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Old 05-25-2007, 11:49 AM   #29
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With all the use of the word backrife, I'd like to add that this term is commonly misused.

A backfire, on a motorcycle, is very startling because it's a very loud echo-ing BANG that comes back through the air box.

Afterfire is the scenario that you are describing.

"There are two types of backfire. One is an explosion in the engine's exhaust manifold or exhaust system, this is most correctly referred to as afterfire."
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