Exhaust Popping - running lean?


@Warp Got to meet and talk to Doug this past Wednesday. Great fella, knows tuning like nobody's business. Knows Tune ECU as well. Pulled 144.8 hp and 159 tq outta my Rocker. To those in MN looking for a great tuner, go to St. Boni's Motorsports. Doug will take care of you.
 
Great to hear I will probably take the Falcon to him.
 

Just sorted out some similar issues. Check the fragile hex head screws holding the heat shields to the manifold, the manifold can crack and let air in (I had to have mine welded). Also, when changing exhaust ensure the gaskets are spot on and not leaking (I changed all mine). Air entering the exhaust especially nearby the O2 sensor will cause havoc.

After a bit of a caning, instead if a long decel, I pull the clutch momentarily and let it idle for a few seconds to let it settle into the idle section of the map and It seems to settle the pops down. Backfiring (through the throttle bodies) is bad and indicates a different problem.

I am not an expert tuner, I am just trying to express my thoughts based on recent experience and I welcome any ideas from someone who knows if any of this makes sense.
 
I had the same problem , I installed a Dobeck TFI module , you can get specs from www.dobeckperformance.com . It took about 100 miles for computer to sync with unit , but afterward you can tune mixture and 3 other parameters with pots in unit . this gives you analog carb like controll over your mixture and will greatly reduce popping and increase performance . Cost $ 245 .00 u.s. and an hour of plug and play installation I have 2007 r3 with cat removed and tors pipes
 

It was suggested by a very wise man I rectify the leak in my exhaust and the crackle and pop would disappear and it did!