Backfire Consquences!?

[R33Turbo]

hey guys, my car GTT R34 is having constant popping or backfire which im not sure whether this is exactly called backfire. The only reason why im not sure is cuz im so definite that the sound is coming from the front pipe area and not exactly from the end of the muffler.

Regardless, as i constantly have this sound every gear change throughout the day, would it cause any issues later in the long-run? Such as molds in the pipe to affect performance in a bad way?

Thanks in advanced guys

[krzysiu]

Popping from near the front pipe? Does it sound like their is an exhaust leak? Check your gaskets etc.

[Yawn]

The worst thing that could happen is that it hollows ur cat out, unless you're also running very rich in which you could foul your plugs a lot, polute the earth, bla bla

[R33Turbo]

sorry mate i don't exactly get wat u mean by hollowing my cat out? do u mean it'll just in the long-run cause a hole or something in the cat?

[R33Turbo]

Popping from near the front pipe? Does it sound like their is an exhaust leak? Check your gaskets etc.

Well im pretty sure the BOV is the cause of the pops, but i just have no idea why the sound is coming more like near the cat area rather than at the end of the muffler...would gasket leaks or exhaust leaks result in pops also btw? thanks for the reply

[Craved]

start the car in the morning, then get someone to put there hand over the tailpipe to block it while you listen in the general area of the "popping" - this should elt you hear any leaks in the exhaust.

Backfires and popping screwed my new cat a while back, shattered the rear brick and it shifted in the housing causing a huge restriction and performance loss.

[brother_david]

A friend of mines audi did pop/backfire alot, distroyed the cat and lambda making the car run even richer and worse!

[GeeTR]

Its sounding at the front of the pipe... cus thats where the fuel is combusting.. compared to say.. the cylinders

lambda got destroyed? ohh noooe's

Edited April 2, 2008 by GeeTR

[Magic]

My popping seems to be getting more 'meaner' as of late. only when I let it rev to about 6k though. Hope that won't be doing damage in the long run. I dont let it rev to that much very often though..

[10MinuteCar]

shattered the rear brick? whats the rear brick?