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Originally Posted by Bigham SS
Hello all! Question, I did the fuse pull on my camaro recently and noticed a lot of popping coming from the exhaust when shifting down and up in gears. From what I recall in my younger mechanic days, this is due to an increase in airflow to the engine correct? When I pulled the fuse my car was stock. I recently added a CAI and the popping is not as bad but its still there. All in all, this doesn't really bother me too much, I just want to know if it may have any negative effect to the engine. Sorry for being such a noob.  |
In most cars, it's not actually a good sign.
In our cars, it's most likely a momentary rich condition caused by sudden 'jump off the gas' and in which unburned fuel mix gets out on the exhaust stroke and detonates in the exhaust, and is therefore sorta par for the course and normal.