Mixer ring (doughnut?) in P38 engine
Hi Guys, All EFI engines to 1998 use a 72mm diameter at the manifold. You can only use a mixer ring at the manifold when you have a MAS without moving vanes. Ergo, to use an early 3.5 litre mechanical vane sensor you need a plate mixer before the MAS and a backfire protector valve after it. If you are using the later type (3.9, 4.6) MAS you should be using a mixer ring of around 45mm bore size. Otherwise strangulation results! 80% of backfires are due to poor ignition timing, plugs and leads. 10% are because of poor petrol start relay adjustment/wiring. The other 10% are mechanical failure.
Lean mixtures and high throttle openings cause high ignition voltages to induce sparks at other cylinders. Proper electricals can reduce backfires to very occasionally only.