mentioned it to dustin so we were doing our cooldown lap… temps were at 94C and I watched it jump all of a sudden from 94C to 99C. about half way around the lap… a good 30 seconds later dustin noticed a burning smell… temps had come down to low 90’s again… when he mentioned the smell I noticed the temp jump to 99C again and the paint on the hood started to bubble and dustin lost his throttle input (cas wiring was shorted out by this point. amoung other things) the motor didn’t die though… it was just idling as we coasted but gas pedal didnt really do anything…
as we came to a stop the fire got really big (I guess the air was keeping it small’ish under the hood) and the smoke started to pour out from under the hood. dustin popped the hood and i grabbed the laptimer and notebook and did some ninja moves to get get away from the car a bit.
jeff from TSC pulled up shortly after with a fire extinguisher and put everything out in probably less than 2 seconds.
ps - that car is fucking fast.
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### Author:  [@S13GG](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/S13GG)
#### Post date: [June 17, 2008, 5:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/blaze-the-fiya-pics-inside/116279/12 "2008-06-17T05:38:31Z")
hey kids… buy a fire extinguisher and fasten it securely in your car
I only needed to see this video once to convince me to spend the $20
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### Author:  [@Gonad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gonad)
#### Post date: [June 17, 2008, 7:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/blaze-the-fiya-pics-inside/116279/13 "2008-06-17T07:07:45Z")
> [@Tango - Electric Commuter Car](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tango-electric-commuter-car/17307/13):
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> [http://youtube.com/watch?v=DjGPipy\_zcE](http://youtube.com/watch?v=DjGPipy_zcE)
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> hey kids… buy a fire extinguisher and fasten it securely in your car
>
> I only needed to see this video once to convince me to spend the $20
$20 extinguisher? Yea I don’t know about that. :hsugh:
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### Author:  [@jammin1911](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jammin1911)
#### Post date: [June 17, 2008, 9:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/blaze-the-fiya-pics-inside/116279/14 "2008-06-17T09:31:55Z")
the guy who put dustins fire out said his was $18 so I gave him a $20 to cover it
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### Author:  [@Pants](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pants)
#### Post date: [June 17, 2008, 10:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/blaze-the-fiya-pics-inside/116279/15 "2008-06-17T10:58:56Z")
damm
that video really makes me wanna get one now
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### Author:  [@Keez](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Keez)
#### Post date: [June 17, 2008, 11:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/blaze-the-fiya-pics-inside/116279/16 "2008-06-17T11:43:43Z")
im with pantaloon on htat, it would suck to only be able to just sit there and not do anything about it.
but vw’s have the worst oil feed line in the world btw.
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### Author:  [@kollo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kollo)
#### Post date: [June 17, 2008, 11:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/blaze-the-fiya-pics-inside/116279/17 "2008-06-17T11:59:11Z")
that dude had a fire extiguisher but it was tiny
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### Author:  [@rogerthat240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/rogerthat240)
#### Post date: [June 17, 2008, 12:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/blaze-the-fiya-pics-inside/116279/18 "2008-06-17T12:05:44Z")
owned
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### Author:  [@Hurricane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hurricane)
#### Post date: [June 17, 2008, 12:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/blaze-the-fiya-pics-inside/116279/19 "2008-06-17T12:52:05Z")
I hope this post will encourage people to double check there lines. Normally mine is tied up out of the way… this time it wasn’t and I missed it. Oh well… It could be a minor fix but its a good excuse for some upgrading. _grin_
I should be cleaning off the gunk tonight and if I think of it I’ll snap another pic.
As for the VW video… once the fire is under the dash pad… which shouldn’t have happened that easily there is not much an in car extinguisher is going to accomplish.
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### Author:  [@02GD\_Wagon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/02GD_Wagon)
#### Post date: [June 18, 2008, 6:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/blaze-the-fiya-pics-inside/116279/20 "2008-06-18T18:18:36Z")
that video is brutal, after watching your car turn into a barbecue, my dad and I decided we should bring along a big extinguisher from home when we come…
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