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Old Sep 21, 2004 | 05:47 PM
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as in light grey smoke when backing off what causes it ?
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Old Sep 21, 2004 | 05:52 PM
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oh and the flames out the back too, i know thats fuel
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Old Sep 21, 2004 | 05:53 PM
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White = water
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Old Sep 21, 2004 | 05:57 PM
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its more light grey not white and its only after i rag it on boost i get a puff as i back off, dont constantly smoke, just a huge puff
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Old Sep 21, 2004 | 05:58 PM
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my mates astra gsi does that, dont ask me why though
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Old Sep 21, 2004 | 06:04 PM
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Have you got a breather kit fitted ?
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Old Sep 21, 2004 | 06:06 PM
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White (water) & Black (fuel) = Grey.
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Old Sep 21, 2004 | 06:08 PM
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Its a sign your wallets about to empty I think
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Old Sep 21, 2004 | 06:08 PM
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Old Sep 21, 2004 | 06:08 PM
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smoke of any kind aint at all good
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Old Sep 21, 2004 | 06:14 PM
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smoke on overun is natural on a cossie isnt it? however should be kinda blue isnt it?
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Old Sep 21, 2004 | 06:19 PM
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yeah i got a breatehr fitted to it
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Old Sep 21, 2004 | 11:13 PM
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anyone in the night crew fancy a try
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Old Sep 21, 2004 | 11:16 PM
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it's probably jsut fuel dude, dont worry, unlesss you are using water
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Old Sep 21, 2004 | 11:19 PM
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rumour has it you car never used fuel ever

ive done half a tank on a 130 mile trip not ragging it

done half a tank going to and returning from the beds meet

car does flame like a fooker though
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Old Sep 21, 2004 | 11:32 PM
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needs setting up dude
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Old Sep 21, 2004 | 11:38 PM
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over fuelling matey, get it up to karl if you can get hold of him that is.
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Old Sep 21, 2004 | 11:40 PM
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take it to MAD, its nearer to you
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 12:33 AM
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its going scc, i did speak to karl about it but he never got back to me , guess he dont wanna know

scc it is then i can save the long drive and steve booked me in for saturday at 10am , looks like im gonna have to park it upo at night and sleep in the car tio get uo that early
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 11:20 AM
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if thats the car that came from a bloke called stucos then it was smoking like a good n at idle when me and tim went to look at it
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 11:23 AM
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na its dont smoke on idle trust me, dont smoke when on boost just when ya back off and it flames like a fooker too

was bought off rsnuts but tim did yhave a look at it befire he bought it, ment to have had a jap bonnet
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 01:06 PM
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rsnuts bought it off stucos then or summat
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 01:12 PM
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yeah he did buy it and i bought it off him

it only smokes when ya back off but its a puff not constant

i spke to tim about it before, hes a top guy
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 01:37 PM
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cant of been tim you spoke to then cos hes a complete nobsack
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 02:39 PM
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Sounds realy like it`s overfueling, think it needs a setup m8
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 02:44 PM
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he was honest and told me everything

getting setup on saturday
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