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Old 12-07-2009, 11:50 AM   #39
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Re: Exhaust popping

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Originally Posted by tbirdman88 View Post
Sounds like the same problem i had on a small block 400, Under hard acceleration it would pop through the exhaust. It had a bad cam,3 round off exhaust lobes. A new cam and lifters fixed the problem. I also did what was suggested earlier to verify. Take valve covers off and watch rocker arms while rotating engine, The bad ones will not move as much.

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87shortcrewcab
That's starting to sound more and more likely at this point. A couple questions, though. Would that make the fuel mileage horrible (I'm getting around 8mpg)? And, my issue is only happening under load (like going up a hill), would that be consistent with a worn cam?
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