weird smell
so heres my story; i was on the FWY goin about 35, this guy in front was goin SLOW. so i switch over to the next lane, thing is, the fwy merges into one lane (new fwy, still in construction further up)
so, basically, i try and pass afew cars to merge back into my lane, and this guy in a Titan sees me coming i guess because he just starts gunning it so i wont be able to cut him off. I drop shift and just gun it too and eventually blow passed him. i hit 9k before shifting again after the FWY ends i get off to the streets and start smelling a burnt plastic smell. when i get home i check out the car, doesnt seem to be coming from the engine, so im thinking it could be the clutch? this is my 1st sports car (my last car was a 97 eclipse) ive only got 3600 miles on her so im just abit worried about what the smell was. if it helps any: 2006 manual shinka |
Perhaps a plastic bag stuck to the catalytic converter? This has happened to many car owners. It takes a weeks or so to burn off.
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^ thats what I was thinking, check under the car.
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yeah I just got my car and the first time a "ran it hard" I had that smell a few minutes after I slowed down I only had that once but I don't know what it is. It still ran fine every once and a while I'll get a "hot brake" smell but I don't know what that is I get it about once a day but none of my rotors are overly hot. IDK I'd say you'll be fine i've never had any probs
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now that you mention it, there was ALOT of plastic bags and other trash lying around my car at work at the parking lot (was a windy day) that might just be the smell; it was pretty bad yesterday but today its ALMOST gone; so Im gonna have my fingers crossed.
04RX8man, yeah this was really the 1st time I also ran her hard, before i would just bring her up to 8 or 9k for only a second or so on a clear road once every few days, since theres so much posted about the 8 needing to have rev high to clean out any deposits. ill try checking under the car in the morning to see if anything was heat glued to my cat. |
I've gotten plastic bagged twice. The second one came literally the day I stopped noticing the smell of the first one.
I knew it happened both times - first time, I was on the interstate and the bag blew around the car in front of me, then under my car. Checked the mirror and there was no more bag. Second one, I was on the interstate again and an empty bag of ice blew over the wall from a construction zone and I was right there to catch it. Again, saw it go under and never come out the back. It was depressing. |
Originally Posted by Rhawb
I've gotten plastic bagged twice.
Is that worse than getting teabagged? http://smileys.on-my-web.com/reposit...ng/lol-021.gif |
i would think it would depend on if you are the teabagg-e, or the teabagg-er
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Speaking of you being a jerk, Tiggerlee - there's a meet at the Waterford Ale House this weekend. You should drop by. :D:
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