michaelhawk

The engine stock, with cats & y-pipes stock also - running into a GMMG chambered exhaust. Manual transmission, it runs & sounds great.

Since the exhaust system was installed, I'll get a pop when shifting gears. It usually happens when I'm driving moderate or more aggressive, it'll do the pop when I shift into the next gear. Nothing when lightly driven.

I'm not sure if back pressure is an issue with the y-pipes being stock diameter, or unburnt fuel. I can understand if it was the different sizes in the pipes. If its fuel, why is it now, with the new exhaust, I'm getting these pops when shifting gears?

Any ideas?

Darth Cypher

I'm the same as you with a stock engine, headers, y-pipe, and still have my cats. I have the GMMG and it does the occasional pop. Usually when I shift from 2nd to 3rd during normal driving. I've gotten used to it. I have driven with the GMMG since about 2004 and have not had any issues other than the occasional popping.

Majestic9C1

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mine gurgles cracks and pops alot coming off throttle at decent speeds..


sounds awesome IMO

Jontall

They all pop a little after being tuned. It can be eliminated by adjusting the DFCO, but you will burn a lot more fuel: http://www.hptuners.com/help/vcm_edi...uel_cutoff.htm

michaelhawk

I too like the "gurgles and cracks" but not so much the pops.

And Yes, it seems to be mostly the 2nd to 3rd shift!

I'll look into the DFCO more this weekend, thanks for the tips!

TheNutDriver

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Mine does it too.

Sometimes get a little flame out the back too...never worried about it

michaelhawk

The popping during shifts only happens before the car is fully warmed up.

I dont drive very far to work, so I dont always get the car up to temp before i'm there. On a longer drive, I found the popping doesnt happen.

So if the car is popping in Open loop, that would be all MAF related, instead of o2 sensors? I'm thinking a good MAD cleaning should help.

kingtal0n

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If you have a maf, log the maf signal between shifts and see what it does. If you see some kind of spike then thats your answer, the maf tube needs adjustment. Try the OEM air filter tract to see if that will fix the issue.

Otherwise, there are other reasons why an engine can pop or seem to back fire when shifting. One of them is a leaky injector. Another is TPS noise causing AE enrichment when there is no need for it. You might inspect the plugs for signs that one is darker than the rest, and you might also try driving the car gently with the TPS unplugged. You could also try unplugging the O2 sensor(s).

michaelhawk

Good tips KingTA!

But, in my case - cleaning the MAF did the trick.

Cold, Warm ort Het, Open or closed loop, hard, light or medium shifts the popping is basically gone.

Only a slight noise (i wouldn't call it a pop anymore) when shifting hard, but I'm tossing that up to normal.