Backfire turned bad day

My point was exactly the opposite.

It was that no one, no matter their lever of expertise or experience can possibly know what's wrong with a car over the internet. It's impossible. If I, you or anyone else "gets it right" it's merely a lucky guess.

Sorry you see everything so negatively that you're ready to try to start a fight with insults.

His shot isn't all torn to hell, but wasn't the original question why it wasn't starting and just popping through exhaust? Pretty easy to suggest a compression test. Bout the first thing ANYONE would do! Still dont explain why it doesn't start though does it? All these engines you build and all the stuff you do, how do you have time to be on here running your mouth about how stupid every one else is on EVERY SINGLE thread and how no one else's stuff is worth a shot and you know EVERYTHING? Seems pretty childish and arrogant to a bunch of guys just looking to share ideas and info!