burnt smell going 100+ mph
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Originally Posted by ClaytonC01
why are you going over 100 mph with 1800 mi on the car? are you in a hurry to get somewhere? like the funeral home?
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well.. with 1800 mi do you really think hes very experienced with the cars handling? i highly doubt it.. once he gets used to it and knows how it handles.. yeah. it might be safer.. but on the track... not on the highway
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Originally Posted by ClaytonC01
well.. with 1800 mi do you really think hes very experienced with the cars handling? i highly doubt it.. once he gets used to it and knows how it handles.. yeah. it might be safer.. but on the track... not on the highway
Hmmm...handling?
At 100 MPH, about the only thing he needs to know is how to keep it pointed straignt ahead. Even inexperienced drivers can usually handle that.
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arn't you sopposed to take it easy when your car is pretty much brand new............... i would stop going 100mph and drive regular untill u reach like 2000 or 2100 miles, then next time your doing your 100mph see if you smell anything
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Originally Posted by m0rb!d
arn't you sopposed to take it easy when your car is pretty much brand new............... i would stop going 100mph and drive regular untill u reach like 2000 or 2100 miles, then next time your doing your 100mph see if you smell anything
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Couldn't this smell be either the cats or mufflers burning the paper labels off of them that are on them in the factory? Just my $0.02 but, Ive had similar smells on my last two cars that I bought brand new and it goes away pretty quickly (especially at 100mph).
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Many of the metal components have thin protective coating for the boat ride from Japan. The exhaust system gets the hottest so the coating burns off quickly and creates an oil-like burning smell. It's usually normal for the first 1000-1500 miles depending how often you really heat things up.
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most exhaust sytems have a coating on the inside of them to help prevent corrosion, carbon deposits, blah blah blah. if you read in the instruction when you order an aftermarket exhaust, they state that a funny smell and black smoke could happen for the first thousand or so miles. could be something like that. or maybe you destroyed some roadkill at 100 and it splattered all over your exhaust. my friend got some caught on his cat and drug it for like 2 miles.
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Originally Posted by whoaishjustin
i smell something burning when i go above 100 mph in 6th gear..i hav 1800 miles on the car..normal or not..?