LS1 JAY

I know this makes no sense, but as soon as the headers wen't on the car it started smoking at WOT and using oil, before it never used a drop, now 1,000 miles after headers it's down 1 qt or so! never smoked either, not it blows out at WOT a light blueish colored smoke! the car is a '99 SS A4 with 55,000 miles on it, are my rings gone? I did the PVC upgrade and it did nothing! what do I do now? I keep hearing "the rings are gone" I was quoted $3,000+ to replace the rings (over the phone by a LS1 shop) I need HELP! any ideas? <img border="0" alt="[bang head]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_banghead.gif" />

LS1 JAY

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by MUSTANG HAT'R:
<strong> get a catch can, your probable pulling oil through the PVC system into the intake mine did the samething. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">When you say yours did the same thing do you mean it was smoking and eating oil? I just don't see why the headers seemed to have started the whole process? anyone have any info on how to do the catch can mod?

96SCTA

<img border="0" title="" alt="[Mad]" src="gr_images/icons/mad.gif" /> thats got to suck to have a new car that smokes like that. Ive seen the ls1 go from no smoke to a smoke factory with just a few mods. And im talking about huge clouds that follow the car. I hope u get it fixed.

LS1 JAY

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by 96SCTA:
<strong> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Mad]" src="gr_images/icons/mad.gif" /> thats got to suck to have a new car that smokes like that. Ive seen the ls1 go from no smoke to a smoke factory with just a few mods. And im talking about huge clouds that follow the car. I hope u get it fixed. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Whats weird is I have video footage from 1 week before the headers and the car is NOT smoking nor has it used ANY oil after almost 55,000 miles, I then add Mac headers and the O/R pipe and go to the track the next week and it is blowing smoke in the high RPMs pretty bad, get home check the oil and it's down almost 1/2 quart! what happened? I just wan't to try the small things before I go out and blow $3,000+ on rings, if I did that and it still smoked I would be <img border="0" title="" alt="[Mad]" src="gr_images/icons/mad.gif" />

WildRon

WHAT KIND OF HEADERS.I HAVE THE SAME THING HAPPEN AFTER MAC HEADER INSTALL.AND KNOW PERSONALLY OF 3 OTHER CARS THAT THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO,1 REBUILT MOTOR AND STILL SMOKES.MINE WE TOOK HEADERS OFF AND IT QUIT SMOKING ON DECEL BUT DRINKS OIL KNOW.ALL CARS USED THE MAC HEADERS.ALL CARS WAS 98 .

96SCTA

dude i will bet anything that it is not your rings. My buddies car did the same thing. Rnan perfect. we put some headers on it and SMOKE TIME. BIG clould comming out <img border="0" alt="[burn out]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_burnout.gif" /> . ITS any easy fix.
good luck

LS1 JAY

Here ia a pic of it blowing a puff of smoke at launch! it then goes away and starts back up (much worse) when it gets into the high RPM's, when it shifts it goes away for a couple of seconds then back once the RPM's get up!
<img src="http://jayscustomrods.homestead.com/files/27sm.jpg" alt=" - " />

LS1 JAY

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by 96SCTA:
<strong> dude i will bet anything that it is not your rings. My buddies car did the same thing. Rnan perfect. we put some headers on it and SMOKE TIME. BIG clould comming out <img border="0" alt="[burn out]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_burnout.gif" /> . ITS any easy fix.
good luck </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">So you think a catch can might work? what did your buddy do? BTW, I have Macs.

96SCTA

hey mustang htr buddy o pale , why dont u tell them just how u fixed your smoke machine.

LS1 JAY

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by 96SCTA:
<strong> hey mustang htr buddy o pale , why dont u tell them just how u fixed your smoke machine. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Yeah, did the catch can fix yours?

LS1 JAY

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by MUSTANG HAT'R:
<strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by LS1JAY:
<strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by 96SCTA:
<strong> hey mustang htr buddy o pale , why dont u tell them just how u fixed your smoke machine. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Yeah, did the catch can fix yours? </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Yes go to the link thats what I used. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Okay, I see now. I will give it a try! my car smokes a lot worse than the pic shows, the smoke at WOT in the higher RPM's can be seen just above the rear wing when looking in my rear view mirror at WOT, I just wished I know why headers caused me to start using so much oil?
<img border="0" alt="[bang head]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_banghead.gif" />

jleews6

iTrader: (2)

Does someone have this avalable as a bolton for us lazy people?

10secondZ

iTrader: (24)

I just went to the local marine boat shop and picked up a fuel/water seperator kit for a boat..should work awesome!!...very nice peice and should work well...kinda expensive but not too bad $29.99 but it's sweet lol...comes with an oil filter as the catch can and it matches up to a fram oil filter <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" /> its a fairly large filter so i expect it should last a good while before having to empty it..here is the kit for us lazy people..just bolt it on and go! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> later,

carter

LS1 JAY

Has anyone tried the GReddy catch can? is it a bolt on mod or do you still have to modify it?