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Old Aug 18, 2002 | 01:46 PM
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Default White smoke at WOT on dyno???

Whats up guys...made my first ever dyno run yesterday. Current mods now are Hot Cam, Mac's w/ORY, Loudmouth, Whisper lid, 3.73's and descreened MAF. Best numbers were: 352rwhp/361 ft./lbs tq. First is this in the average range I should be in (Car is a 2000 Z28 A4 by the way)? Also, From about 4500-6000rpms, the car started blowing out bluish/white smoke from the exhaust (!) and once we let off, it dumped out more smoke (white)...Next thing u know, the shop was filled with smoke! WTF is this? Anyone with the same problems? Keep in mind its not just a little smoke. Its fair amount and that is what raises the concern. I dont feel its a cracked block or blown head gasket since the car only has 27000 miles. Any help or feedback is appreciated..Thanks!
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Old Aug 19, 2002 | 04:52 AM
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mine did the same on a dyno , it was the rings going bad . too much blowby!
mine was a 99.
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Old Aug 20, 2002 | 10:48 AM
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White smoke is coolant. Probably the head gasket. Black smoke is oil, usually rings.
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Old Aug 20, 2002 | 11:15 AM
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My car started smoking at high RPMs immediately after I installed my Macs and ORY. I believe mine is because of a rich condition and if you haven't done any tuning, yours probably is too. Just my .02

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Old Aug 20, 2002 | 08:57 PM
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Thanks guys...my buddy came over and did a "block test" with this little "tool" from his shop..Its definitely not the head gasket/cracked block. What's odd is I've heard people say that this was normal...(?) Should i shrug this off? I was however running rich at 11.4 pretty much from 4K RPMs on...I don't want to ignore and fry my damn rings! Any pointers?
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Old Aug 20, 2002 | 09:37 PM
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Lean that pig out and I bet it will make a difference. You could get some custom tuning done and have it over with or play with LS1 Edit. I'm one to talk since I haven't done anything in Edit but the basics but, I want access to wide band before I try to get in too deep.
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