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Old 12-09-01, 08:37 PM
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Question exhaust has strong smell
my exhaustr has a very strong smell to it.....i'm not sure what exactly it smells like but its pretty strong. Someone i know said it may be running lean. do you all think thios might be true? and if so how might i be able to fix it? thanks alot -Jeff
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Old 12-09-01, 10:53 PM
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What mods, if any, do you have?

Is there any smoke from the exhaust? If so, what color?
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do u have a midpipe?
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Also is it a new exhaust. There is kinda a break in period on new exhasut.....lots of crfap gets burnt out of it when it is new.
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Hey Jeff, are you by chance Jason's friend? Email me with your info. What are your mods??
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If it has like a strong almost rotten egg type of smell, your cat may be dying....
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As everyone has pointed out we need to know what mods you have and need more info on your car.
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