What's that smell when you're acellerating hard?

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Laserbeak43
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What's that smell when you're acellerating hard?

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What's that smell when you're acellerating hard?I can smell it when i'm behind another car and we're both speeding on the highway, and when i'm parking somewhere after taking lots of corners(fast).I have the manual 5spd '06Thanks,Laser
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Re: What's that smell when you're acellerating hard? (Laserbeak43)

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Re: What's that smell when you're acellerating hard? (TONY TAT2)

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i didn't read the whole thing, but it's not a sulfur-like smell, It's more like burning metal...
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Re: What's that smell when you're acellerating hard? (Laserbeak43)

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have you installed something new in the engine bay lately? any mods or painting? have you done or had done maintenance projects lately; overfilled the washer fluid, coolant, oil/additives, etc. etc.
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Re: What's that smell when you're acellerating hard? (Laserbeak43)

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roll down your windows after you fart Laserbeak!!
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Re: What's that smell when you're acellerating hard? (DressedInBlack)

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Quote, originally posted by DressedInBlack »have you installed something new in the engine bay lately? any mods or painting? have you done or had done maintenance projects lately; overfilled the washer fluid, coolant, oil/additives, etc. etc. nope just got it not even a month ago fromt he dealership. It's a smell i pick up from most cars when they accellerate. It's usually my assumption that the car needs an oil change or somethiing when i smell it, but i've not had it for that long. Maybe i should put some special oil in it next change.
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Re: What's that smell when you're acellerating hard? (Laserbeak43)

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hmmmm, i don't know what to suggest. sorry dude.
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Re: What's that smell when you're acellerating hard? (DressedInBlack)

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NP Thanks for trying.
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Post by Kissfan79 »

I think I know the smell you are talking about. I get a funny smell when accelerating hard and hitting lift. It kinda' smells like Epoxy Putty (the putty you kneed to mix the hardener into the material to create a putty that will get concrete hard in a few minutes) to me. Not sure what it is but have always wondered
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Post by northvibe »

I have an aftermarket downpipe on my SS. After rough driving you can sometimes smell the exhaust inside the car at a stop. DP has a high flow cat. If you smell burning eggs or something though, thats a bad cat.....
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Re: What's that smell when you're acellerating hard? (Laserbeak43)

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hmmmm.............. let's go with slipping and burning clutch.....................
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