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Old Aug 7, 2023 | 03:35 PM
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My car has an lsx440 with trick flow CNC245 heads. It doesn't smoke at all under hard acceleration to the redline or during engine braking, however if I go into a hard turn (especially right hand turn) it spews oil smoke but clears up as soon as its going straight again. Any clues before I start taking things apart? It doesn't seem to use enough to add between changes, the valve covers etc..are all vented to a catch can. Thanks for the input.
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Old Aug 9, 2023 | 03:22 PM
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Sounds like the crank case is over filled.
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Old Aug 9, 2023 | 08:57 PM
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A baffle kit in the oilpan and a crank scraper would be a good start.
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