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It's a 1995 Ls Integra with a V-Tec swap and Garret turbo, custom paint, custom stereo in hatch all fiberglass, and plenty of other stuff. Two 10" sub woofers and new rear and front door speakers. 17 inch wheels..blue neon under carriage lights. It's a show car. And I really like it. The price: $5000































The problem, though, is that the guy hasn't ran it in a while and said that he took it out to drive last week and it was sputtering and kind of difficult to drive. And it was pretty hard to drive. Also It smoked black a little and he said it was because of the turbo (yes or no?). Anyway, he said he thought it was a vacuum in the engine and that he would fix it for free.































He seemed pretty legit though. A trustworthy guy... and his front bumper said "integrity" (in Tennessee you are only required to have a rear license plate).































Is what he said true though? I don't know anything about V-Tec engines or turbos. Will it smoke naturally?















Is there anything I should know about an Integra before buying?















He bought it about ten years ago and said that he drove it and fixed it all up. It only started doing this recently. He also said he was only letting it go because he has a wife and new born son. But he said he babied it and never drove it unless it was sunny.

sorry not buying it















black smoke is not good















for the motor look at the block in front of you close to where the slave cylinder is and the header is. there should be a code like b18b1 or b18c1















if its a b18b and you said its vtec meaning he could have swap the head with the block















anything that is changed or turbo you should be careful















good luck

Black smoke is a sign that the engine is gone.