crazymook

Ive been kind of lurking and reading around here and while people have mentioned it, i havent really seen a whole lot of talk about it. I just finished up my exhaust over the weekend (nismo exhaust w/ titek test pipes) and it reaks. i expected it to smell, dont get me wrong...ive run turbo cars w/ no cat(s) in the past, but this is a different kind of smell. the exhaust has only been on the car since saturday night so i expect some of the smell is everything breaking in/burning off....but man, shes stinky. anyone else have a bad smelling car or is it possible i have something wrong? it doesnt smell like coolant or oil and it doesnt smoke, just smells...doenst really smell like fuel either

RandomHer0

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Mine smells like exhaust/fuel. My friends wont even drive behind me, their eyes tear up LOL

Chromex319

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I installed my cat back exhaust last night and immediately after I did a test run on the high way, she was smoking and "smelly". A lot. So when I returned home I disconnected my negative battery terminal to reset the ECU and I drove to work this morning and she was fine... You may have to get a reflash or tune is my best guess.

terrasmak

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New exhaust will smell for a week or so.

tranceformer95

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The only times I would really smell the exhaust/testpipes is when the car was stopped.

But from what I remember my Z smells worse than my last car that had no cats (5.0 Mustang). But either aren't really that bad IMO.

SuperBlack350z

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you will smell when at a stop light, parked, rearing the car back. It smells pretty bad. I hate idling in the garage even with the garage door wide open.

Z CRUZN

+1... Also, a new exhaust will smell for a day or three - that in combo with the test pipes will knock you for a loop - ha!

crazymook

hahaha, aint that the truth. i made the mistake of letting the car idle in the garage w/ the door to the house open. within minutes it smelled like the black death....and yea, i only really catch a wiff of things when i'm stopped at a light. when i romp on it theres nothing.

and as a side note, i dont know why people hate the nismo/test pipe combo..yea theres some rasp/tinny sound between 2k and 3k but u can shift around it. sounds great at wot

gothchick

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I've actually grown to like the noxious toxic smell of no cats. Can't say people behind me like it very much though. Lol~ :-)

nothix

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7.... it smells 7 bad.

Gingervitis526

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lol

OldDirty Z33

I love that smell!!. When your behind someone dippen and you smell that sweet race smell. awwwwwhjbsajdblssdbga I think I have to use the restroom BRB

crazymook

i think ure confusing the smell of race gas w/ the smell of no cats, haha

Cannysage

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smells rancid. It does NOT go away after couple of weeks..

md350

You'll smell it anytime the car is stopped. You get used to it though, not as noticable after a while.

terrasmak

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Its just like being around old cars.

2004Black350z

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davidv

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All new exhaust components are covered with residue from manufacturing. Give it 100 miles to burn off.

Hydrazine

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I can smell it, but it doesn't bother me.

woogie12

A lot of people with z's tend to ***** about noise or smell due to test pipes.

I don't mind it.