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Old 05-15-2010, 08:25 PM
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Originally Posted by toomany MBZ View Post
Too much fuel getting to the engine will result in black smoke. If you have a stock set up, you have no worries.
I do see black smoke coming from my exhaust, but mostly only when it's cold or when I take off from a start (particularly when I floor it, such as getting on the freeway). But most old 617s that I see driving around have some form of minimal smoke coming out of their exhaust pipes.

I guess I won't worry about the Overboost Protection Valve right now. How do you tell when your wastegate isn't working correctly?
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