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Backfire from intake?

Old Apr 25, 2005 | 10:25 AM
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This has happened to me on about 4 occasions, where I'm going down the street in the city, and I give it gas to downshift, and there is a loud backfire from what seems to be the intake. It doesn't cause any problems with running. . .just scares me.

I have a new distributor, my intake is stock, with a cutout on the stock box for better airflow, and a K&N filter. My only other mods are gutted cat, and flowmaster exhaust.

Has this happened to anyone else, and is it serious?
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Old Apr 25, 2005 | 10:32 AM
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i have a 94 with a lt4 coversion and fastchip did my comp work and mine does it 4 times a day atleast i need some help with this problem too. anyone have any ideas for us??
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Old Apr 25, 2005 | 12:30 PM
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sounds like its an extreme lean condition?change ur fuel filter,put some injector cleaner in ur tank do some simple **** like that see if it helps...
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Old Apr 25, 2005 | 05:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Ls1LikeNoOther
sounds like its an extreme lean condition?change ur fuel filter,put some injector cleaner in ur tank do some simple **** like that see if it helps...

I'm going to try that this weekend. I would hate for my LT1 to blow, like that LS1 did on the dyno.
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Old Jun 11, 2005 | 08:48 AM
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I am not sure that we are having the exact same problem but it seems to be very similar. My LT1 with K&N filter in-take has resently developed a rapid and repeated backfire problem every time I quickly put the throttle more than half-way down. My TA is a 95 with only 39,000 miles. I had the distributor, plugs and plug wire changes but the problem still exists. I have had two different shops perform computer diagnotics but nothing shows up on the computer. One of the shops was a local Pontiac dealer.
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Old Jun 11, 2005 | 10:36 PM
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I have the same problem, and I've changed the fuel pump, filter, plugs wires, new opti, so I'm leaning towards the FPR.
I've never tested FP under load on the road...
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