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Thank you @Grandadg90, I will consider that.

My car runs completely normal, no limp mode or CEL at all. I just removed the flaps and left the shaft in place. The only thing is the dreaded backfiring on every cold start. It doesn't seem like a common problem after the flap delete. I might consider putting the flaps back in to solve the issue.

Thanks bud, mine also has both the flaps and dividers removed so I'm not sure where the problem might be. I'm starting to think that a flash is necessary, has your vehicle been flashed bud?

@TrevoRS4 Mine backfires (sounds like popcorn popping) continuously in the intake on every cold start. When doing the deflap, do you remove only the flaps on the intake or do you remove the dividers in the port as well?

Hello everyone So I recently DIY'ed the intake manifold flap delete. For some reason, the car now backfires like crazy in the intake on every cold start but settles down once it warms up and the revs go down. The car is bone stock and hasn't been flashed before. I don't have any CEL on the dash. Has...