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Re: detonation, pre-ignition and back pressure
Posted to Technical Theory Forum on 8/13/2005

They are not related. High back pressure will mess up the combustion efficiency, it will eventually turn to misfire. It will be like a person cant fart and his stomach is 3 times bigger. Pre-ignition and detonation mostly happens at high temperature and pressu... Login to read more.