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Old 03-02-07, 05:11 AM
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Exclamation Fuel smell coming from exhaust
what does it mean when it smells like gas coming fro the exhaust? I have a hks intake, downpipe, hks exhaust,greddy profec b spec II, no a/c, no p/s, no airpump... what can i do???
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Old 03-02-07, 07:48 AM
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it means you drive an rx7

in all seriousness it can mean several things
1)youre running rich
2)youre missing emissions control devices
3)your emissions control devices are not working well
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what can i do???
Add an airpump with a decent catalytic converter.
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Could be you are running rich? Stock ECU? Cat?

What are you doing smelling around down there anyway?
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