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Old Jul 15, 2006 | 06:02 AM
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i was racing a friend of mine, and he told me when i shifted into 4th black smoke came out my back end.... it's a 96 Eclipse GSX with 140K on it... any ideas?
 
Old Jul 15, 2006 | 08:49 AM
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its normal

what mods do you have?
 
Old Jul 15, 2006 | 05:41 PM
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nothing it's completely stock for the time being.. having a kid don't have money for parts.
 
Old Jul 15, 2006 | 06:46 PM
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Its alrite its perfectly normal. Every turbo car does it
 
Old Jul 15, 2006 | 07:15 PM
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A little off the subject. I dont want to steal this thread. Just have a quick question. But what about white smoke? Does that mean anything? What could that be?
 
Old Jul 15, 2006 | 08:07 PM
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Burning coolant... either that or just steam. Most likely you have a bad head gasket or something.
 
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