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Old 10-03-2012, 08:08 AM
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sometimes when i go WOT, especially from a roll, i get a puff of black smoke out of the exhaust. what could this mean? theres nothing coming out at idle


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car is a 94 formula lt1 with a powerdyne supercharger running 6# of boost


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Black smoke is fuel... probably just going rich for a second.
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Originally Posted by SLOW SEDAN
Black smoke is fuel... probably just going rich for a second.
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black smoke=unburnt fuel
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Yeah your prolly just running really rich is the car tuned?
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With a supercharged car that is NOT a bad problem to have. Better to be a little rich than lean for sure!
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car is not tuned, i recently bought it with the supercharger installed. ive been trying to find a dynotuner in my area ever since but noone wants to touch it. it smells like its running rich though


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Originally Posted by jhobbins
car is not tuned, i recently bought it with the supercharger installed. ive been trying to find a dynotuner in my area ever since but noone wants to touch it. it smells like its running rich though


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Originally Posted by Zlow28
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I thought with no tune it would run lean if anything? I could be wrong though
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