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z9_87

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I just did my H/C/I and exhaust (lt's) upgrade. When I give the car a lot of gas, it starts giving white smoke. It seems underpowered also, not any gain compaired to what it was before the upgrade. I was attributing that to a bad mass air sensor, but now I'm doubting as the oil pressure is lower than normal but not to low. Any ideas?
 
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mackey

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Well, sometimes it will smoke for a little bit. Is there alot of smoke? You used new headgaskets right? What is your fuelpressure set at?
 

z9_87

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yes i used all new gaskets and fp is around 40psi if i remember right
 

twolo4u2c2

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Whit smoke out the exhaust is antifreeze. Black smoke is a rich condistion and blue is oil consumption. Antifreeze smells sweet but it definetly is white right?
 

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I'm with twolo white smoke and power loss is a definate sign of burning coolant. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but your gonna hafta break it down again.

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head gaskets bro .....no doubt
 

Stang8URMPRT

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lx2c6 said:
head gaskets bro .....no doubt
Click to expand...
Or it could be an intake gasket... Or you didn't use thread sealer on your lower head bolts/studs...
 

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Dude, it sounds totally like a head gasket - i was messin around drivin the other day against a 94-95 gt, and he tried to race me, and all the sudden his car blew out TONS of WHITE ASS smoke, and he kept comin i guess he didnt notice it, but he totally couldnt catch up to me and i wasnt WOT - I wonder if he was also losing power cuz of the "white smoke"
 

z9_87

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I might have found the problem. I don't think its any of the above, I noticed that tranny fluid is leaking onto my headers and burning off rather quickly. At idle it isnt leaking but if i take the car for a spin it gets on a lot of stuff. Time to replace the tansmission fluid pan gasket I think.
Or would tranny fluid not be whitish smoke at all?
 
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