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Old 11-16-2005, 04:03 PM
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i know you want them slightly brown, but mine are poop brown. and i dont have any poop in my engine.

its a y7/y8, 14b w/ uberdata basemap; probably running a little rich. it's getting tuned very soon.

anyways, there was also a little oil on the #1 spark plug. the car doesn't 'feel' as quick as it should be. are my rings bad? any other suggestions?
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Old 11-16-2005, 04:04 PM
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forgot to mention, car smokes normally only when 'getting on it'. no excessive smoke at all.
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Old 11-17-2005, 01:47 AM
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damn, should i dare say h-t is better than hmt
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Old 11-17-2005, 06:20 PM
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thanks yo

to update this, just did a compression test and numbers were surprisingly good.. 195-205 across the board.

coolant color doesn't look any different.
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Do you use octane booster? That will make them brown/red

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Default Re: brown spark plug tips?

Originally Posted by Eville140
Do you use octane booster? That will make them brown/red

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Mine tuned an odd shade of tan.

A new tank of gas and new plugs and everything went back to black.
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