burning oil and performance question

[nino]

it is a sad truth that i am burning oil, but my question is: is my performance supposed to be a whole second slower with such problem? would my mph suffer with such problem or is this much more than what i think it is? last time at the track i could only muster 88/89 mph with horrible ETs. much slower than stock and i even got an 83 mph. i added the headers and gutted the cat since my last visit, but my car is now smoking more than a cheech and chong movie.
when i get my seal? ring? whatever it is fixed, should i gain my lost sec. back and should my mph go back to the 90s?
or does it sound like i have more problems than boy-loving catholic priests?
tanks

[scottblack]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by nino:
but my car is now smoking more than a cheech and chong movie.

or does it sound like i have more problems than boy-loving catholic priests?
tanks<hr></blockquote>

LMAO

nino you need to ditch that ****.

My buddy's 01 formula burned oil, and he still ran 12.8Xs with a lid, pulleys, and cutout before he got the new motor. Don't know if that helps or not, the cause of burning oil may be different on yours than his.

LS1! LS1! LS1! :D

Scott

[nino]

scott, i put too much into it to just throw it all away. i always said that when i blow my motor i would just do the V8 swap, but i never meant at 35,000 miles.

[nino]

would a valve seal leak cause my trap speeds to be so poor?

[Magnus]

Do a compression check Nino. That will tell you if its the rings..

If it IS the rings I'd point to your mechanic.. what did he F up? Your car would be the FIRST 3.8 that I know of to have ring issues.

[Tiago]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Magnus:
Do a compression check Nino. That will tell you if its the rings..

If it IS the rings I'd point to your mechanic.. what did he F up? Your car would be the FIRST 3.8 that I know of to have ring issues.<hr></blockquote>

wurd

compression test to test rings. if it checks out, then Id investigate on the valve seals.

if it was leaking enough though the seals I see it fouling the plugs then yea it might kill your performance.