Wicked96SS

Just finished up my headers install with a hooker y pipe and now when it runs and i give it gas there is white smoke what could this possibly be from? thanks in advance.

pillarpod

It often means that you are burning antifreeze. Is it sweet smelling?

96Formula6spd

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When we have done a few exhaust especially headers there seems to be some dust in them that burns off. Mine and my brothers did it for like 10-20 mins

BTC

Unless the car has run for a long time after the install, I would supsect it's just burning residue off the headers & y-pipe. My car smoked for a bit after I installed my headers, and again after installed my catback. After about 10-20 minutes of run time, there was no more smoke.

96blackta

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Hell, smoke was pouring out my engine bay, because we installed some cheap painted pacesetters.

sworaz

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Like others said, probably the paint/oils on the pipes. Could also be just running a bit rich while the computer adjusts for the less restrictive exhaust. Mine ran funny and smoked for the first week after my headers.

shbox

New headers are going to smoke a little. After a few heat cycles it will go away.

Smoke Em

if you used alot of pb blaster it might be that burning off

xxRONNIExx

Thats what I was going to say as well. Mines were still smoking after 2 days. The headers are off the pb blaster, wd-40, and oil. Now there fine. Took it on the freeway for about 5 miles and back and now Im good.

Wicked96SS

Yea but its not from under the engine bay its coming from the exhaust tips...and I'm not smelling and sweet smell from coolant so I guess I will just have to run it for a while and see what happens thanks for all the advice!

BTC

Mine smoked out the tail pipes. It never really smoked in the engine bay.

How much smoke is it? Is it thick, and a lot? If it is, then I would suspect something else. Otherwise, I would say it's normal.

Wicked96SS

I mean there is quite a bit but its not really thick at all....like I said I will run it again for a while trmo and see if it goes away and if not ill start checking evrything...thanks again for the help!

rat93

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if noone else trust shbox, new headers smoke

jaycenk

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You have no cats now. you are going to get some carbon and water vapor. If the humidity and temp is right it will do it all day. Smell it and see if it is burt oil or water vapor

Wicked96SS

Started the car up for about half an hour yesterday and just let it run and it was fine no white smoke just water vapor from it being cold...thanks for all the help anyway!