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Old Mar 31, 2013 | 01:39 PM
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Black smoke when boost kicks in

Friend said its a seal In my turbo? Wondering what u guys think. When car is accelerating alot of black smoke apparently....
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Old Mar 31, 2013 | 01:55 PM
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black smoke is afrs to rich . blue smoke would be oil related
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Old Mar 31, 2013 | 02:59 PM
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Or it's just excess carbon that caked into your exhaust that looks like smoke and is blowing out.
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Old Mar 31, 2013 | 03:01 PM
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Normal on the Evo's stock tune.
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Old Mar 31, 2013 | 05:22 PM
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Running rich brrrooooooo. Mine did it all the time when it was stock.
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Old Mar 31, 2013 | 06:50 PM
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Running rich brrrooooooo. Mine did it all the time when it was stock.
This.
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Old Mar 31, 2013 | 07:02 PM
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This.
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Old Mar 31, 2013 | 07:03 PM
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thats normal blue smoke and you would have a problem. its just running rich
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Old Apr 1, 2013 | 05:50 AM
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'How much smoke'? A puff or a smoke screen ala James Bond/007?
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Old Apr 1, 2013 | 10:30 AM
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Could be normal BUT when i installed my cobb turbo back my car was running really rich when i stepped on it an let off a cloud of black smoke came out the back everytime soooo i had to hurry an get cobbs Accessport so i could tune it for a stage 2......Cobbs turboback plus stock tune = NO good
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Old Apr 1, 2013 | 10:36 AM
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black= rich fuel
blue= oil aka goodbye rings
white= coolant aka goodbye head gasket
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Old Apr 1, 2013 | 11:15 AM
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It ain't an Evo without black smoke pouring out of the exhuast at WOT
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Old Apr 1, 2013 | 11:18 AM
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Originally Posted by r34p3rex
It ain't an Evo without black smoke pouring out of the exhuast at WOT
well it shouldnt
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Old Apr 1, 2013 | 11:28 AM
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Originally Posted by todd6027
well it shouldnt

exactly.
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Old Apr 1, 2013 | 01:23 PM
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Originally Posted by todd6027
well it shouldnt

That's we we get tuned!
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