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Old Jan 28, 2007 | 03:00 PM
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This is just a swipe of my fingers inside my tailpipe. Does this look like there is a problem or does it look normal?

The second one is without the flash because the flash kinda washed out the soot.



 
Old Jan 28, 2007 | 03:31 PM
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Dude! Keep them outta your tailpipe, you don't know where those fingers have been!!!

Actually it's perfectly normal. Now if that is up the back bumper, or covering the outside of the tailpipe, then there's a problem with your air/fuel mixture. Remember:
White smoke = water
Blue smoke = oil
Black smoke = unburned gas
 
Old Jan 28, 2007 | 03:42 PM
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i wipe it out witha towel keeping it looking fresh
 
Old Jan 28, 2007 | 03:43 PM
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Thanks guys.
 
Old Jan 28, 2007 | 04:00 PM
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no prob bro
 
Old Jan 28, 2007 | 04:44 PM
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yeah it is just soot from the exhaus, no biggie really
 
Old Jan 28, 2007 | 05:15 PM
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It's Carbon.
 
Old Jan 28, 2007 | 05:32 PM
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Look like dirty fingers to me Did you try some soap?
 
Old Jan 28, 2007 | 05:42 PM
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looks all good. unless it starts pouring out soot.
 
Old Jan 28, 2007 | 07:22 PM
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when i installed a catback and cold air intake i started getting carbon specs on my bumper. now that im tuned they have really minimized
 
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