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Old 01-24-2006, 06:08 PM
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Unhappy Black smoke from mufflers

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I was driving in front of my friend one night and we were both going at high speeds together and he noticed black smoke come out my mufflers. I didn't pay attention as It didn't do it again for a while. Recently this has happened when the vtec kicks in. It's happened atleast 3 times this past month. The car drives like new but what could be causing this? Any suggestions?
Old 01-24-2006, 08:39 PM
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do you have an exhaust, header, test pipe, or AFC?
Old 01-24-2006, 08:47 PM
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i've read that it's a result of our cars running rich. black smoke under hard acceleration i wouldn't worry about.....blue smoke, that's bad news.
Old 01-25-2006, 07:47 AM
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this is totally normal. every S2000 i've ever been behind that accelerated fast did this when shifting.
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you should see my buddy's cl type S. worse then the s2k
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totally normal.. check your fluid levels often
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I have the same problem. A bunch of smoke from the exhaust when I hit VTEC. But you say this is normal?
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Originally Posted by Wisconsin S2k,Jan 25 2006, 08:47 AM
this is totally normal. every S2000 i've ever been behind that accelerated fast did this when shifting.
Dont you worry.
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Originally Posted by s2kBryan916,Jan 26 2007, 04:36 PM
Dont you worry.
Ya sure? It does worry me though.
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Its the carbon buildup being blown out. Its perfectly normal. The longer you havent VTECed, the bigger the cloud.


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