Do FCs generally backfire?
10-17-03, 05:58 PM
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Do FCs generally backfire?
And Im not too sure if its backfire or just "hiccup"ing... My rotary mechanic tells me that its common in FCs (whether 88 specific or not I dont know)...
The only thing I can really throw in there is that the previous owner took out 1 of the 2 cats to keep the engine cooler so could it just be air collection and then "popping" out the exhaust?
Can I get rid of the "hiccups" somehow? How??
The only thing I can really throw in there is that the previous owner took out 1 of the 2 cats to keep the engine cooler so could it just be air collection and then "popping" out the exhaust?
Can I get rid of the "hiccups" somehow? How??
10-17-03, 06:24 PM
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It is pretty common for fcs to backfire because they run rich. You can get an SAFC and dyno tune it to lean out the mixture and get more power and better gas mileage.
10-17-03, 07:17 PM
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Errr yah, dyno...
Should this be something I get right away or can I wait a bit on it? Theres still some cylinders and hoses I need to get so the SAFC was something I was gonna hit on in like 6 months...
Should this be something I get right away or can I wait a bit on it? Theres still some cylinders and hoses I need to get so the SAFC was something I was gonna hit on in like 6 months...
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10-17-03, 08:12 PM
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Re: Do FCs generally backfire?
Originally posted by EatRiceDontDriveIt
And Im not too sure if its backfire or just "hiccup"ing... My rotary mechanic tells me that its common in FCs (whether 88 specific or not I dont know)...
The only thing I can really throw in there is that the previous owner took out 1 of the 2 cats to keep the engine cooler so could it just be air collection and then "popping" out the exhaust?
Can I get rid of the "hiccups" somehow? How??
And Im not too sure if its backfire or just "hiccup"ing... My rotary mechanic tells me that its common in FCs (whether 88 specific or not I dont know)...
The only thing I can really throw in there is that the previous owner took out 1 of the 2 cats to keep the engine cooler so could it just be air collection and then "popping" out the exhaust?
Can I get rid of the "hiccups" somehow? How??
10-17-03, 09:52 PM
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why do you want to get rid of it? hehehe, i like how i get a little *POP* when i change gears... i like it even more when my cats are very hot, and not only do i get the pop, i get some flames out of my exhaust 
10-17-03, 11:25 PM
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If you have not removed any emissions components from the engine bay, it should not backfire ever. There is a valve in the air control valve which adds air to the air/fuel mixture during deceleration, specifically for preventing the backfires that happen because of unburnt fuel getting into the exhaust and igniting.
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Originally posted by 88IntegraLS
If you have not removed any emissions components from the engine bay, it should not backfire ever. There is a valve in the air control valve which adds air to the air/fuel mixture during deceleration, specifically for preventing the backfires that happen because of unburnt fuel getting into the exhaust and igniting.
If you have not removed any emissions components from the engine bay, it should not backfire ever. There is a valve in the air control valve which adds air to the air/fuel mixture during deceleration, specifically for preventing the backfires that happen because of unburnt fuel getting into the exhaust and igniting.
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