I really need to see what wires go with what cylinder, i just replaced the wires and fired it up and it's backfiring real bad. PLEASE HELP!!!

 

Here's the firing order diagram, if that's what you're looking for.

 

the cap is the same order for passenger side but driver side 1 and 3 are reversed for order of plugging it in.
it is marked, i had the same issue i thought i matched it up the same but 2 wires got mixed up and mine was backfiring like crazy.

 

This doesn't make sense. If that is the correct firing order diagram, wouldn't that make the firing order 1-3-2-4-6-5. I was under the impression the firing order was 1-6-5-4-3-2 with the rotor traveling clockwise. I'm very confused now.

 

the diagram does show the firing order as 1-6-5-4-3-2. how do you see 1-3-2-4-6-5???

 

Well if the rotor spins clockwise, and you follow the wires on the cap starting with #1, you would have a firing order of 1-3-2-4-6-5. However, what I just found out is this... if you look inside the cap. you can see that the connections inside DO NOT corespond with the wire towers on the outside of the cap. there are conductors embedded in the cap to keep the firing order correct.

 

 

Good lord, people, look at the picture I posted. Starting with the #1 on the distributor cap and going clockwise gives 1-6-5-4-3-2 and the wires are showing as going to the same correct cylinders in the same number order. How can this possibly be confusing? That's why I chose a photo that showed the cap in the traditional round form to make it simple.

 

It's confusing because post #2 shows a 1995 and older cap. Post #7 is 1996 and newer.

 

This pic shows it perfectly. If you look closely, you can see each of the wire towers are numbered. You can also see the raised tubes on the cap. If you follow the tube from the #1 wire tower (middle tower on the side with 3), the pin on the inside of the cap that makes contact with the rotor is actually located directly below the round depression between #2 & #4 wire towers. I have been working on vehicles for about 30 years now, and have never seen a cap that does not follow the firing order. That is why this was so confusing to me. I would have expected this kind of design from a foreign auto manufacturer... not GM.
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