Just wondering if this happens to every Z (or Car) owner. When i Gas it real hard, i could smell the burning smell. is this normal?

 

Clutch?

 

Not clutch for sure.. not that kind of smell. it's more from engine.

 

Yeah I smell it too. Not a very nice smell either and it's definately not clutch. Hopefully it will get better as I put more miles on the car.

Z-Stalker

 

lol I would hope "a really bad burning smell" is not on the list of features!

 

Sometimes I smell electrical fire! LOL
I hope it's normal. *shrugs*

 

I smell it too, after going wot and then getting back off of it is when you smell it.

 

It means the car is running rich. Which is normal for a sports car.

 

I to know how it feels to smell the burning smell after haulin a$$ ! I think it is probably the belts working like a mother@#$%er along with everything else. But that is just my guess and not knowledge

 

Dito, get the same smell. Smells electrical.

 

mine smells like oil..lol..i only have like 3k miles on it

 

That sounds about right actually.

 

My car gets that same burning smell too, and I've read about other Z's with the same smell after full throttle, so I think it's normal. I think it must come from the exhaust or something. One time, I was going into a freeway entrance, and a black Z next to me wanted to get in as well, so I let him go in front and he nailed it, and man does it smell like crap....lol

 

I get the same burning smell from my engine after I go WOT. Especially noticeable when I spray. I suppose that could be a good thing. I'd rather run a bit on the rich side than on the lean. I'm just happy to hear it's not only me that has it.

-Bootay

 

yah~ same here, just happy to hear that not only me who is having this smell.

 

yeah i get it too...and it's definitely not clutch. what ever it is it smells like ****. anyone got and suggestion in fixing it? if it is running rich how do we lean it out?

 

I get that smell, stank, after hitting redline cutoff a couple of times on a run. It smell like an electrical fire. I have 2400 miles on my ZR GT and suspect it is from the engine running rich. The other idea is that maybe hitting redline or cutoff triggers an electrical issue or circuit overload. Any thoughts would be appreciated.

 

Does the word "sulfer" help with the description? My car definately smells like sulfer/gas of some sort when i step on it.

 

A common "half-assed-solution" technique in engine design is to dump fuel into the cylinder to dissapate heat. Many engines do that, especially right before redline, they may run a little rich but take much less stress.

 

I get it too. Normally after I take the Z around 5000 rpms - definitely not clutch cause I have a slush box........