82FanTC

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I have a small backfire or a pop when I shut off my car. Does this mean it is too rich or too lean at idle?

Thanks

EDSRX3

Nope!

Means its a rotary!

Try coasting down hill in gear using the engine as a brake, then push in the clutch! If your exhaust system is good it will survive, if not it will be even a bigger pop!

82FanTC

iTrader: (9)

Never did it with my old jets or with the Niki on

joey20046

Get a tune-up. I had major backfiring with my 80 RX-7 and I had a mechanic tune it and it took care of the embarrassing gun shots.

DivinDriver

iTrader: (15)

I recall one night driving home from school years back, I had to dump the clutch & gas out of a hard acceleration (saw a cop I wasn't expecting, heh) in second.

The resulting fireball lit up the rear view like a flashbulb, and the eyes of the guy behind me looked like a lemur caught in front of a freight train. Sounded like a damn cannonshot.

I was friggin amazed my exhaust system survived. Scared the crap out of me.

SCCAIT7

LOL! You guys are trying to stop the flame ... I am trying to get a longer one!

My last race at Road Atlanta I was informed that as I came down the back straight and let off the gas to downshift the car let out about a 4 foot flame ... I will see if my friend still has his in-car

Anyway -Change the plugs. Sounds like you have 1 that is not lighting up right...

jdjl1987

That is the best story I have ever heard.

OneRotor

iTrader: (3)

It means one of two things. Either your ignition system is tired and needs to be refreshed, or you're shutting your car off without letting it idle for 3 or 4 seconds when it's sitting still. If I shut off my car and don't let it idle for a few seconds after it stops moving, it backfires LOUD, but if I let it idle down and get settled into a solid idle before killing it, it doesn't backfire.

I know my ignition system is in good shape because I replaced everything, including the coils, at the beginning of the summer.