Re: GTV-6 Boom!

[Charles Slayman <Charles.Slayman@domain.elided>]

Jon,
	I wouldn't worry about the tailpipe.  That's not your problem.  Check 
the distributor timing and anything you touched putting the MSD system in.  
Also, double check the cam timing!  Maybe it skipped a tooth.
	
Cheers,
Charlie  San Jose, CA	


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>'86 GTV-6, 2.5L, 164S cams, MSD ignition. Saturday I took the rear Ansa
>exhaust off and replaced it with a straight pipe. Drove around all day
>listening to the new sounds. Sunday morning I opened the garage door and
>turned the key... KABOOM! Thought the engine self destructed... What I
>heard was a rather large backfire and the noise of the air intake hose
>hitting the inside of the front bonnet upon leaving the intake manifold. I
>put it back on and tried again, same thing (some minor flames around the
>intake this time)... Any ideas what might have caused this? Lack of back
>pressure? I'll be putting the old Ansa back on. Thanks in advance.
>
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