Weird smell after new exhaust.
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Weird smell after new exhaust.
Hey all,
I just got my car back tonight after having a dynomax catback installed. I started it up and after about 5 or so minutes i started to smell a weird "burning metal with a hint of banana-ish" smell. Anyone know wat i'm talking about?
Anyway, is this just the new metal from the exhaust or is my cat clogged? I revved it up and noticed that the rpms took longer to rise and fall, but the cat wasn't glowing red hot after i shut it down, and the pressure from the tail pipes were pretty damn strong.
I've never gotten a "new" exhaust before...so this is all news to me.
Thanks!
I just got my car back tonight after having a dynomax catback installed. I started it up and after about 5 or so minutes i started to smell a weird "burning metal with a hint of banana-ish" smell. Anyone know wat i'm talking about?
Anyway, is this just the new metal from the exhaust or is my cat clogged? I revved it up and noticed that the rpms took longer to rise and fall, but the cat wasn't glowing red hot after i shut it down, and the pressure from the tail pipes were pretty damn strong.
I've never gotten a "new" exhaust before...so this is all news to me.
Thanks!
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I doubt it has to do with the newness of the exhaust, as my '90 GXL (All stock with ~36k on rebuild) has produced this smell once or twice. Very banana-ish.
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Originally Posted by Tessai
I doubt it has to do with the newness of the exhaust, as my '90 GXL (All stock with ~36k on rebuild) has produced this smell once or twice. Very banana-ish.
Im sorry for being stupid but im not really understanding what u wrote there...
edit: Actually i understand wat u said now....but i dont think its normal for my car to have a burning metal smell to it. I doubt thats normal at all.
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I don't think I would call it banana-ish...
but when you get a new exhaust, it is normal to have a funny smell, kinda like melting plastic. That would be the new gaskets melting into place. It will go away after a little bit...
but when you get a new exhaust, it is normal to have a funny smell, kinda like melting plastic. That would be the new gaskets melting into place. It will go away after a little bit...
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I work in an exhaust shop and more than likely the pipe that was used is an aluminized pipe. It has a sort of oily coating on it which will burn off rather quickly. Smells bad but normal.
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Hey all,
I just got my car back tonight after having a dynomax catback installed. I started it up and after about 5 or so minutes i started to smell a weird "burning metal with a hint of banana-ish" smell. Anyone know wat i'm talking about?
Anyway, is this just the new metal from the exhaust or is my cat clogged? I revved it up and noticed that the rpms took longer to rise and fall, but the cat wasn't glowing red hot after i shut it down, and the pressure from the tail pipes were pretty damn strong.
I've never gotten a "new" exhaust before...so this is all news to me.
Thanks!
I just got my car back tonight after having a dynomax catback installed. I started it up and after about 5 or so minutes i started to smell a weird "burning metal with a hint of banana-ish" smell. Anyone know wat i'm talking about?
Anyway, is this just the new metal from the exhaust or is my cat clogged? I revved it up and noticed that the rpms took longer to rise and fall, but the cat wasn't glowing red hot after i shut it down, and the pressure from the tail pipes were pretty damn strong.
I've never gotten a "new" exhaust before...so this is all news to me.
Thanks!
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I once farted and it smelled like Kentucky Fried Chicken...
It took me a couple hours to figure it out...For supper,I ATE Kentucky Fried Chicken!
I praised my uncanny detective skills and reached for the Pine air freshener ...you know,to fool people into thinking that I just **** a pine tree...
It took me a couple hours to figure it out...For supper,I ATE Kentucky Fried Chicken!
I praised my uncanny detective skills and reached for the Pine air freshener ...you know,to fool people into thinking that I just **** a pine tree...
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