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Also, have violent back pressure from the throttle body to the point it blew my new intake tube off although it wasnt tightened on as much as it should be.


Only time that would happen is when the timing was WAAAAAAAY advanced (firing when intake valve is still open) or when you have a couple of plug wires switched (wrong firing order).

Check it out!

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