Backfiring
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Backfiring
I touch on this in another thread but it's still on my mind. We test drove a 2019 GTC hardtop and loved the car. Can't get that uncontrollable smile when your foot hits the floor off my mind. What also keeps coming to mind is the loud backfiring. I stomped the pedal and she impressively took off but I got a shotgun type explosion between gear shifts. I can appreciate the little backfire when downshifting and such but is it normal to have that loud of backfire on acceleration? I'm wondering if it was just a bad tuneup on the car we test drove. Not many of these models around to compare. Thought to ask here..
Last edited by SteveKoz; Dec 15, 2020 at 08:32 PM. Reason: Spelling
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Thanks for the responses.. and Spelling was corrected...
Thank you for posting the video!! Why did just watching your video make me smile again...
Completely normal. Here's a video of mine, showing how it backfires whenever I shift or lift off the throttle:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHQgp4IRNPk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHQgp4IRNPk
Thank you for posting the video!! Why did just watching your video make me smile again...
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Completely normal. Here's a video of mine, showing how it backfires whenever I shift or lift off the throttle:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHQgp4IRNPk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHQgp4IRNPk
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If you type up a post and notice you made a spelling mistake after the time frame past which the edit tag will show, do you leave the spelling mistake so as to avoid the unsightly edit tag or do you fix the mistake and somehow manage to live on with the edit tag at the bottom of the post?
I think you last post answers that question, still, my assumption is that it was a close call ... it always is for me.
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Here's a question that might keep you up all night ...
If you type up a post and notice you made a spelling mistake after the time frame past which the edit tag will show, do you leave the spelling mistake so as to avoid the unsightly edit tag or do you fix the mistake and somehow manage to live on with the edit tag at the bottom of the post?
I think you last post answers that question, still, my assumption is that it was a close call ... it always is for me.
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If you type up a post and notice you made a spelling mistake after the time frame past which the edit tag will show, do you leave the spelling mistake so as to avoid the unsightly edit tag or do you fix the mistake and somehow manage to live on with the edit tag at the bottom of the post?
I think you last post answers that question, still, my assumption is that it was a close call ... it always is for me.
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Exactly, plus I discovered that the forum software doesn't allow for that many letters in a row without breaks which it automatically insert.
Needless to say between the spelling and the unsolicited spacing, sleep has yet to come to me since that post.
Needless to say between the spelling and the unsolicited spacing, sleep has yet to come to me since that post.
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I'll throw my hat in the ring again here, and say that the artificial crackling the GTs make is overdone. It does sound like backfires rather than the crackles and burbles of other exotic cars. My previous car was an F430 that popped and crackled and it sounded good.
I wish there was a way to have the cracking noise user variable rather than either on or off. As it is I usually choose off.
If you hear the GT popping with your eyes closed you won't know whether it's a GT or a riced up Civic.
I suspect I will be in the minority LOL.
I wish there was a way to have the cracking noise user variable rather than either on or off. As it is I usually choose off.
If you hear the GT popping with your eyes closed you won't know whether it's a GT or a riced up Civic.
I suspect I will be in the minority LOL.
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I didn’t know there was a way to turn that off?? I agree with you. To me it sounded like a mistuned car. I watch street drag racing on tv and don’t hear them backfiring like that. I’ve never owned a car like this but to me the loud backfiring takes away from the car.
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I'll throw my hat in the ring again here, and say that the artificial crackling the GTs make is overdone. It does sound like backfires rather than the crackles and burbles of other exotic cars. My previous car was an F430 that popped and crackled and it sounded good.
I wish there was a way to have the cracking noise user variable rather than either on or off. As it is I usually choose off.
If you hear the GT popping with your eyes closed you won't know whether it's a GT or a riced up Civic.
I suspect I will be in the minority LOL.
I wish there was a way to have the cracking noise user variable rather than either on or off. As it is I usually choose off.
If you hear the GT popping with your eyes closed you won't know whether it's a GT or a riced up Civic.
I suspect I will be in the minority LOL.
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Here is a very informative article about the subject. https://automobilefanatics.com/exhau...lag-obnoxious/
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Here's another video highlighting the glorious crackles and pops on downshift during semi spirited driving in Race mode.
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This is what I would be expecting from GTC. I know it's a GT and not a GTC but... Couldn't hear any backfiring. When I test drove it was a shotgun blast between shifts.. Also, anyone know the color of this car?
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This is what I would be expecting from GTC. I know it's a GT and not a GTC but... Couldn't hear any backfiring. When I test drove it was a shotgun blast between shifts.. Also, anyone know the color of this car?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZCa...htkn5w&index=2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZCa...htkn5w&index=2
The 2020+ cars are quieter and crackle less because of stricter European sound and emissions rules. The base GT might also be a bit quieter than the C and R.
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This is what I would be expecting from GTC. I know it's a GT and not a GTC but... Couldn't hear any backfiring. When I test drove it was a shotgun blast between shifts.. Also, anyone know the color of this car?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZCa...htkn5w&index=2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZCa...htkn5w&index=2
