no way. it was one of the worst feelings ever. the first time it happened. i was showing a friend of mine the motor because i thought it was missing (ignition problem) but as i reved it up at the throttle body it backfired with both our heads under the hood. it was soooooo loud it sounded like a shotgun. ears were ringing and there was a big cloud of white smoke that shot outa my intake and then.... ha ha .... i looked at my intake filter and it blew off and looked like a balloon. but the motor was still running after that. wierd