Lets talk about Funny Smell while Redlining.
06-19-2007, 05:57 AM
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Lets talk about Funny Smell while Redlining.
When I give my car some hell I always have this funny smell. First I thought that it’s just me going crazy but after reading one of the threads here I came to the conclusion that I am not the only one.
So do any of you have this smell while redlining and if so what do you thing it really is?
So do any of you have this smell while redlining and if so what do you thing it really is?
06-19-2007, 06:09 AM
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Remember the old old old joke..."Doctor it hurts when I do this..."
Avoid redlining. Avoid the smell?
You drastically lose power in the redline, so why not just avoid it?
Marc Mc
Avoid redlining. Avoid the smell?
You drastically lose power in the redline, so why not just avoid it?
Marc Mc
06-19-2007, 06:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Marc Mc
Remember the old old old joke..."Doctor it hurts when I do this..."
Avoid redlining. Avoid the smell?
You drastically lose power in the redline, so why not just avoid it?
Marc Mc
Avoid redlining. Avoid the smell?
You drastically lose power in the redline, so why not just avoid it?
Marc Mc
Is that a fact that you loose power at redline? I mean you start the next gear higher up the curve.
Besides the smell is not connected directly to heating a redline, its more connected to going WOT
06-19-2007, 06:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Marc Mc
Remember the old old old joke..."Doctor it hurts when I do this..."
Avoid redlining. Avoid the smell?
You drastically lose power in the redline, so why not just avoid it?
Marc Mc
Avoid redlining. Avoid the smell?
You drastically lose power in the redline, so why not just avoid it?
Marc Mc
To the OP, when you redline your car, you're generating a lot more heat. You might simply be smelling mud deposits cooking on the headers.
Smelling "new" stuff is normal when you push the car. Tires, clutch, fluids, brakes...
Just enjoy the ride and go!
Yes the smells are bad, bad smells.. 
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06-19-2007, 06:39 AM
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Originally Posted by neeferea
Neither. And believe me I know how both smell :-)
probably some kind of coating...
oh and I love the thread title. best of teh day.
06-19-2007, 09:25 AM
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Originally Posted by neeferea
So do any of you have this smell while redlining and if so what do you think it really is?
bill
06-19-2007, 11:47 AM
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lol well despite all the hilarious answers everyone has given i have experienced this with other cars.
WOT causes a rotten egg like smell from the exhaust.
Im going out on a limb here and guessing it has something to do with the catalytic convertors. simple solution is to get resonated tp's and not worry about it. better flowing exhaust, slight horsepower gain, and no more "funny" smell.
other than that, its nothing to worry about. your engine would have to be running really rich (like dumping gas) to nuke a cat.
WOT causes a rotten egg like smell from the exhaust.
Im going out on a limb here and guessing it has something to do with the catalytic convertors. simple solution is to get resonated tp's and not worry about it. better flowing exhaust, slight horsepower gain, and no more "funny" smell.
other than that, its nothing to worry about. your engine would have to be running really rich (like dumping gas) to nuke a cat.
06-19-2007, 12:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Silverstone-Z
My friends that have ridden with me before when I've driven the Z hard say that they can smell a smell that's like a catalytic converter going bad. That egg like smell. Anyone else experience this?
Modern EFI engines are programmed to run rich at WOT. That means more unburned HCs are dumped out the exhaust valve, and momentarily increases the "load" on the cat.
bill
