Intake backfiring?

[trabadoo22]

I got an Injen short ram intake about a month ago and in that time frame I've heard the intake backfire twice. It seems pretty random. Ive seen from other posts on here that other people have experienced this, not only with Injen, but with other intake brands as well. Ive done some searching on this subject, but can't seem to find what is causing the backfiring or if it is bad for the engine. Does anyone know anything about this? Thanks.

[TrippZ]

mine did that just yesterday or the day before... scared the f out of me

[madbrain]

Happened to me 3 times each in 2nd gear while accellerating after rolling through a 4 way stop.

[Makross]

what do you mean by backfiring???

[trabadoo22]

It's like a pop noise. Same thing as if you ever heard a muffler backfire. I just want to know if it's bad for my car. It seems fairly common with intakes so I'm guessing it can't be that bad. I'de rather be safe than sorry though.

[!@#$%]

my intake will pop only when I give it a jab of gas, and my exhaust pops only when I'm downshifting while slowing down. Kinda pisses me off.

[GeNoZiDe]

ya my exhaust backfires too sounds kinda cool LOL
never had the AEM CAI do that though

[chubbychu]

hmm...is it just me or does my ep sound quieter than other vehicles with intakes?

[SHAKEnBAKE]

Same thing happened to me few days ago, 1st time.

[dtexan]

i just installed a typhoon intake last week and its done it 3 times since. So is this causing any damage?

[oogy-boogy]

Hmmm...

I had the same happen with my E-bay SRI (5-6 times) and the Injen CAI that's been on for a month (1 time). I'm curious as to the cause as well. Can anyone shed some light on this?

[joneSi]

My injen cai did this until I cut the hole that it drops down into below the battery. This is because it was rubbing against the metal, and would pop when the intake moved. Don't know if its the same deal, but I've never had my car 'backfire' after I cut that and I have a CAI, Header, and Exhaust.

joneSi

[simann]

I have an HKS SRI, it does it basically every day. I have gotten used to it lately since its been on since january. I havnt noticed any damage to the throttle body or inside the manifold.....so...I dont know ya'll, its retarded!:D :o

[Z26]

It has happened to me twice. I have the typhoon intake. I was slowing down to a stop sign and was in 4th, I stabbed at the gas and bang!, scared the shit out of me but knew what it was right when I heard it.

[ahhhonda]

It happened once to me last week and I have the stock intake! I will be interested to find out what causes this and if it's something we should be talking with Honda about.