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Old 01-28-2007, 03:00 PM
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Default What does this look like?

This is just a swipe of my fingers inside my tailpipe. Does this look like there is a problem or does it look normal?

The second one is without the flash because the flash kinda washed out the soot.



 
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Old 01-28-2007, 03:31 PM
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Dude! Keep them outta your tailpipe, you don't know where those fingers have been!!!

Actually it's perfectly normal. Now if that is up the back bumper, or covering the outside of the tailpipe, then there's a problem with your air/fuel mixture. Remember:
White smoke = water
Blue smoke = oil
Black smoke = unburned gas
 
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Old 01-28-2007, 03:42 PM
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i wipe it out witha towel keeping it looking fresh
 
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Old 01-28-2007, 03:43 PM
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Thanks guys.
 
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Old 01-28-2007, 04:00 PM
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no prob bro
 
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Old 01-28-2007, 04:44 PM
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yeah it is just soot from the exhaus, no biggie really
 
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Old 01-28-2007, 05:15 PM
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It's Carbon.
 
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Old 01-28-2007, 05:32 PM
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Look like dirty fingers to me Did you try some soap?
 
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Old 01-28-2007, 05:42 PM
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looks all good. unless it starts pouring out soot.
 
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Old 01-28-2007, 07:22 PM
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when i installed a catback and cold air intake i started getting carbon specs on my bumper. now that im tuned they have really minimized
 
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