Stumped.... any input is greatly appreciated
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Stumped.... any input is greatly appreciated 2002, Camaro, Z28, LS1, Automatic, Cam, Stall, Stock exhaust, 125 shot wet.
The car has been dyno tuned by a reputable tuner.... The car ran perfectly fine until a couple of nights ago. Started it, took off to head home, and it was cutting up, backfiring out of the exhaust and it has been doing it since.. if you hammer it, it will always do it and it will intermittently do it under normal driving conditions... if I pull up to a stop light and stop sometimes it will backfire while just sitting there, if I make the converter lockup and lug the car, it cuts up and backfires.
The upstream 02's have been replaced
Cam Position and Crank Position Sensors Replaced
Visually inspected valve springs
Plugs have been checked
Wires and Coils have been checked
Fuel Pressure has been checked
Checked for vacuum leaks
Watched the live data and misfire's on a scanner and everything looks normal to my knowledge and it is not showing any misfires, I've used 2 different scanners just to eliminate the possibility of the scanner not reading correctly. I've pretty much run out of ideas at this point... I may replace the plugs, wires, test spark out of the coils but it doesn't really feel like a miss (misfire).... it almost seems like it's loading up..
Any help is greatly appreciated.
The car has been dyno tuned by a reputable tuner.... The car ran perfectly fine until a couple of nights ago. Started it, took off to head home, and it was cutting up, backfiring out of the exhaust and it has been doing it since.. if you hammer it, it will always do it and it will intermittently do it under normal driving conditions... if I pull up to a stop light and stop sometimes it will backfire while just sitting there, if I make the converter lockup and lug the car, it cuts up and backfires.
The upstream 02's have been replaced
Cam Position and Crank Position Sensors Replaced
Visually inspected valve springs
Plugs have been checked
Wires and Coils have been checked
Fuel Pressure has been checked
Checked for vacuum leaks
Watched the live data and misfire's on a scanner and everything looks normal to my knowledge and it is not showing any misfires, I've used 2 different scanners just to eliminate the possibility of the scanner not reading correctly. I've pretty much run out of ideas at this point... I may replace the plugs, wires, test spark out of the coils but it doesn't really feel like a miss (misfire).... it almost seems like it's loading up..
Any help is greatly appreciated.
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Did you check your nitrous system for leaks? A bad solenoid leaking n2 and fuel into the intake will cause all sorts of problems. You should be able to see something change while data logging if you are experiencing backfires.
I'd close the bottle then purge all the pressure then take a section of your intake downstream of where you have it plugged into your intake. Check for obvious leaks. If you don't find any I'd keep the nitrous off and data log again to see if the misfire goes away
I'd close the bottle then purge all the pressure then take a section of your intake downstream of where you have it plugged into your intake. Check for obvious leaks. If you don't find any I'd keep the nitrous off and data log again to see if the misfire goes away
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Did you check your nitrous system for leaks? A bad solenoid leaking n2 and fuel into the intake will cause all sorts of problems. You should be able to see something change while data logging if you are experiencing backfires.
I'd close the bottle then purge all the pressure then take a section of your intake downstream of where you have it plugged into your intake. Check for obvious leaks. If you don't find any I'd keep the nitrous off and data log again to see if the misfire goes away
I'd close the bottle then purge all the pressure then take a section of your intake downstream of where you have it plugged into your intake. Check for obvious leaks. If you don't find any I'd keep the nitrous off and data log again to see if the misfire goes away
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Honestly, I can't tell if it feels like only 1 cylinder or if it's multiple. If you hammer the car, it runs perfectly fine. It's mainly when the torque converter locks and you lug it, it cuts up and back fires and you can feel it missing. Mainly when it's under a load.
I would borrow a set of coil packs from a buddy as they take 5 mins to change. I had a similar issue with my vette that was not throwing any misfire codes. I swapped coils with my truck and the problem went away.
