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Old Feb 8, 2011 | 08:28 AM
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Seafoaming???

I have scene seafoaming referenced a few time on this board. Not sure what it is any explanation would be helpful.
 
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Old Feb 8, 2011 | 08:42 AM
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https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...r-seafoam.html

http://www.seafoamsales.com/

 
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Old Feb 8, 2011 | 11:06 AM
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Good news for some folks...Sea Foam is on sale at Advance Auto Parts today for $6.99/can.
 
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Old Feb 8, 2011 | 11:21 AM
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Italian tune ups work better than chemicals!
 
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Old Feb 8, 2011 | 11:30 AM
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I do it all the time

I do it every oil change, cleans out all the gunk. Plus it shoots out cool smoke

 
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Old Feb 8, 2011 | 06:06 PM
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Seafoam

I will see you at the Sat. meeting and talk to you about how I used the seafoam on my JCW. Simple to do and results can be seen by photo's on the fourm. Take it easy,But take it Ken R.
 
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Old Feb 9, 2011 | 03:53 AM
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Thanks Ken look forward to it
 
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Old Feb 9, 2011 | 07:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Vollgas
Italian tune ups work better than chemicals!
I wish this were the case with the direct injection engines on our second gen turbos. But since it isn't, gotta keep seafoaming and catch-canning until it is time to pull the intake manifold apart and get dirty.
 
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Old Feb 10, 2011 | 03:39 AM
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what if we don't have sea foam where we live?
 
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Old Feb 10, 2011 | 06:09 AM
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Italian tune ups work better than chemicals!
I agree! My car runs GREAT after a day at the track.
 
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Old Feb 10, 2011 | 08:56 AM
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Originally Posted by 36rodder
I agree! My car runs GREAT after a day at the track.
If there are no tracks where I live, wouldn't drive on the highway even at the posted speed limit in a gear that will bring the RPM to 6-7000 RPM for the same amount of time you spend at the track get the same result?
 
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Old Feb 10, 2011 | 01:35 PM
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Originally Posted by OttomanFD3S
what if we don't have sea foam where we live?
Almost anything is available online somewhere, shipped right to you.
 
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Old Feb 10, 2011 | 01:46 PM
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We have used this a bunch here and the results are dramatic and scary. The amount of crap that is removed is most impressive, but super crappy that we have to deal with it at all!

Best of luck Foaming!
 
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Old Feb 10, 2011 | 03:35 PM
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Originally Posted by OttomanFD3S
what if we don't have sea foam where we live?
I use Subaru Upper Engine Cleaner. Seems to do a bit
 
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