two weeks ago i took my car to famoso came back and the clutch was slipping(so i thought) and there was white smoke coming out from under the hood. so i figured it was just my stock clutch not liking my turbo. so today i take it to the shop to have them install a clutch, and i get a call from the guy, and he tells me that the smoke is coming out from the breather, which can mean that one or more pistons was fried & running at a lower CR, more than likely due to the fact that it was probably running lean. i get the jidgst of it, but i'm not going to even pretend i understand completely what is going on. so i need new pistons/rings probably, and he recommended new fuel injectors.
so what exactly is going on here? and anyone know what i will need and how this will be fixed? any help would be greatly appreciated.
i have a 2001 Acura Integra GSR with a DragIII turbo set up(everything else is stock), i had it installed at Signal Auto in Torrance, but have had nothing but problems afterwards (leaky exhaust manifold gasket, loose fuel lines spraying everywhere{sweet!}, and plenty of everything else)

 

look into a quality fuel system like hondata, which you will need some bigger injectors for.
http://www.hondata.com

 

smoking coming out means oil being burnt i think. which means the piston rings might be leaking and oil is coming from the block past the piston into the combustion chamber. one of the possibilities. i dont u burnt a piston, i melted some valves onto my head once though. that was fun

 

Piston might look like this, to a lesser degree!

 

!!! Mine looks like that!! Just not that bad....still holds compression too

 

do a compression test, and leak down test.. see where u stand from there..

 

Hey that looks familar

 

been there, done that

 

ahh the memories of not using a standalone ECU..


(FYI, that is not a Honda piston, I use Toyota pistons in my D16Y8)

 

And another piston to add to the mix.... SR20DET piston.

 

HOLLA!!! Welcome to the club. Time for new pistons. how about some 8to1 like me there great!

 

Here's a better PIC of mine....




[Modified by SiR Kid, 6:34 PM 3/21/2002]