Black Smoke

Reply Subscribe

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

Dec 6, 2006 | 07:40 AM

dadsgreenpsd

Thread Starter

Tuned

Joined: Oct 2003

Posts: 390

Likes: 0

From: Maine

Black Smoke

I notice some of you will lug your engines to get black smoke. It seems the only way i can get any smoke is just after the turbo starts to spool. If I lug it, thats all I get is a lug. On a sort of side note, this summer i noticed that if I shut the truck off when warm, then hop back in a couple of minutes later, i will get a pretty good amount of dark smoke leaving the parking lot. Think they are related?

Last question: If I let it overboost, and the ses light comes on, I don't notice any difference in power. Should I?

Thanks all!

Dec 6, 2006 | 04:40 PM

ryaneverk2

Logistics Pro

Joined: Mar 2004

Posts: 4,221

Likes: 3

With your six speed, if you shift into OD at around 40mph and floor it, you should definitely see the smoke. You'll see much more with a tuner or chip than with your current mods.

I do find that if I drive mine real easily for a while (days at a time), that I'll get more smoke than I would otherwise the next time I get on it hard, as if it builds up, so to speak.

Can't comment on your overboost SES... I've had the boost regulator on mine the whole time.