Actually this happened to me in the Galant aswell. The cable actually got stuck somehow, and was reving like a bitch, I chucked it into Neutral, pulled up to the lights, and didnt even think about wtf was happening, Turned the car off, and it was fine. Took off, and there it went again haha. Lucky I was about 10 seconds from my house Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Quote: Originally Posted by spewbt1 ahha i had a similar thing happen i was driving and all of a sudden car revs to 7gs im like wtf wtf i turn the car of and just come to a stop eventually in the middle of the road cheacked the cable and everything then i took of my cooler piping and stuck in the throttle body was the piece of mesh that was meant to be in the afm lol i'm more impressed that the mesh made it through the turbo LOL

lol ^^^^^ think it may have been in the cooler piping lol

ah yes, my bad lol i didn't notice he was from melbourne Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Haha!

Quote: Originally Posted by Niche ignition leads have sizable amount of corona discharge - its not a spark its an electric field effect due to the high transient voltages for firing the sparks. like a tiny solar flare!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by Blink Actually this happened to me in the Galant aswell. The cable actually got stuck somehow, and was reving like a bitch, I chucked it into Neutral, pulled up to the lights, and didnt even think about wtf was happening, Turned the car off, and it was fine. Took off, and there it went again haha. Lucky I was about 10 seconds from my house yes and the fact it was making 20kw at the flywheel.... Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Quote: Originally Posted by DIXIE like a tiny solar flare!!! Well almost, I had a ford escort many years ago with a high performance ignition amplifier and high end coil and on cold humid days the leads would give off that light bluish glow - this was the time before blue leds I might add Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

this exact same thing happened to me takin the car 4 a bit of a bust was givin it a bit n the throttle got stuck i sh1t myself n slammed on the brakes front 2 wheels locked up a turn was comin up then i slapped it into park (was my first reaction) it started bouncing of the limiter then just turned it off lucky i didnt hit a pole or there was no cars around but now i got a nice bald spot on my front tyre Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Happened to me too. With a fair bit of power, and no vacuum for the brake booster, you have zero chance of stopping it with the brakes. Turning off the ignition is o/k, but as you will be in a pants wetting panic, turn it too far, and you lock the steering on most cars !!! Trust me, this is far more frightening than losing your brakes on a hill.