Generation III Internal Engine 1997-2006 LS1 | LS6
Sponsored by:
Sponsored by:

seafoamed and odd results

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 07-22-2008, 09:38 PM
  #1  
TECH Fanatic
Thread Starter
iTrader: (4)
 
tuffluck's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Dallas, Tx
Posts: 1,718
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default seafoamed and odd results

so i did some seafoaming tonight. did about 1/3rd the can instead of half just to see the results. no smoke at all whatsoever, but there was a strange smell released at first.

when i first bought the car i could smell that same smell every time i WOT the car, EVERY time. smell was worse with the windows down. the car has 65k miles on it now and after the seafoam wore off and i WOT around town a little bit, there is now no smell at all when i WOT. i'm glad, but i find it odd that the smell i've smelled for 30k+ miles just randomly went away on the seafoam procedure however the car didn't smoke at all. o well, maybe i'll get better gas mileage now...
Old 07-22-2008, 11:31 PM
  #2  
12 Second Club
iTrader: (72)
 
RyanSws6's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 827
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Default

I've done seafoam, seems to work smokes like car is on fire. You got to let it suck it up then shove in the line and let the car stall. Let it sit and watch out. I did a tear down after a cleaning and found stuff dirty. Only stuff I've seen work is BG. Cleaned much better than any auto parts stuff. Look for it on ebay.
Old 07-22-2008, 11:41 PM
  #3  
TECH Fanatic
Thread Starter
iTrader: (4)
 
tuffluck's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Dallas, Tx
Posts: 1,718
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

well i followed the directions that someone posted on here. i let it suck stuff up and stall out but it did nothing smoke wise.

what do you mean BG seems to work good? so seafoam didn't work good?
Old 07-23-2008, 12:37 AM
  #4  
TECH Resident
iTrader: (11)
 
LS1C5Vette's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Oklahoma City
Posts: 836
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

Did you use the whole can?
Old 07-23-2008, 01:03 AM
  #5  
TECH Fanatic
iTrader: (15)
 
DarkhorSe_SS's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Spurs City!!! SA, Tx
Posts: 1,360
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

Default

Originally Posted by tuffluck
so i did some seafoaming tonight. did about 1/3rd the can instead of half just to see the results. no smoke at all whatsoever, but there was a strange smell released at first.

when i first bought the car i could smell that same smell every time i WOT the car, EVERY time. smell was worse with the windows down. the car has 65k miles on it now and after the seafoam wore off and i WOT around town a little bit, there is now no smell at all when i WOT. i'm glad, but i find it odd that the smell i've smelled for 30k+ miles just randomly went away on the seafoam procedure however the car didn't smoke at all. o well, maybe i'll get better gas mileage now...
Originally Posted by LS1C5Vette
Did you use the whole can?
^^^^
Old 07-23-2008, 01:22 AM
  #6  
11 Second Club
iTrader: (7)
 
Chubbz155's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Saline,MI
Posts: 267
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

Default

BG products are amazing!! I would suggest using them over anything else!!
Old 07-23-2008, 01:29 AM
  #7  
11 Second Club
iTrader: (18)
 
Rushin's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Georgia
Posts: 399
Received 32 Likes on 16 Posts

Default

Just spray the bish.

You can eat off of the pistons after nitrous.
Old 07-23-2008, 02:00 AM
  #8  
Launching!
iTrader: (4)
 
BadA$$'s Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Laramie, Wyoming
Posts: 204
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

Originally Posted by Chubbz155
BG products are amazing!! I would suggest using them over anything else!!
I have used BG products several times, and had good results!

Another thing, he didn't say seafoam didn't work, he just said he thought that BG did it better. So don't feel like you waisted any time or money! Cleaning a little is better than none at all.
Old 07-23-2008, 02:02 AM
  #9  
TECH Apprentice
iTrader: (8)
 
lowerthanyou00's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Riverside
Posts: 316
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post

Default

my car smells funny at wot, but its the smell of the cats, seeing how ur in texas id be suprised if u had any to smell haha
Old 07-23-2008, 02:06 AM
  #10  
Staging Lane
iTrader: (3)
 
TransAm7779's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Posts: 55
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

Default

A couple weeks ago I seafoamed my car. I followed the instructions posted by I think ChocoTaco word for word. When my I started my car the was no smoke whatsoever. The only time it ever smoked was one I took it for a little drive. I saw one puff of smoke and that was it. But it runs a lot better now and I have even picked up an mpg or two. Of course switching to gas with no ethanol probably helped a little too.
Old 07-23-2008, 02:50 AM
  #11  
Launching!
iTrader: (4)
 
BadA$$'s Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Laramie, Wyoming
Posts: 204
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

Originally Posted by TransAm7779
Of course switching to gas with no ethanol probably helped a little too.
Yea, I work at Murphy usa that uses ethanol in there gas, and I never get gas there. I am afraid...
Old 07-23-2008, 09:03 AM
  #12  
TECH Fanatic
Thread Starter
iTrader: (4)
 
tuffluck's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Dallas, Tx
Posts: 1,718
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

where do you get gas without ethynol?

i used about 1/3rd the can and the instructions i read said to only use 1/2 the can so i don't see how 2 oz. is going to make the difference of smoke or not smoke.
Old 07-23-2008, 09:31 AM
  #13  
TECH Resident
iTrader: (17)
 
ZL1Killa's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: NC - Charlotte area
Posts: 3,747
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

Default

some cars may smoke some may not... 2oz; put 2oz in a cup then pour it on the floor its a decent amount.

mine stalled and i cut it off. let it set for a while then came back and cranked up and there was enough smoke to see; but it wasn't pouring out like crazy as others have described
Old 07-23-2008, 12:22 PM
  #14  
TECH Fanatic
iTrader: (18)
 
mvvette97's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Leon Iowa
Posts: 1,766
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes on 2 Posts

Default

Mine smoked alot but another car I done didn't smoke at all. I think if the car has cats on it you won't have much smoke. I think the cats eat up alot of the smoke.
Old 07-23-2008, 05:19 PM
  #15  
Launching!
iTrader: (4)
 
BadA$$'s Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Laramie, Wyoming
Posts: 204
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

Originally Posted by tuffluck
where do you get gas without ethynol?

i used about 1/3rd the can and the instructions i read said to only use 1/2 the can so i don't see how 2 oz. is going to make the difference of smoke or not smoke.
There is a gas station here in town, hop in, which is a Philips 66 and has "No Ethonal" written on there sign. The gas is also about 3 cents more, but I pay it.
Old 07-23-2008, 05:23 PM
  #16  
TECH Resident
iTrader: (4)
 
xXSilencerXx's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Manassas, VA
Posts: 794
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

Default

Mine never smoked a ton, I've done it twice and it only smoked on the drive after. I did it to a Jeep Liberty with 65,xxx miles on it and that things smoked like hell.
Old 07-23-2008, 10:27 PM
  #17  
TECH Resident
iTrader: (4)
 
BIG BAD BLACKSS's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Chicago
Posts: 982
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Default

In my experience lower mile motors are cleaner and dont smoke as much. Once you start getting to 100K+ mile motors they start acting like chimneys on crack. The dirtier it is the more it smokes. Less smoke is good in my opinion.
Old 07-23-2008, 11:33 PM
  #18  
12 Second Club
iTrader: (21)
 
ShortChevy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Muskegon, MI
Posts: 1,102
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

Default

I did mine at around 60k. Didn't smoke at start up although you could smell that toxic ****. Little itty bitty puff when I backed into the round and layed into it, that's it. Seemed to idle smoother afterwards. Could be the placebo(sp) effect. My buddys 99 Mustang GT smoked like a Bob Marley concert.
Old 07-23-2008, 11:41 PM
  #19  
TECH Apprentice
iTrader: (31)
 
frankmarroquin's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Edinburg, Texas
Posts: 370
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

Default

I seafoamed my car too and no smoke at all... really didn't even notice a difference. But did it once on an 02 Stang Sixxer mt wife used to have and the freakin thing smoked like crazy and it drove like a dream afterwards.
Old 07-24-2008, 12:04 AM
  #20  
Teching In
iTrader: (3)
 
bradyfred77's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2008
Posts: 36
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

Default spray cleaner

General motors has a spray made for tb motors and i have used it many many times dont know the pt# right now but i know it works like gang busters! ive used it on all different types of intake designs and it always smokes but more on the higher mileage motors. All my customers would always tell me how their car felt like a new one! its a little pricey i think garage price is around 20 bucks but i swear it works! And what did GM always advertise, "Keep ur GM all GM".



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 02:34 PM.