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Offline Craigwilson

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Is this normal?
« on: 06 January 2014, 15:17 »

Offline Sgt_Lemon

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Re: Is this normal?
« Reply #1 on: 06 January 2014, 17:35 »
No but it's cool. What exhaust back box is that?

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Re: Is this normal?
« Reply #2 on: 06 January 2014, 22:42 »
it's a scorpion and has all 3 silencers, gti 8v btw

Offline gazareth

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Re: Is this normal?
« Reply #3 on: 06 January 2014, 23:50 »
could be unburnt fuel igniting in your exhaust because of your sports camshaft having more valve overlap.

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Re: Is this normal?
« Reply #4 on: 07 January 2014, 00:19 »
that was before the camshaft and it doesn't do it now that I've fitted it

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Re: Is this normal?
« Reply #5 on: 07 January 2014, 08:34 »
You should go back to spitting flames. Did you get the mix and timing done after fitting the cam. It's just unburnt fuel.

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Re: Is this normal?
« Reply #6 on: 07 January 2014, 12:46 »
I followed Johnny's guide but I don't have an exhaust has analyser so I done his rough version

Offline Waspy

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Re: Is this normal?
« Reply #7 on: 07 January 2014, 23:12 »
Might be running a tad rich that pal...
It's a mk2. Fill it, drive it, enjoy it.  :smiley:

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Re: Is this normal?
« Reply #8 on: 08 January 2014, 01:09 »
maybe it was, not now