Originally Posted by
botters
could it be overfuelling? that can cause a whitey greyish smoke too?
As above but would say grey smoke is rather more air than fuel (also lean mixture). Black smoke is overrich mixture. A wideband lambda gauge is a must to prevent engine failures (unfortunately the fewest have this kind of gauge installed):
• lean mixture = high heat load, a hole in a piston can be the result
• overrich mixture = cylinder wall and components will wear faster cause the fuel flushes the oil away
Would check the points above before driving it hard.