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will you get a little black smoke with out cats ??

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Old Feb 13, 2003 | 10:43 PM
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will you get a little black smoke with out cats ??

like if you give it alot of gas or if when you warm it up u rev it up not alot of smoke just a little is that normal if so that was one of the jobs of the cat conv huh??
Old Feb 13, 2003 | 10:47 PM
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My car runs real rich due to the fact it thinks it has knock. So I get black smoke from that. But from what I hear a little puff is normal, and shouldn't be a cause for concern. Make sure you got oil pressure before you rev it.


hey I would rather have black than any other color.
Old Feb 14, 2003 | 01:02 PM
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anyone else have oppinion or should i say ttt
Old Feb 14, 2003 | 05:56 PM
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You will get smoke from the unburned HC's present in the exhaust. The catalyst would normally oxidize them. How much you get depends on your state of tune and your A/F ratios. BTW, you will also have plenty of CO and NOx in the exhaust, but they won't be visible.
Old Feb 15, 2003 | 04:40 PM
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I have sat behind guys at stop lights with stroker motors and !cat they smoked some.
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