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Old Oct 10, 2011 | 06:14 PM
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So, I've been to the track and have video of my launch and no smoke out of the tail pipes. But when I go from a dig sometimes it'll smoke and leave the whole street in smoke bu doesn't smoke in an idle and revs. I dunno what could be causing this or if it's even normal. My car does eat oil like a few others I know. If it's a head gasket, good, because I am doing a heads and cam job soon. But if it's an O-ring or something similar then ****. looks like I'll need to do the LQ9/LS6 swap I planned for this car. I'll have about 5k by next February which I believe should be enough for the build I want to do.... maybe but for now. Should I relax and play it soft til then or is this normal


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Old Oct 10, 2011 | 06:21 PM
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what color is the smoke it will be either black(running rich), blue(burning oil), or white(burning coolant). also what mods do you have? do you have cats? what about a custom or mail order tune?
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Old Oct 10, 2011 | 06:51 PM
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Mine does this but you can only notice it on the highway with headlights behind you at WOT. Friends said it smelled like fuel and was black so I know it's running rich. Best thing is to have someone that can tell the difference between color and smell of oil/fuel drive behind while you go WOT.
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Old Oct 10, 2011 | 10:37 PM
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If it's lots of smoke while WOT and seems thick smoke like blueish then you rings or valve seals are done. Is it missfiring?
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Old Oct 10, 2011 | 11:11 PM
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I would do a leakdown and a compression check and also check your pcv valve for proper operation.
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