Mustang Cobra Shows Off Color-Changing Exhaust Flames

By Cameron Vanderhorst - August 4, 2022

These brightly-colored exhaust flames certainly up the wow factor, but at what cost?

There’s countless ways to have fun with our cars. They’re fun to drive, fun to race, fun to work on, fun to clean…heck, they’re fun to even just look at. People are always trying to find new and exciting ways to enjoy their cars, and we’re usually open to it.

We won’t deny that shooting flames from your exhaust is ridiculously cool. Seeing flames blow out of the back of a powerful muscle car is almost cartoony. It inspires the sort of childlike joy and wonderment that made us fall in love with cars in the first place – especially when those flames are combined with the raucous symphony of an aggressively-tuned V8 engine.

In this brief video by Nate Rider, we see him applying a special paste, called Dragon’s Breath, to the inside of the exhaust tips on his Mustang. According to the manufacturer’s website, Dragon’s Breath paste allows users to change the color of their exhaust flames. There are several colors offered – teal, green, or even a blue and pink bundle for gender reveal videos. Mustang Cobra Shows Off Color-Changing Exhaust Flames

Wild Flamethrower Action

Simply apply the paste, and voilà – now you’re shooting funky-colored flames out from beneath your car’s rear bumper. It’s a cool effect, but we have to wonder about the long-term effects on the bumper itself. Over a long period of time, we wouldn’t be surprised to see paint damage. The bumper plastic itself might even melt from the heat.

We also wouldn’t recommend having your car tuned specifically to make flames. After all, exhaust flames are actually caused by unburnt fuel making its way through the exhaust system. On a serious forced induction build, tuning in a temporary rich condition immediately before and after boost comes on is a solid safeguard against detonation.

However, tuning your car specifically to make flames all the time is a surefire way to foul your plugs, and you can count on shortening up your oil change intervals as well due to excess fuel hanging around in the crankcase. You’d also be leaving a lot of performance on the table, so even if your car looks and sounds cool, it’ll end up being a bit of a sheep in wolf’s clothing – and more of a donkey than a Mustang.