I guess I'll have to give all that a better look, the airflow boot looked good, I didnt pull it off, but I didnt notice and deterioration to the outside. . .

you see, Im thinking this. . .the valves havent been adjusted in some time and the car is smoking, intermittently, sometimes off the line from a red light, most often not though. It'll always smoke at startup after sitting for a night or two as it is a garaged car and not driven daily. Im thinking that oil may be getting past the valve guide seals and into the engine, on top of the feeling that the valves are out of alignment and allowing air to enter the intake vacuum. This combined is where I feel my inefficiency and oil burning is lying. . .

any one else have any ideas?

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