ok ill get onto that when im back in perth,

its only ever blown smoke once and it was a massive cloud the next morning after giving it a blast night before.

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no oil in catch can? its plumbed incorrectly.

shouldnt be blowing smoke at all mate.

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hmm its only blown smoke once and it was like it got a mouthfull of oil out of the intake n after it burnt it off it was fine again, slightly worried now but..

i do have the warrenty on the engine at home so i might have to book a time for mms to go over it and see what can be done. is that the best idea?

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yes

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right well ill look at the catch can setup first.. im just not sure how much oil/oil mist should be going through the intercooler piping? actually from memory i think its mounted upsidedown?? surely it wont work properly like that haha.. cheers guys ill post my findings early next week.

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ok there is a small amount of oil collected in the bottom of the catch can and it appears to be plumbed correctly (installed by xspeed). Left the car over night then removed the silicone joiner which goes to the throttle body to find a small puddle of oil just waiting to be sucked up by my engine on start up. i can safely say that was causing my cloud on cold start up...

what’s more is I’m fairly confidant the stock vf39 has indeed shat the seals and needs replacing... I’ve done a bit of research on possible upgrades but I’m still unsure.

GTPSO2 or vf22 is my thinking atm can be had for about the same cost.. but will the hybrids like GTpumps and bloutch etc be reliable enough as to not justify the $2600
Rally proven AVO etc turbos?

Sorry to start another turbo topic but I just want to know what people who have been there done that think.

Aiming for ~230awkw?

Wanting mostly streetable with occasional drags and skidpan days etc.

USDM forged sti 257
autronics ecu
500HP walbro fuel pump
fmic
ppg 1-4 straight cut
sti drive shafts
3"turbo back
Blitz dual stage sbc

Any input greatly appreciated.

Cheers.

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