GSR_hatch936

Ok i just did a rebuild on my car, I replaced the rings, and rod, and main bearings... The reason i rebuilt my gsr was cuz it smoked BAD! So now its still smokes just a little but could it be from too much gas??? I got a B&M FPR but no psi gauge but i dont know if thats what it is??? Air/Fuel ration wrong?? Need help cuz i dont want my rings to go bad again.

Mods:
B18C1
Slight Port and Polished Head
CTR Exhaust Cam
Crower Intake Cam
Crower Valve Springs
Crower Retainers
AEM Cam Gears
B&M Fuel Pressure Regulator
CTR Pistons
DC 4-2-1 Header
Custom Exhaust
DC Sports Short Ram Intake
Clutchmasters Clutch
GSR Tranny
Chipped P-28 ECU

Again it only gots 50 miles on the rebuild. Bottom End.

turbothat

it could be fuel but it might be the head. the valve stem seals could be bad its normal if your motor is old so just redo your valves so pretty much rebuild your head

cherroneballs

if it's black smoke your running rich, white=water blue= oil.

GSR_hatch936

yea i know the colors but ive got the valves seals replaced before the rebuild cuz i figured thats why my motor was smoking but wasnt it... Thanks or the replys.

GSR_hatch936

any other ideas?

spray_bombed

I know its a shitty response....but I don't know of any older honda that doesnt smoke a lil bit....did you or whoever rebuilt it stager the rings properly?...I've seen rebuilds that burn a bit of oil because the rings weren't staggered properly

GSR_hatch936

man i dont remember he did the ring installation i was just watchin.. hrmm he prolly did?? Wasnt his first rebuild. But thanks for the help. Ill check the compression one weekend and ill post that i think that would tell me if he staggerd the rings...

spray_bombed

yeah that should tell you if he did it right....but anyway...is the motor running strong and you just noticed the smoke...or does it seem like somethin is wrong?

cherroneballs

get a fuel pressure gauge, or try a stock regulator, you said it's smoking cuz it's getting too much fuel so I wouldn't worry about the rings.

team_exceed

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he asked if that was why, hes not saying it is! haha ya man, make sure they are staggered right. my buddies rings werent done very well, and his motor was puffin smoke a little too, redid it (staggered) and that fixed the issue. if thats not it, i suppose you might be getting too much fuel, but im not sure.

aguon03

check your pcv valve, matter of fact replace it anyways, its no more than 5 bucks at your local auto parts store. good luck

GSR_hatch936

man i dont remember he did the ring installation i was just watchin.. hrmm he prolly did?? Wasnt his first rebuild. But thanks for the help. Ill check the compression one weekend and ill post that i think that would tell me if he staggerd the rings...

JdelMsolG

this might be a stupid question, but maybe not.


is the car even tuned? or did you just order a p28 off ebay with a "skunk 2 chip" and plug and play.

GSR_hatch936

No its not tuned. I know i need a tune but **** i got 2 drive 2 hours to get one.. But heading to houston today gonna see what i can get done. I have a p28 with some random jdm type r chip thats what it has on the chip... gonna see if i can get ECtune today.. Ill see whats wrong with it then post the problems.

Raggedyman

You need more than 50 miles to fully seat the rings. There's as many offered opinions of how to seat the rings as there are asshats in this world. I run non-detergent oil for the first 100 miles on a full rebuild like yours. After that, vavoline or something similar for another 500 miles. After that, go with Mobil 1. NEVER rev over 4k during the break-in. After 1000 miles, no smoke and and it's good to go.

GSR_hatch936

im in for the GOOD!!! Just got a Street tune with ECtune and runs GREAT!! No smoke just a little like in vtec right when i shift but just like any other hondas!! but tunning did me good!