Ahhh..the youth of today...

[mopar367]

**** happens guys, and live and learn. It is better that he is wrenching on something than playing x box.

 

[Richard Cranium]

It is better that he is wrenching on something than playing x box.

Maybe, but if he is on another Darwin video in the near future, it's time to hang it up.

 

[67GTX440]

I think he kept cranking it trying to determine if it wouldn't fire due to lack of gas or lack of spark! LOL

 

[Bubber]

I think he kept cranking it trying to determine if it wouldn't fire due to lack of gas or lack of spark! LOL

I thought he may of wanted to start the engine to bring the fire back down into the motor? What was so damn funny to me is he kept hitting the starter when fire was all over the engine and floor, he was just feeding it at that point.

 

[747mopar]

Wow, that was funny. I'll never understand how someone can sit there hitting the starter while watching the motor go up in flames "seriously".

 

[scotts74birds]

Hmmmm. Electric fuel pumps generate around 40psi on average. The seat on a Holly float lifts at 6psi. Did we have a fuel pressure regulator? If he was a rice-head, he may not have known about that little bit of info.

 

[pistol_grip_polara]

FIRE!!! let me blow mouth fulls of oxygen at it!!! the best part was when he put it out and the carb lit back up and he came running back with the hose.

I'll bet the camera was set up by a room mate or brother as a "watch how stupid my bro is!"...

 

[rrowdy]

Not sure if you guys read the Backstory but here it is, He's asking for donations!

Yeah Right!!!

Published on Apr 29, 2013

My drift miata with a Chevy 350 bursts into flames

My name is shawn prince and i am 23 years old. I was/am building a Mazda miata drift car powered by a small block Chevy 350. I was super excited to start it.... I could not start with exhaust manifolds because they would not fit. I have to make my own.... But aside from that, I mounted in the car, via modified subframe and hooked a hoist on the rear to keep the engine level.... I hooked up all the fuel lines and gave it a go.... Resulted in a horrendous fire where I got 1st and 2nd degree burns all over my left arm and leg...
the reason for the fire is ignition timing was off and fuel pressure at the regulator was too high.... I killed fuel and spark and I kept turning the engine over so it would suck the fire back into the engine therefore extinguishing the fire but that didn't work and I did not have a fire extinguisher so I grabbed the hose....
I do not have insurance with my employer til september so that is why I am creating this.... to help me pay the burn clinic to treat me for my misfortune and for the time I am missing at my job to make money so I can live.
Any donations are more than welcome and much appreciated. Thank you.

 

[kb67mopar]

Anybody with a brain stem would have noticed the river of fuel flowing off of the engine and smelled it. There was clearly enough fuel all over that thing since it lit up the entire engine at one time. There is no way in hell I would give him any money. I'd rather guys with this level of intelligence go back and play x-box. At least then his crappy put together miata won't end up in my living room on top of my wife when he tries to drift down my street while his ricer buddies watch and then flee the accident scene. He is a menace to society, not just a learning kid....Darwin, take him for us please!

 

[Budnicks]

Not sure if you guys read the Backstory but here it is, He's asking for donations!

Yeah Right!!!

Published on Apr 29, 2013

My drift miata with a Chevy 350 bursts into flames

My name is shawn prince and i am 23 years old. I was/am building a Mazda miata drift car powered by a small block Chevy 350. I was super excited to start it.... I could not start with exhaust manifolds because they would not fit. I have to make my own.... But aside from that, I mounted in the car, via modified subframe and hooked a hoist on the rear to keep the engine level.... I hooked up all the fuel lines and gave it a go.... Resulted in a horrendous fire where I got 1st and 2nd degree burns all over my left arm and leg...
the reason for the fire is ignition timing was off and fuel pressure at the regulator was too high.... I killed fuel and spark and I kept turning the engine over so it would suck the fire back into the engine therefore extinguishing the fire but that didn't work and I did not have a fire extinguisher so I grabbed the hose....
I do not have insurance with my employer til september so that is why I am creating this.... to help me pay the burn clinic to treat me for my misfortune and for the time I am missing at my job to make money so I can live.
Any donations are more than welcome and much appreciated. Thank you.

That takes all, the dumb a$$ wants people to donate to his stupidity now.... I guess there are some real idiots out there, that probably would too...

 

[Bubber]

If that doesn't beat all! I realize now that this kid can't pour piss out of a boot with the instructions on the heal.

 

[scotts74birds]

Isn't there some "Obama dollars" to cover such a dumb-*** emergency such as this!!! Oh the humanity! Isnt there a "dumb-***" bail-out program!!!