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Old 04-16-04, 09:33 PM
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Theres a little smoke out that back-end of my car and it makes a sound sort of like a gunshot every time I let off the accelerator. I think my Flux Capacitor is going bad, how do Ireplace it? and where should iIget the new one, racing beat?
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wat typa exhaust u got, if u dont have cats then its pretty much normal, ur just running a bit rich
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all stock, the muffler is rusted and I plan on replacing it soon. But sometimes when I start it, it smokes really really really bad. go out half and hour later and its fine. what causes this?
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you DEFINATELY need a new flux capacitor, OMG you are risking wrecking your car if it goes out!!!!
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where should I go to get one?
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Would advance auto parts work since theres one right up the street?
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But jesse james doesnt go there so mabye I shouldnt
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Is there a serious post in this thread?

Anyone?
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If you are being serious then i pitty you and i will NOT go into details why us 1st gen guys hate him.
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Hey comeonstart... I've been having the same popping when I let go the accelerator, except mine doesn't smoke. I think it might be a small exhaust leak, but I'm not very knowledgeable of the subject. Please let me know if you figure it out cause I need to get on it too.
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Ok What is a flux capacitor and what does it do? where is it/
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Maybe you should just ditch the old system and go with the Mr. Fusion. I hear you get significant power gains.

Even so, you still need to adjust your mixture, and possibly check your idle dampener as well. I think that's what it's called. It slows the RPM drop when you let off the gas, so it doesn't fall back to an idle too quickly and cause the backfiring.
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The flux capacitor is mounted under the hood of your car. on the passenger side it has a little hose coming out of it and says flux capacitor on the side.
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Ill get pics as soon as i fidn my camera
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After you replace the flux capacitor, watch out for a bit of a bump at 88 mph...
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you also better make sure you set the time circuits to the off position...
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one time i feel and busted my head open on the sink...and i had this freaky vision...next day i started moding my RX and i ended up with a flux capacitor...it was me who invented it but some old ****** with white hair stole my 7 and said he thought it up.
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Then the Delorian got a 20B and a black paint job.
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I got a picture of my new capacitor

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And I know my bay needs some cleaning
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1 word oven cleaner it works wonders for metal like the air cleaner box. just get some cheap oven cleaner spray it on and let it sit about 5 minutes and scrub a bit then rinse and voila. if the metal or paint starts to dissolve then you've waited too long lol, j/k. but it really does work good.
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ok now... those are only in carbed engines, right? so what about the popping in an EFI?
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