I have just installed my test pipe today, and now i have smoke come out of my exhaust at idle, I usually had smoke come out before too, but i think it was from oil, could it just be flowing more oil out? my exhaust seems to ratlle more, i think i might of lossened a mount. But damn did that things add power, but it made it sound a lil crappy. any opinions?
#77959, "RE: test pipe question" In response to Reply # 7
Mine doesn't sound raspy.
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#77962, "RE: test pipe question" In response to Reply # 10
what color smoke? white, blue, black? all mean different things.. I'm assuming you are talking about blue smoke which could mean that oil is getting through/around your piston rings or that it is leaking through your valve stem seals. I believe that a compression test will tell you which you have.
And for the rasp... will replacing the cat with a resonator instead of a test pipe smooth out the sound? I'm thinking of doing this also.
#77967, "RE: test pipe question" In response to Reply # 13
yeah, it smells really bad, like a lawnmower, but there is also a ton of smoke when its idiling. i think im just going to buy a hi-flow converter. i have no other choice.
#77976, "RE: test pipe question" In response to Reply # 14
Originally posted by talonguy2005 yeah, it smells really bad, like a lawnmower, but there is also a ton of smoke when its idiling. i think im just going to buy a hi-flow converter. i have no other choice.
Putting in a high flow catalytic converter won't solve the problem of it smelling like it does, it will just hide it. If the car is properly tuned it won't smell any different if there is a catalytic converter or not, so long as the engine load is minimal (like at idle).
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