Why'd my 3.2 carerra poop smoke?
09-27-2009, 05:15 PM
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I don't have either chip (RB or SW) and I do not have a dog in the "who's chip is better" fight.
I do think that discussions of this nature are healthy so long as people are allowed to speak their mind and are listened to.
Maybe the OP can put the stock chip back in and do a comparison run w video running? Maybe Steve W can send the OP a complimentary chip to do a back to back?
Just a thought....
I do think that discussions of this nature are healthy so long as people are allowed to speak their mind and are listened to.
Maybe the OP can put the stock chip back in and do a comparison run w video running? Maybe Steve W can send the OP a complimentary chip to do a back to back?
Just a thought....
09-27-2009, 06:44 PM
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09-28-2009, 04:39 PM
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I've driven the car a few times since, and as annoying as it is to constantly be looking in the mirror while charging ahead, I have not yet seen any more smoke. I've only run it equally hard as you see in the video 3 or 4 times however. I spend most of my time below 5500 rpm.
I have not come up with a reasonable way to remove the excess oil I have on board - I might just drop by the shop that poured in the Brad Penn I brought to them. In the meantime I have also not been taking hard left turns.
I spoke to someone offline who knows more about this than I, and showed him the video. He didn't think it was predetonation. He thought the smoke was bluer than blacker, and that the sound (that's particularly discernable on the slowed-down version) was valve clatter that he would expect to hear when oil gets dumped in through the intake.
Oh...and I have not gotten my SW chip for A/B testing purposes yet either.
I have not come up with a reasonable way to remove the excess oil I have on board - I might just drop by the shop that poured in the Brad Penn I brought to them. In the meantime I have also not been taking hard left turns.
I spoke to someone offline who knows more about this than I, and showed him the video. He didn't think it was predetonation. He thought the smoke was bluer than blacker, and that the sound (that's particularly discernable on the slowed-down version) was valve clatter that he would expect to hear when oil gets dumped in through the intake.
Oh...and I have not gotten my SW chip for A/B testing purposes yet either.
09-28-2009, 05:05 PM
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If this is the case, run to your local auto store, pick up the extra large oil catch pan for a few bucks (the one that can hold 9-10 quarts almost instantly if necessary - that way, moving forward, you can use it changing oil if you choose to DIY).
Get under the car (you may want to wait until its cooled down), loosen the sump bolt (the center bolt under the engine case, not the bolt on the rear passenger side - that bolt will dump the majority of oil out very quickly) - oil will drain from this sump bolt slower and you can control it better. Start by taking out a half quart. Run the engine back up to temp, check the dipstick, see where you're at. Rinse and repeat if necessary.
09-28-2009, 05:17 PM
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I've driven the car a few times since, and as annoying as it is to constantly be looking in the mirror while charging ahead, I have not yet seen any more smoke. I've only run it equally hard as you see in the video 3 or 4 times however. I spend most of my time below 5500 rpm.
I have not come up with a reasonable way to remove the excess oil I have on board - I might just drop by the shop that poured in the Brad Penn I brought to them. In the meantime I have also not been taking hard left turns.
I spoke to someone offline who knows more about this than I, and showed him the video. He didn't think it was predetonation. He thought the smoke was bluer than blacker, and that the sound (that's particularly discernable on the slowed-down version) was valve clatter that he would expect to hear when oil gets dumped in through the intake.
Oh...and I have not gotten my SW chip for A/B testing purposes yet either.
I have not come up with a reasonable way to remove the excess oil I have on board - I might just drop by the shop that poured in the Brad Penn I brought to them. In the meantime I have also not been taking hard left turns.
I spoke to someone offline who knows more about this than I, and showed him the video. He didn't think it was predetonation. He thought the smoke was bluer than blacker, and that the sound (that's particularly discernable on the slowed-down version) was valve clatter that he would expect to hear when oil gets dumped in through the intake.
Oh...and I have not gotten my SW chip for A/B testing purposes yet either.
Speed, how you liking the chip now that you finaly got it out of the garage? :P
09-28-2009, 05:46 PM
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If this is the case, run to your local auto store, pick up the extra large oil catch pan for a few bucks (the one that can hold 9-10 quarts almost instantly if necessary - that way, moving forward, you can use it changing oil if you choose to DIY).
Get under the car (you may want to wait until its cooled down), loosen the sump bolt (the center bolt under the engine case, not the bolt on the rear passenger side - that bolt will dump the majority of oil out very quickly) - oil will drain from this sump bolt slower and you can control it better. Start by taking out a half quart. Run the engine back up to temp, check the dipstick, see where you're at. Rinse and repeat if necessary.
Get under the car (you may want to wait until its cooled down), loosen the sump bolt (the center bolt under the engine case, not the bolt on the rear passenger side - that bolt will dump the majority of oil out very quickly) - oil will drain from this sump bolt slower and you can control it better. Start by taking out a half quart. Run the engine back up to temp, check the dipstick, see where you're at. Rinse and repeat if necessary.
Now that I've gotten that defensiveness out of my system, I should answer your question. Completely love the chip. Got me some more low/mid grunt (which I what I was after). I really should get in as many missions as possible now, since any time the pacific NW rainy season will be here.
09-28-2009, 07:42 PM
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I wanted to buy the El Cheapo HF version of the standing suction pump for my transmission, but they discontinued it. The hand held one doesn't hold enough capacity to get it in one go, so I can't see buying it.
09-28-2009, 08:11 PM
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09-28-2009, 08:12 PM
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09-28-2009, 08:15 PM
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