Faint burning smell?

crbn_fbr · 04-22-2009, 03:33 AM

doesnt the cats on the exhuast cause the burning smell? i thought i remember replacing cats before on other cars and it having the same smell...

wstar · 04-22-2009, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by crbn_fbr

doesnt the cats on the exhuast cause the burning smell? i thought i remember replacing cats before on other cars and it having the same smell...

That too. When I first installed my headers and cats actually, there was visible smoke rising out of the engine bay, which I thought for sure was an exhaust leak in my install. Turns it out it was just burnoff from the metals of the new components as well as other things on the car experiencing new levels of heat. After one good highway run the smoking stopped.

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crbn_fbr Base Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Lex Posts: 96 Drives: 09 370Z, 02 WRX Rep Power: 18	doesnt the cats on the exhuast cause the burning smell? i thought i remember replacing cats before on other cars and it having the same smell...