Ok so after putting my car back together i am having a smoking issue. like it's buring oil or something. mostly notice it at idle. I think it has something to do with the intake and the intercooler...you are suppose to be able to run a breather in the front valve cover OR modify the lower intake so the pcv system works properly with the intercooler....i found this when i took my motor apart during the cam and tranny swap........it was not smoking before the swap...yes new valve seals and springs were installed!....











I think the motor was able to breath properly because this was not sealing properly....all i used was the gasket and obviously it didnt work or seal correctly. so when i put everything back together i used a lot of grey rtv (mainly because i had a vacume leak with just the gasket)...i think it has something to do with that...maybe...what do yall think? maybe burning oil because the crank case cant breath or something...going to pull all the plugs tomorrow.

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1999 Silver GTP~HP Tuners~XP cam~ZZP FS Intercooler~#4 FMHE~ZZP 78mm Billet Throttlebody~LQ4 MAF~Lucas 42.5's~ZZP SS Headers~2.8 MPS~PRJ fuel logs~Ported & Polished S/C~JMB fwi ~Built Tranny-3.29's-7/8's chain-Intense forged Input Shaft~

Running mid-high 12's

good luck dude and BTW thats 1 bada55 project that will see the road soon i bet nice job and its good to see a beefed up GTP =]

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RIDES: 99 DARK BRONZEMIST METALLIC GTP SUPERCHARGED SEDAN. -MODS- CUSTOM FWI, CUSTOM GRILLES PERFORMANCE PLUGS, ENKEI stock RIMS, RAISED SPOILER, KENWOOD SOUND SYSTEM. RED CALIPERS AND ROTORS WELDED THURSH DUAL EXHAUST

Oh it's on the road now and running strong. Just working on the tuning part now...kinda hard since my laptop blew up...have to go to my brothers house now to tune.30 minutes at a time because of the laptop battery

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1999 Silver GTP~HP Tuners~XP cam~ZZP FS Intercooler~#4 FMHE~ZZP 78mm Billet Throttlebody~LQ4 MAF~Lucas 42.5's~ZZP SS Headers~2.8 MPS~PRJ fuel logs~Ported & Polished S/C~JMB fwi ~Built Tranny-3.29's-7/8's chain-Intense forged Input Shaft~

Running mid-high 12's

BTW it's not like pouring smoke out or anything...but it is smoking a little bit. like a whitish color

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1999 Silver GTP~HP Tuners~XP cam~ZZP FS Intercooler~#4 FMHE~ZZP 78mm Billet Throttlebody~LQ4 MAF~Lucas 42.5's~ZZP SS Headers~2.8 MPS~PRJ fuel logs~Ported & Polished S/C~JMB fwi ~Built Tranny-3.29's-7/8's chain-Intense forged Input Shaft~

Running mid-high 12's

what laptop do you have? I might be of assistance if you have the right model.

Your IC gasket looks fine, it wouldn't cause it to smoke unless maybe your leaking fluid out of that core, test it... Where did you use rtv with that gasket on your IC? usually they run just straight up rtv or use a little around the edes of the inner core or any holes

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2001 GTP 14.09 @ 100.46
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Im not even sure man...it's a hp...I have a big converter but it needs to be hooked up to the battery for it to work with the laptop. If i were to plug it into the cig lighter fuse it would just pop it...i thing the inverter pulls like 30 amps lol


Well yea i used rtv and a gasket. You mentioned the core leaking...i dont think the smoke is from water. more like oil

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1999 Silver GTP~HP Tuners~XP cam~ZZP FS Intercooler~#4 FMHE~ZZP 78mm Billet Throttlebody~LQ4 MAF~Lucas 42.5's~ZZP SS Headers~2.8 MPS~PRJ fuel logs~Ported & Polished S/C~JMB fwi ~Built Tranny-3.29's-7/8's chain-Intense forged Input Shaft~

Running mid-high 12's

But oil would be bluish, and if you say it's white it's coolant. You may have to do a whiff test and see if it smells like coolant. Don't know what else to say right now.

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GreenBastardPerformance2000 GTP Coupe (the green bastard)
XP, Pacesetters, LS1 TB & MAF,MSD System, P&P LIM, P&P GenV w/ 3.2, 3.0, 2.8, Devil'sOwn Injected 100% Methanol,PowerTuned, TripleEdge Trans w/3.29's
12.92 @ 105mph

I did and im almost certain it's oil. Im going to pull the plugs in a little while.

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1999 Silver GTP~HP Tuners~XP cam~ZZP FS Intercooler~#4 FMHE~ZZP 78mm Billet Throttlebody~LQ4 MAF~Lucas 42.5's~ZZP SS Headers~2.8 MPS~PRJ fuel logs~Ported & Polished S/C~JMB fwi ~Built Tranny-3.29's-7/8's chain-Intense forged Input Shaft~

Running mid-high 12's

You replaced the yellow o-rings on the LIM right? I know many peopl who have tried reusing them and ended up with problems.

Are you sure your PCV system is working correctly? That seems to be a tipical problem with the ZZP ICs.

As for the wet gasket picture, thats tipical of the POS Garlock gaskets ZZP sells. They are the worst damn S/C gaskets I have ever seen. OEM GM gaskets, especially the L32 style are far superior than those gaskets. In a few months those gaskets will get oil soaked and look really nasty, and thats with or without RTV, it doesn't matter. I hate those gaskets, I still need to get rid of them off my car. Worst "mod" ever.

If you even tear off your S/C again, buy OEM GM or Felpro gaskets, apply RTV on all 4 sides, and it will be good to go. GM L32s are the best, thats what I plan on using here soon.

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Shawn W. Larsen


'99 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP ___ '00 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP ___ '07 Chevy Trailblazer SS

I reused the coolant o rings the first time when i did the initial swap...no problems...i did feel uncomfortable doing it though. i ordered a new set when i did the cam/ tranny install. And no im not sure my pcv system is working. dont even know exactly how it works to be honest!. do you have any tips for checking it?? still need to pull the plugs and take pics...it's on the list

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1999 Silver GTP~HP Tuners~XP cam~ZZP FS Intercooler~#4 FMHE~ZZP 78mm Billet Throttlebody~LQ4 MAF~Lucas 42.5's~ZZP SS Headers~2.8 MPS~PRJ fuel logs~Ported & Polished S/C~JMB fwi ~Built Tranny-3.29's-7/8's chain-Intense forged Input Shaft~

Running mid-high 12's