368 LT5 Drinking oil

[Pete]

Originally Posted by Mitsumark

Pete-Car has 75k..Rebuild has 15k but it has lived on a road racing track and saw 150mph quite often as I have the cars racing circuit history.Ya know Im thinking.Wouldnt a valve problem show smoke on cold startup?Mine starts without smoke and starts to smoke a bit at idle once hot.I also noticed that it does not smoke on decell in gear at high rpm..Only under moderate pedal action and revving it in neutral..Im gonna try to shoot a vid on Thurs after work and I'll post up..I know a compression test is a must but Im driving myself crazy meanwhile..Worse case scenario.If the heads need to be yanked,am I gonna have to drag this thing to Chitown?Can anyone recommend a good LT5 wrench in NY/NJ?..I dont think VDs play with LT5 anymore and ECS only messes with LSX..I dont have the time or resources to attempt a repair like this..

Yes,your right about start up.
You mention it starts to smoke when she gets up to temp which I'm thinking oil thins out with hot temps.

Did this just start?
Basicly what was the last thing you did when this started.

Pete