The exhaust looks very normal, all my vehicles have a vapor cloud, or whatever, on a cool day on start up. Fire your monster up on a freezing morning after it has been sitting for a week or two.
Exhaust Video / Does this look right?
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Burning Brakes
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Exhaust Video / Does this look right?
I think I have more smoke or condensation than I should have. This video was taken on a 60 degree day and the car had been running about 4 mintues. This was the first time the car had been started in a few months. The car has an MTI stage 2 h/c package. There is about 1100 miles on the h/c package. Any thoughts?
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Last edited by 2001C5; Jan 5, 2005 at 02:35 AM.
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my best guess is the car hasn't warmed up enough. take it out for a cruise get the temps up to snuff and try it again .. if it's still smoking like that then maybe you might be running a bit rich.
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Originally Posted by blazeone
Four minutes is not enough time. Drive until the oil temp is over 200and then for another 30 minutes or so drive. It's been sitting for 4 months. 
...get the oil up over 200 degrees (F), to boil any moisture out of the oil...
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What is the relaitve humidity and outside temp?? If it is cool and damp you will get more condensation/vapor than on a HOT dry day!
looks normal to me. if it was smoke from burning oil, it would hang in the air a LOT longer!
Yours just seems to evaporate just like water vapor should.
Bill C
looks normal to me. if it was smoke from burning oil, it would hang in the air a LOT longer!
Yours just seems to evaporate just like water vapor should.Bill C
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