About to buy an 01 vette w/ 550hp. Help, smokes at idle, normal?
04-22-2006, 05:14 PM
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Shrugs. I know I'm anxious as hell to get my car back after it will be modded.. I couldn't see wanting to part with it for any reason other than if it broke, and I'd be worried a dealership would give me jack crap for it.. or if the work done to it resulted in extremely disappointing results.
I know people get themselves into rough situations financially.. and when that happens, the buyer is usually lucking into something the average joe never finds.
Hehe, nice car or not.. do you really want the car whose exhaust is smoking that is in front of you?
I know people get themselves into rough situations financially.. and when that happens, the buyer is usually lucking into something the average joe never finds.
Hehe, nice car or not.. do you really want the car whose exhaust is smoking that is in front of you?
04-23-2006, 08:18 AM
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Was it cold when that vid was shot? It looks like normal exhaust condensation/smoke to me. My car has a fresh motor from rapid motorsports in it and it blows alot more smoke than that on startup, did it on the stock bottom end and does it now on the forged setup.
04-23-2006, 05:19 PM
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If you are really wanting to buy it, then ask him to do a leak down test, and tell him you will buy it if it passes. That will tell you if these is something wrong inside the cylinder. If it passes, then it may just need some valve guide seals which isn't that costly, as compared to block work.
