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Old 05-15-2007 | 09:25 PM
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changed spark plugs to iridium plugs and put headers on my car now i have black stuff coming out the back whats up
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Old 05-16-2007 | 11:51 PM
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might be the tune. could be too lean?
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Old 05-17-2007 | 05:18 PM
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Thats prolly what it is. Get it checked out.
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Old 05-17-2007 | 05:29 PM
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yea dude you need a tune samething happened to me, you're just running too lean
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Old 05-18-2007 | 07:53 PM
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Wouldn't the smoke be from too much fuel? I don't understand why too lean would make it have black smoke?
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Old 05-19-2007 | 09:57 AM
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could it be the plugs . it wasnt doing it before i changed them.ps it not smoke
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fixed it with ngk tr55 plugs running like a champ now
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fixed it with ngk tr55 plugs running like a champ now
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Old 05-20-2007 | 09:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Chameleon T/A
fixed it with ngk tr55 plugs running like a champ now
same plugs i always put in mine
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Old 05-20-2007 | 10:34 AM
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whats your deal
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Old 05-20-2007 | 10:57 AM
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its liquid? only comes out on initial start up in the morning? smells funny kinda feels/looks like oil?
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whats your deal
Those are the plugs i'm running the NGK's, but i was curious as to why those plugs you had made the car pour black smoke.
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think he said it wasnt smoke.
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Old 05-20-2007 | 05:21 PM
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Was not smoke!!! The plugs i had in were acdelco iridium plugs , and i changed them to ngk tr55.
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still have a problem it runs great under normal driving conditions, but if i take off hard it boggs down with tcs off
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so describe the black stuff again? was it liquid? when did it leak or whatever? I think I might have the same problem.
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Old 05-20-2007 | 05:46 PM
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so describe the black stuff again? was it liquid? when did it leak or whatever? I think I might have the same problem.
Not really liquid either. it would happen on start up and when i reved it up
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problem over it was my 02 sensor.making my car run to rich.
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