Re: intake stuff......

From: Alan Short (ashort@flash.net)
Date: Tue Mar 07 2000 - 12:15:28 EST


Shane Moseley wrote:

> "Bernd D. Ratsch" wrote:
>
> > Just be careful with the Pro-Flow filter. One stack fire and the foam melts
> > onto your TB.
>
> Whats a stack fire? If you mean back fire - I'm not too worried about that as
> I've never had one in over 5 years with 4 different trucks and over 250,000
> combined miles..
>
> > It happened to a buddy of mine so just be ware.
>
> Thanks - I'll keep that in mind. Does he have a late model (95 or later) Mopar
> Magnum engine? Or even another sequential port fuel injected motor? Assuming
> injector and ignition timing has not been modified from stock specs - it
> shouldn't happen. How many of you with one (late mag) has had backfiring
> (actual fire in the intake) problems? Not really an issue for me but for Clay
> possibly because he is injecting both NOS and fuel at the top of his intake. Of
> course if you light that mixture - your air cleaner won't be your biggest
> problem 8-)). These are some of the things you accept when running NOS.
> Personally, I prefer all motor.
>
> > (Also, if
> > the plastic brace under the foam breaks, you risk sucking the foam into the
> > TB as well.)
>
> Mine has no plastic there at all - just steel and foam. Good point tho.
>

I think you're right Shane, all of the horror stories I heard were from carburated
backfires. I haven't heard of any problems with fuel injected applications.
I used to use the Edlebrock Pro Flo at the track, before I started running nitrous.
I never had any problems.
Alan S.



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