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1992 corvette pops in the exhaust when it shifts at close to 5,000 rpm. It's an automatic LT1
1992 CHEVROLET CORVETTE
94,000 MILES
JAMES GUSTAFSON
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1992 Corvette LT1 Auto Trans. When you get on it hard and it shifts close to 5,000 rpm it seems to pop it the exhaust.
Apr 8, 2012 at 6:44 AM
ASEMASTER6371
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could be a weak exhaust valve. a compression test will verify
if it is when you let off, the AIR diverter valve could be the issue.
If it is on accelaration, it also could be a worn camshaft lobe.
make sure the basics are covered like the plugs, wires, cap and rotor.
Roy
Apr 8, 2012 at 7:01 AM
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