Nasty afterfire...

destrux

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2007 Mazdaspeed3 GT Black Mica
I pulled my IC and ported it and installed a Greddy BOV (recirculated) and since I did that I noticed that my occasional after-fire has turned into a regular after-fire. Almost every time I shift during aggressive driving I get that nice POP out the exhaust. I know what causes after-fire..... unburnt fuel igniting in the exhaust. I don't know what is causing all the unburnt fuel in the exhaust though.

Anyone have any thoughts?
 
It's not backfiring. It is afterburn(/afterfire.... same thing). It's always been catted, and I know the cat helps make sure the exhaust ignites. I dunno. Maybe it's running a bit too rich. I should probably tune it.
 
These cars run extremely pig rich -- and need to. Even with a tune, it's downright unsafe for the engine to be much leaner than high 11 to low 12 to one AFR at WOT under load.
 

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