Car runs bad after header install...
Car runs bad after header install... Just installed pacesetters, y pipe, and magnaflow cat at the back of the y pipe going to the stock cat back with a hooker muffler
I know I have some small exhaust leaks that need to be fixed with some band clamps, but the car is popping and backfiring and it feels like I have a miss at idle
i'd assume that exhaust leaks would make the car run a little funky
does this sound like something stupid like a cracked plug? because i'm pretty sure there's a small crack somewhere on of em
or is there something else going on here?
I know I have some small exhaust leaks that need to be fixed with some band clamps, but the car is popping and backfiring and it feels like I have a miss at idle
i'd assume that exhaust leaks would make the car run a little funky
does this sound like something stupid like a cracked plug? because i'm pretty sure there's a small crack somewhere on of em
or is there something else going on here?
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I had a similar problem, and inspected all of my plugs. They looked to be fine, so I reinstalled them. My car was still backfiring and popping like an Uzi. I tried all kinds of things, but finally bought new plugs which solved the problem.
There had to have been a hairline crack on one of the plugs, but I never found it. They were all gapped properly.
Its easy to damage the plugs when you do a header swap.
Staging Lane
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Do plugs and wires just incasecuz it could be one or the other, I had a wire that looked fine but was actually crap just couldn't tell.
Also check all your vaccum lines unless you did race style headers, then check to make sure all your air and egr stuffs blocked off or taken out.
Also check all your vaccum lines unless you did race style headers, then check to make sure all your air and egr stuffs blocked off or taken out.
