Backfire
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Backfire
I have a 2017 Stingray with under 2k miles. When at a stop and with hard excelleration the car backfires at around 65mph. It doesn't do this if the car is in normal driving coditions, just from a stopped condition. I took it to the dealership and did a road test, but I couldn't simulate due to traffic. No check engine light and the sound seems to be coming from the right rear side, but this could just be me. Anyone have an idea of what could be wrong because the dealership will not address it.
Racer
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Is your car an automatic & does the “backfire” occur when you shift? If so that is normal. In the automatic, when shifting at WOT the computer cuts the spark during the shift, but fuel is still being sent to the cylinders. Once the shift is completed the spark is re-introduced and you get bang. If you have a manual, then I got nothing for you.
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Makes no difference if using paddles or just letting the trans do its own thing.Where I live we have some nasty, hilly curve type roads and as its alongside a lake we get a bunch of clowns that think its OK to drive at 1/2 of the speed limit. Very few legal passing zones and sometimes you realy got to move to get by those road hogs. If you do it right you can usually get the backfire right along side their car.
Go to wake them up somehow!
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Melting Slicks
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You can easily do it with the paddles. To do it without the paddles usually you need to get into Performance Shift Mode. A quick blip of the throttle and you should see Performance Shift Mode light up on the DIC and then floor it. Will usually do it on the 1/2 and the 2/3 shift, but I've had it in other gears.
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Melting Slicks
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I have a 2017 Stingray with under 2k miles. When at a stop and with hard excelleration the car backfires at around 65mph. It doesn't do this if the car is in normal driving coditions, just from a stopped condition. I took it to the dealership and did a road test, but I couldn't simulate due to traffic. No check engine light and the sound seems to be coming from the right rear side, but this could just be me. Anyone have an idea of what could be wrong because the dealership will not address it.
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