everytime I'm getting on it with my new intake (aem cai) as well as my old short ram, I'd shift into 2nd and hear BANG! come from my intake, I thought it was just my old intake being loud but my new one's doing it, I have new plugs and wires NGK BKR5E-11's and Magnecore 8.5's, do I need to mess with my timing?

Intake backfire generally means a lean condition. Look at fuel. Possibly a crank sensor or cam sensor (just a hunch)?

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Injen CAI, P&P Intake Manifold, Crower Stage 2 Cams, Hooker Header, GS-T Muffler, AFX UDP, S-AFC, 8.5mm Magnecor Wires, Crane Fireball HI-6DI2, FU/RU/RL STBs, TSW Blade 17x7.5, Bridgestone Potenza RE730, Front KVR Cross-Drilled Rotors & Carbon Fiber Pads

To Be Installed: P&P Milled Head, Rear Disc Brakes, Rear KVR Cross Drilled Rotors & Carbon Fiber Kevlar Pads, SS Brake Lines, AFX 55mm TB (re-installed once exhaust is done, intake was outflowing exhaust)

To be fixed?: Head gasket... unless coolant reservoir is suppose to bubble, hmmmm.

how would I get this checked, as far as our engine goes I'm somewhat of a novice

you'll prob need a by-pass valve or breather installed on your intake.

you'll have to bring it up to ARD.. and we'll figure it out. and are you sure its a backfire and not something clanging around in the engine bay. perhaps i may have something to do in relation to your gutted cat or a clogged fuel filter or something. i have never gotten any sort of backfire on my car, but hopefully we can get it figured out and fixed.

true dat, thanks man, I'll be there weekend after next, Myke wanted me to come over there and smoke him anyways :)

if your intake valves aren't seating good it'll do it

try putting your factory wires back on, or better yet, got to an autoparts sotre and buy some cheap replacements.This problem alost always is plug wire related.it happened to me.

thanks guys, trying that now