LT1-LT4 Modifications 1993-97 Gen II Small Block V8

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Old 05-30-2008, 03:48 PM
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every time i try to start my car it seems like it wants to start but i just dont start like i can hear it wanting to turn but its just dont, and it backfires through the throttle body sometimes, i think that its my opti but the backfiring is that normal?
Old 05-30-2008, 03:50 PM
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ima replace my opti tomarrow and i bought an acdelco, an a new ignition coil as well i tried switching the ignition coil already an still no luck just backfiring through the throttle body wen starting majority of the times
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Sounds like the opti is f*****!
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Did you check for fuel pressure before you decided it was the opti? Did you even test for spark? Not trying to be a dick but just replacing stuff in hopes that, that's the problem doesn't seem like that great an idea.
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yea i checked to see if i was getting a spark an no spark, that was the first thing that i did check, an how do i check the fuel pressure,



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