[Fot] Stutter at 4K rpm

Bud Rolofson levilevi at comcast.net
Sat Oct 15 14:19:02 MDT 2016


I would check for an exhaust manifold leak somewhere between the head and the exhaust pipe. Sounds like something else got knockered with your off road experience. Maybe even the intake manifold got loose or the gasket or a shared stud.
Bud

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> On Oct 15, 2016, at 9:30 AM, D V <explore8 at outlook.com> wrote:
> 
> Two races ago I went off track and bent my exhaust pipe enough to break the welded joint near the muffler. In the interest of time, I cut the exhaust at the muffler and secured the pipe to the frame.
> 
> At the last race, I noticed the car would backfire at deceleration which I am not surprised but I also noticed a stutter around 4-5k rpm. 
> 
> At NOLA this weekend it is more pronounced and comes in when shifting hard from 3rd to 4th. After 5k, it clears up and pulls normally.
> 
> It doesn't seem to be affected by turns and more related to full throttle vs easing into the gas.
> 
> Backpressure from the loss of muffler or unrelated issues?
> 
> 1300 spitfire with single Weber 40.
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