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Backfire?

Posted: January 24th, 2005, 3:38 pm
by Rhino236
I Have a 1992 Mx-3 Gs and i gutted the stock cat and got a weld on muffler. When i shift at 5500 or higher backfires really loud. Any Ideas?

Posted: January 24th, 2005, 5:14 pm
by wyldside
That almost sounds like you've got a valve sticking... I could be wrong though...

Posted: January 24th, 2005, 5:17 pm
by 93SOHC
Could be too much backpressure. Try resetting your ecu(to compensate for the no-cat change) BTW where in florida are you from?

Posted: January 24th, 2005, 11:41 pm
by MX3ze@7psi
Hey my ze back fires too. I guess its because I'm running with a K8 ecu still and it is running really really rich I can smell it. One time it backed fired soooooooo bad it lit up my whole back view mirrors. :shock: The flame was pretty big and the bang was soooo freaking loud too.

Posted: January 25th, 2005, 9:06 am
by Gro Harlem
its normal if u have a really free-flowing exhaust.

mine occasionally does it when I shift at 4500-5000, but not every time.

Posted: January 25th, 2005, 11:24 pm
by MX3ze@7psi
I'm runing without a cat but with stock exhaust pipes.

Posted: January 26th, 2005, 9:06 am
by Gro Harlem
i wouldn't worry about it then.....even the stock pipes will flow fine if you guy the cat & put a free-flow muffler on.