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Backfiring..12A vs 13B

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Old 10-15-02, 11:30 PM
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Backfiring..12A vs 13B

I have a question about backfiring. Seems like once all my 12a 7's got over 125k or so they started softly backfiring. It's not a compression or a timing issue. It's actually a carb issue. It happens when I just deccelerate in any gear. I believe it's cause by the carb not mixing correctly at idle. I don't get backfire on quick shifts or if I decelerate with some throttle.

I was just wondering if 13b's also backfire softly like 12a's or if the EFI has significantly improved mixing.
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Mine dont back fire at all and its a 13b w/o any emisson stuff whats so ever on it ...
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That's what I am thinking...13b's mix better than the carbs do. My 2nd rotor float runs a little rich. I think the majority of the pops are coming from the excess fuel burning down through the exhaust.
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My 13B backfires occasionally when I go from acceleration to low throttle, and only under that condition.

My 12A backfired all the time.
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Usually if the ACV doesn't work right it starts backfiring. Removing it or cleaning it solves the backfiring problem in most cases.
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With my 12A and Dellorto I only get back firing when decellerating on the off-ramp after I've been driving in 4th gear on the highway at 80+ mph.

Otherwise it's pretty quiet.
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once my exhaust gets up to temp it will backfire, and i still have a cat... but no ACV
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