Backfiring

[Primordial]

My car backfires relatively often when backing off the throttle, especially on warm days. Does this do damage to any components?

I imagine that it cant be too good for the cat, what about the exhaust side of the turbo?

[shoebox]

According to what I have read so far, misfiring can shorten the turbocharger's life drastically (damage to the turbine blades) and place the entire exhaust system in shock.. it doesn't sound very good.

[O.I.C Napster]

My r33 gts-t backfires at high rpm when backing off the gas... pop pop pop i have re-gapped my plugs to .8mm too and it didnt happen before that so im guessing its got something to do with that...

Not to sure why but yeah..

M

[Race_Bred]

Does your car actually have a cat?

[Primordial]

My car has a cat but i think its screwed.. It rattles when i shake it

[Primordial]

According to what I have read so far, misfiring can shorten the turbocharger's life drastically (damage to the turbine blades) and place the entire exhaust system in shock.. it doesn't sound very good.

This doesnt sound good...

Instead of starting a new thread - Does anyone know how to suppress backfiring?

Is it just a matter of tuning or is it usually something more sinister - eg cat?

[Kaido_RR]

According to what I have read so far, misfiring can shorten the turbocharger's life drastically (damage to the turbine blades) and place the entire exhaust system in shock.. it doesn't sound very good.

your talking about antilag aka missfiring system

Primordial is talking about something else

sounds very normal, nothing to worry about. its a case of running a stock ecu, too much fuel, hot exhuast and this creats backfires or pops, it is more common on warm days because ur engine wiill be hotter along with everyother part in ur car

[Primordial]

Thanks Michael,

This sounds correct.I'm running a PFC so it mustn't be tuned properly? How exactly to you lean out mixtures when throttle is dropped off? This isnt really possible with PFC is it?

Its sounds right though... it just a hot exhaust and too much fuel..

Great for scaring pedestrians tho

[LBR33]

As above the poping from your exhaust is just over fueling when you backoff the throttle, it isnt damaging anything when your car does it.

[mad082]

other causes are tps in the wrong spot (not set correctly), no cat/empty cat, exhaust leak.

[J34]

My 34 also does this a little bit but its more of a babble gurgle light popping than large backfireing. It did this straight after a power fc and tune. What bov are you using a atmo one will cause backfires.

[mad082]

if the tune is lean on decel it can do it also. i had a pop at idle due to a vacuum leak, which was making the car run lean.

but just having a big exhaust usually adds a slight pop since when backing off air is trying to force its way back up the exhaust.

[frankxinyu]

i havent seen any RBs which does not backfire....

your tune is probally a safe tune, which means it is a little bit rich...which can cause backfire. mine is exactly the same

[Faid]

Dude do you run a atmo BOV, or do you have a recirculated one. a while ago i had to replace the headlights on a cop car due to my atmo BOV, thats when i was told to put the stcok recirculation system back on and is misteriously dissapeared. oh yea and i run a big exhaust 3.75 inch straight back with 1 resonator, no cat and a muffler in the end, and i dont pop. have it cheked it might safe you a engine build due to turbo failure.

[Primordial]

I'm not running any BOV - I've blocked the inlet.

[NISSANR33GTST]

my guess is the problems is caused by blocking the BOV the AFM puts in fuel for air that isnt there. causing a backfire.

try using your plumb back again and see if that helps.

also look for any intake leaks after the afm,

an aftermarket ecu which removes the afm will solve this and much more.

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

my guess is the problems is caused by blocking the BOV the AFM puts in fuel for air that isnt there. causing a backfire.

try using your plumb back again and see if that helps.

also look for any intake leaks after the afm,

an aftermarket ecu which removes the afm will solve this and much more.

that's actually wrong... the ECU only dumps in more fuel when your using an atmospheric BOV.... if you've blocked your BOV, all the air still remains in the system and the correct air/fuel mixture is obtained.

[Kaido_RR]

that's actually wrong... the ECU only dumps in more fuel when your using an atmospheric BOV.... if you've blocked your BOV, all the air still remains in the system and the correct air/fuel mixture is obtained.

he is running an aftermarket ecu, so it doesnt matter.....!

[NISSANR33GTST]

what ecu?

does it cut fuel on decel?

maybe it is to rich in high vac.

[illusiVe]

PEOPLE PEOPLE!!!!

can we please get the term right

AFTER-FIRE

AFTER-FIRE

AFTER-FIRE

back fire is where you get flames out of your INTAKE

thanksyou

Edited November 12, 2006 by illusiVe