hksin89

is it normal to have a weird smell after redlining? when i redlined to 4th and pulled it to my garage, the whole garage smelled funny. smell coming from the engine and exhaust, i think. is it normal?

Cali-Darkness

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Yes its normal if you have low miles or if you don't redline it much. I want to bet its either your clutch from you ripping through the gears or your exhaust got nice and hot. Did it smell kinda like burnt metal?

jason350z

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THAT HAPPENS TO ME TOO. I THINKS ITS NORMAL ALL THE PARTS BREAKING IN. I THINK IT GOES AWAY WITH TIME AND MILES

Boba

iTrader: (21)

I just wanna add that this smell does not clear up after breaking in. I got almost 9k mi on mine, still smells like that, and all I do is go past 4-5k.

Chef-J

iTrader: (58)

Smell comming out from exhaust is normal, but not engine....

shadykilla717

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I still get the smell afta driving hard or for a while. But I have testpipes too. So it's probly even worse for me.

Bret86944

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Yes, it is completely normal to have a smell after redlining. The mileage doesn't matter. There is a lot of heat being generated and a lot of fuel being burned. It's not going to smell like roses.

hksin89

alright. thanks guys

supernadc2

I love the smell, makes me know shes hard at work.. but then i feel bad. And i know its both clutch and engine.. Clutch from beating it through gears and the high reving and redlines through a couple gears. 8k miles so far. Still new.

blazefast

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Smells like oil, or some sort of rubber gaskets whenever I take her over 5500 for a period of time

KGsZ

Mine does the same. I only have 9k. My situation is wierd. Today i Just punched it and i didnt even redline it or changed any gears. just punched it in first and it smelled funky. Its been doing that lately. Smells like the clutch but should it smell even if i dont change gears?

AFG

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happens to me too, guess it's normal

-Navid

davidv

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Funny as in a chuckle or side splitting laughter?

350z owner

when you reline or drive HARD for a while the exhaust create heat and it curing the "extra coating" of the under lining or ur car. Its normal, if you want it to go away in about a week just drive for a while so the curing process would happen faster.

GHOST1207

iTrader: (23)

1700 miles here, get that smell whenever WOT to redline, thought I was the only one.

Darwizel

iTrader: (1)

Well its good to hear that this is common, cause i get this all the time when i rev high on them gears. It smells like burt oil or coolant or something liquid in my case.

Redline_Burner

Noticed this last night, my roommate who works at a Toyota/Scion dealership couldn't understand what it was. I did a redline in first and second from a stop in my HR, once I let off the burnt metal smell came in. My '07's got 2600 miles on it, so I have probably only redlined it a handful of times. Good to know it's normal, I LOVE this car