exhaust backfire

Yes, pig rich at idle gives the opportunity for fuel to enter the exhaust system during the open valves at overlap during idle from the big cam that is in there.

Now all you need is a misfire spark to set it all off and Bang, there's your Backfire again.

And oxygen.

I used to weld used gas tanks after running an exhaust hose into the tank to perge oxygen and flammable vapors .