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Old Feb 17, 2014 | 03:30 PM
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Smokes on hard right turns

I have a stock 12a with a stock oil pan and 106,000mi. I notice during autocrossing with long right hand sweepers my oil pressure drops and the engine exhaust smokes some. I run the oil at full factory level. I can solve the oil pressure drop with an Accusump. Is the oil smoke another issue altogether?
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Old Feb 17, 2014 | 09:20 PM
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I dont know about the smoke, but you can help prevent the pressure drop with an oil pan baffle from Racing Beat.
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Old Feb 17, 2014 | 09:30 PM
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The stock pan doesn't really cut it for hard turns. Weld in some baffles or get a baffled pan. You can spin a bearing in no time if you starve the engine of oil.
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Old Feb 19, 2014 | 11:04 AM
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So the exhaust smoke is a result of oil not baffled in the stock pan flowing up into the engine on hard right turns and likely not another issue?
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Old Mar 11, 2014 | 10:51 PM
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Quit making right turns!! for gods sake!! I just had to raz you a little I actually have no idea why that's happening but....My friends old CramArrow would pump out blue smoke for about 3-4 miles when on a road trip only doing this about every5-6k miles we took the engine apart rebuilt it and it still did it !! never did figure that one out ??! I do wish you luck on finding the answer and hopefully i'll see the answer gl with your car!!
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Old Mar 12, 2014 | 07:40 PM
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In turbo rotary cars I have experienced smoking on hard right turns (under throttle) when the oil climbs the filler tube and blocks the path for the blow by gasses to get out leading to a pressurized crank case.
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Old Mar 13, 2014 | 06:45 PM
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Can you run a vent tube on opposite side of the engine? Gasses will take the path of least resistance
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