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Re: Backfire wanted!
Posted to Technical Discussion Forum on 12/30/2000

Just killing the spark works very reliably on certain engines, not as reliably on others. I'm not sure why, but I believe it's valve timing, combustion chamber design and port/manifold length. You need a second spark system (you can tie in a motorcycle igniter... Login to read more.