1992 corvette pops in the exhaust when it shifts at close to 5,000 rpm. It's an automatic LT1

1992 CHEVROLET CORVETTE
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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 1:44 PM
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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 2:01 PM
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