Backfiring/popping while under load
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Backfiring/popping while under load
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I've got my car running pretty well most of the time. I do occasionally get backfiring and popping while under load in boost. I've already gaped my stock plugs down to 0.030". It seems to happen only when the engine is just warmed up but not driven hard. After a few hard pulls and more aggressive driving it seems to go away. My reading and searching leads me to believe that it sounds like it would be spark blowout. Is my spark too small at this gap? If this is the case, what plug should I be using? A step colder or a step hotter? I'm on the stock spec right now.
I've got my car running pretty well most of the time. I do occasionally get backfiring and popping while under load in boost. I've already gaped my stock plugs down to 0.030". It seems to happen only when the engine is just warmed up but not driven hard. After a few hard pulls and more aggressive driving it seems to go away. My reading and searching leads me to believe that it sounds like it would be spark blowout. Is my spark too small at this gap? If this is the case, what plug should I be using? A step colder or a step hotter? I'm on the stock spec right now.
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Plug gap is 0.030". I haven't really been driving the car much because I've gotten a bit lazy with fixing the exhaust to frame rattle. I'm gonna get some 7's in the mean time. Does anyone know the new BKR7E part number off hand? I'm searching for it at the moment.
EDIT: Got it here for future reference NGK 4644
Is there any relationship between plug gap and colder plugs? Does a colder plug generally require a smaller gap? Or do these not affect one another?
EDIT: Got it here for future reference NGK 4644
Is there any relationship between plug gap and colder plugs? Does a colder plug generally require a smaller gap? Or do these not affect one another?
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Thanks, I'll give 0.020" a go on the new plugs. Is backfiring/popping and slight tugging while giving throttle a typical trait of spark blowout? I know there could be a lot of other answers, but everything 'appears' to be ok, so I'm looking for the most obvious answers.
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