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MISCELLANEOUS REPAIRS/UPGRADES & THE BACKFIRE
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Still having the BACKFIRE problem...
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FUEL PRESSURE
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We swapped the stock fuel pressure regulator to a Holley adjustable regulator. Put the regulator at the stock settings.
It helped, but the BACKFIRE was still there.
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DISTRIBUTOR REBUILD
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So after reading up on TGO and finding TomP�s informative guide on a distributor rebuild� we thought, could be, sure why not!
So we decided to tackle the distributor and rebuild it. This was the best bang for the buck. It was all still original. Marked it and took it out. The thing was a mess. Rust & corrosion all over. We disassembled it and sanded and buffed. The gear still looked good. The shaft had to be sanded & buffed and then regreased.
We replaced the pick up coil and the spark module. Then we reassembled it and installed it. We reset the timing just to be sure. It cleaned up the drivability immensely.
This was not my only distributor problem�
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TIMING
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After some more research we found that these cars could benefit from some timing advancing. We played with it and decided to bump it up. Well the car is supposed to run a 10 degrees stock. Not my car... It liked 14. We had a thought that the balancer might be slipping, but that we would tackle later.
So it ran 100% better. The backfire was finally gone. It took 14 degrees on 87 octane and really had a boost in performance. Now we were beginning to have faith in the 2.8 again...
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DIRECTORY FOR RAIF'S ENGINE PERFORMANCE SITE
01
Site Overview
02
Most Current Dyno and Track run
03
Early Cold Air Induction System
04
2001 Modifications
05
2001 Track Times
06
2002 Modifications <<<
07
2002 Dyno & Track Times
08
2002 Fall Modifications
09
2002 Fall Dyno & Track Times
10
2003 Distributor rebuild
11
2003 Transgo Shift Kit & Stall Converter
12
2003 May Dyno
13
2003 3.4L Engine Swap
14
2003 3.73 Disc Rearend Swap
15
2003 December Dyno
16
2004 Cutout & PF&E Headers
17
2004 Dyno
18
2004 / 2005 Transmission
19
2005 3in Mandrel Bent Exhaust & Dyno Results
20
2005 Truleo Intake, 65mm Ford Throttle body, Stock, & Disassembly Pictures
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2005 Truleo Intake, Ford TB, & Fuel Rail Installation
22
2005 Truleo Intake & Ford TB Vacuum Line Routing
23
2005 Truleo Intake & Ford TB Custom Linkage Installation
24
2006 MSD Box & New fuel Pump
25
2006 Old Heads: Gasket Match Ported, & General Porting Information
26
2006 New Heads: Extreme Porting
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2006 New Heads: Multiangle Valve Job, 1.6 Roller Tip Rockers, Beefier Valve springs
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2006 Lower Runner (Intake Base) Gasket Match Porting
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2006 Extreme Lower Runner (Intake Base) Porting
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2006 Dyno Results: Truleo & New Head Combo
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Future Plans
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