same here
smoke em out!
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smoke em out!
Had to make a hard downshift passing some cars today and smoked everyone behind me out.... went into 3rd @ about 80mph and have never seen my car put out a puff of smoke like that before.
Question is why? Rings wearing?
'01Z with AFR 205's and 224/228 114 cam.
Question is why? Rings wearing?
'01Z with AFR 205's and 224/228 114 cam.
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I have 75K on the car now and only use a qt between oil changes.
I only wish I could have gotten a pic of the smoke that blew out
I know a little puff is normal, but it wasn't just a little
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I have to wonder if your valve stem seals were installed correctly. Oil smoke taking off from a light or hard accelleration is a common sign of valve stem seal problems. I know, had it on mine.
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Since you have H/C it's probably fuel. My car uses no oil but has a G5-X2 cam, full boltons, and 42lb injectors. When I stomp on it it spits some fuel out the tail pipes in the form of a grey cloud (not white like oil smoke).
After a track event the back of my car is covered in gritty grey which is from running a tinge rich at WOT which is what I want.
After a track event the back of my car is covered in gritty grey which is from running a tinge rich at WOT which is what I want.
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Since you have H/C it's probably fuel. My car uses no oil but has a G5-X2 cam, full boltons, and 42lb injectors. When I stomp on it it spits some fuel out the tail pipes in the form of a grey cloud (not white like oil smoke).
After a track event the back of my car is covered in gritty grey which is from running a tinge rich at WOT which is what I want.
After a track event the back of my car is covered in gritty grey which is from running a tinge rich at WOT which is what I want.
It was a grey cloud... And the gas guage did go down about 1/4 tank when I romped on it
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The rocker bolts go through to the inside of the intake. Oil can seep along the threads and get into the intake. It wouldn't be a lot but it can happen. The manual calls for adding some type of sealant on them when installing.
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If this was the problem, it would also smoke a bit on startup after sitting overnight. He didn't say.
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