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06-03-2007, 10:03 AM
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Hippy Mod, Bergermeister Meisterberger, Moderator
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Nice smoke show!
I noticed that the LS1 seemed to be making more pinging noise in this warmer weather so I hooked up a scanner and sure enough there is knock retard showing up when I hear the pinging. So I ran some Seafoam through it yesterday. Good thing there was a little breeze blowing!  Clouds of white smoke started to fill the neighborhood. So I took it out for a high rpm drive to try and burn the stuff off. I think I had a mile long smoke trail all the way down my road. There must have been some serious buildup in the engine considering it only has 36K miles on it. I've heard about the LS1's pulling oil through the PCV and I'm wondering if this is what cause the problem. I've used the Seafoam and GM TEC and both seem to do a pretty good job at cleaning up the combustion chambers.
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69 Z28 JL8 4 wheel disc brakes - being restored
09 Silverado Z71
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06-03-2007, 10:19 AM
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Co-Founder / Site Admin
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I wonder how many people are gonna click on this wondering if you had decided to waste a set of tires......
- Justin
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1999 Camry - Beigemobile DD
2002 Suburban - Wife's DD
2004 Grand Cherokee - Not running / Project / Selling?
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06-03-2007, 10:22 AM
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Admin.
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Location: Hamilton, NJ
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Killing mosquitos?? LOL
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Vent Windows Forever!
The looser the waistband, the deeper the quicksand. Or so I have read.
Feather-light suspension, Konis just couldn't hold. I'm so glad I took a look inside your showroom doors.
Hey everybody, it's good to have you on the Baba-too-da-ba-too-ba-ba-buh-doo-ga-ga-bop-a-dop
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06-03-2007, 10:23 AM
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Stalker
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...i wonder how good that was for the environment.. lol
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06-03-2007, 10:26 AM
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Hippy Mod, Bergermeister Meisterberger, Moderator
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SmokingSS
...i wonder how good that was for the environment.. lol
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It will increase my gas mileage and reduce future emission's so the trade off is well worth it! 
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69 Z28 JL8 4 wheel disc brakes - being restored
09 Silverado Z71
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06-03-2007, 11:15 AM
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12 Second Club
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i was hoping for a burnout!
where does one get this stuff?
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95 Impala SS
97 Trans Am WS6
98 Blazer ZR2
00 Corvette
04 CTS-V
04 Grand Cherokee
06 GMC Sierra
07 Sublime Charger Daytona
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06-03-2007, 12:10 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2004
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Quote:
Originally Posted by maroman88
i was hoping for a burnout!
where does one get this stuff?
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1989 IROC-Z 355 LT1 T56 Swapped
2016 Chevy Colorado LT 3.6 v6
2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.7L RIP 12/29/2016
1998 Honda CBR 600F3
2003 Yamaha FX140
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06-03-2007, 12:32 PM
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Admin.
Join Date: Aug 2005
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An autoparts store.
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Vent Windows Forever!
The looser the waistband, the deeper the quicksand. Or so I have read.
Feather-light suspension, Konis just couldn't hold. I'm so glad I took a look inside your showroom doors.
Hey everybody, it's good to have you on the Baba-too-da-ba-too-ba-ba-buh-doo-ga-ga-bop-a-dop
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06-03-2007, 12:45 PM
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2007 Member of the Year
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tru2Chevy
I wonder how many people are gonna click on this wondering if you had decided to waste a set of tires......
- Justin
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I did 
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Originally Posted by LTb1ow
Junk the pos, spend the money on beer, acquire headache.
Same result cept this headache doesnt last months.
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06-03-2007, 12:51 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2004
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Thinking more about this it reminds me of the time when the iroc blew a head gasket. I was leaving this parking lot and white smoke (burning coolant, so probably steam) was just billowing out the back. I was embarrassed because people were outside and I had to drive past them up this hill. I decided f-it and punched it and I looked in my rearview and they were standing there coughing and waving their arms  All you could see was white, it was hilarious. I then shut down a little ways down the road and called a flatbed.
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1989 IROC-Z 355 LT1 T56 Swapped
2016 Chevy Colorado LT 3.6 v6
2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.7L RIP 12/29/2016
1998 Honda CBR 600F3
2003 Yamaha FX140
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06-03-2007, 12:52 PM
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11 second club / Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: West Berlin, NJ
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Seaform is good stuff. Really clears the carbon out of the motor. Smells a lot like turpentine (sp) too.
I ran a few cans through the 86 and it was like spy hunter when I went to drive it hard enough to blow it all out. People were stopping in the neighborhood thinking it was a fire.
Get it at any autostore, like advance, napa and so on. Its a red and white can. Then suck it in through a vacuum line and have fun!!
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06-03-2007, 01:13 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2006
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tru2Chevy
I wonder how many people are gonna click on this wondering if you had decided to waste a set of tires......
- Justin
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I did
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06-03-2007, 01:41 PM
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King of Free
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DaSkinnyGuy
I did
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06-03-2007, 01:42 PM
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I might just do this to the grand am i got for free......im gettin the cops called lol. I did it to the 98z and it wasnt that bad and i did it to my dads 93dode 150 pickup with 190k on the clock and god damn look like my court was engulfed in smoke for a half hour no lie.
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06-03-2007, 01:44 PM
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10 Second Club; Has fan club
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ryanfx
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1997 Saturn Sc1 5spd DOHC swapped
Bolt ons, decked head, stock intake cam on exhaust side, lotsa weight redux
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12's on moda? One day
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06-03-2007, 04:00 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2004
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 98tadriver
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06-03-2007, 04:25 PM
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2007 Member of the Year
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but ya know it's Jeff... I thought he had set fire to a "Mine oil in alaska" rally
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Quote:
Originally Posted by LTb1ow
Junk the pos, spend the money on beer, acquire headache.
Same result cept this headache doesnt last months.
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06-03-2007, 04:34 PM
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Hippy Mod, Bergermeister Meisterberger, Moderator
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You guys should know that my SS isn't capable of smoking the tires! It has the trailer hitch traction mod and it just hooks and takes off. No smokey burnouts possible with the trailer hitch mod.
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69 Z28 JL8 4 wheel disc brakes - being restored
09 Silverado Z71
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06-03-2007, 04:37 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Williamstown
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hmm iv seen this stuff for awhile but i keep hearing more and more good things about it, i think i might try it. and someone said suck it through a vacuum line? what vacuum line would be the best on an lt1?
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06-03-2007, 04:47 PM
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Hippy Mod, Bergermeister Meisterberger, Moderator
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Z28Justin
hmm iv seen this stuff for awhile but i keep hearing more and more good things about it, i think i might try it. and someone said suck it through a vacuum line? what vacuum line would be the best on an lt1?
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You can hook a hose up to the PCV location or use the brake booster vacuum hose. I used the brake booster on my 93 LT1. If you use the PCV hose connection at the throttle body it has a better chance of spreading out evenly to all 8 cylinders.
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06-03-2007, 05:35 PM
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11 second club / Moderator
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I normally use the brake booster line
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2001 Trans Am WS6 •SLP Loudmouth II •UMI Suspension •12.857 @ 109.57
1996 Trans Am WS6 •Pacesetter Longtubes •Strange 12 Bolt •Spohn Suspension •11.152 @ 123.85
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06-03-2007, 06:23 PM
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12 Second Club
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well i know what im doin tomarrow, with both cars. 133k on the z28 and 87k on the 88, should be fun lol
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88 Camaro
95 Impala SS
97 Trans Am WS6
98 Blazer ZR2
00 Corvette
04 CTS-V
04 Grand Cherokee
06 GMC Sierra
07 Sublime Charger Daytona
12 Tahoe LT
17 Malibu LT
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06-03-2007, 06:37 PM
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13 Second Club
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seafoam is awesome...just did it on the jeep couple weeks ago...had people pulling off to the side of the road behind me lol
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99 Riviera, Bone stock, 14.34 @ 96 "Walking 5.0's in luxury" RIP
95 Cherokee, Bone stock 16.2 @ 83 "Treeing your 3rd gen and beating it to the line despite trapping less....and looking better"
93 TA, Bone stock, 13.8 @ 100 "Beating ****** drivers in ****** LS1's"
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R.I.P. Tia
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06-03-2007, 07:00 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2006
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Ok Im a noob to this seafoam stuff do you buy this in like a can and spray it into the intake because maybe I should try this to my 3.1L V6 with 104k miles on it cause I have inspection coming up next month so i guess it gets all the old crap out or something?
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2000 Pewter Trans am, M6, SLP Lid,LS6 intake,Kooks 1 7/8" Long tube header,Classic Chambered Powersticks, hurst,off road X-pipe, Strano springs & Koni's, Monster level 2 clutch, HPtuners wide band tuned and a homemade ram air box sealed off.
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06-03-2007, 07:50 PM
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2007 Member of the Year
Join Date: Oct 2004
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WF=DF
Kommandant of the ACL (Anti Canadian League)
Quote:
Originally Posted by LTb1ow
Junk the pos, spend the money on beer, acquire headache.
Same result cept this headache doesnt last months.
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