What's that smell?

by **shocar4** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 6:28 am

when i get on the gas real hard, i get this smell, kinda like a gunpowder smell....is this normal, or could something like my sc belt be slipping.....it has great power and everything runs great!!!! but i was just wondering if that smell is normal on sc solara's?

by **Hsakuragi** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 8:52 am

ur cat myabe?

by **NeFaRiOuS_SLE** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 9:07 am

I'm NA and I get the same issues once in a while, anyone else with some insight?

by **shocar4** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 10:30 am

anybody else have this happen? did you figure it out?

by **shocar4** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 1:55 pm

bump! nobody have any thoughts?

by **Hsakuragi** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 2:08 pm

like i said, if it smells like rotten eggs, it's from the cat

by **shocar4** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 2:11 pm

it smells like gunpowder!!! what do you mean by cat? you think that my cat converter is leaking or bad?

by **PDX SuperSolara** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 2:40 pm

That is a smell from the catalytic converter, it smells like sulphur or rotten eggs, and is common especially when the cat is newer and you run the engine hard using lots of fuel. If the cat has been broken in, it indicates the cat is under a lot of stress or is over worked.

by **Got2XLR8 NYX** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 2:44 pm

hmm... the last time something smelt bad from my engine it was my clutch burning so... maybe its ur clutch?

by **SolaraBlue** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 2:58 pm

could be the type of gas youre using. try a different gas station.

by **shocar4** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 8:04 pm

yeah i think it is the cat, i have changed fuel and that has made no difference.....is there a simple solution to this?

by **StockSolara** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 11:13 pm

shocar4 wrote:yeah i think it is the cat, i have changed fuel and that has made no difference.....is there a simple solution to this?

Gut your CAT. . .

by **ClassySolaraGuy** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 1:32 am

StockSolara wrote:
shocar4 wrote:yeah i think it is the cat, i have changed fuel and that has made no difference.....is there a simple solution to this?

Gut your CAT. . .

LOL.........I would go have your cat checked out free by a local muffler shop. I had that smell with my Jeep & the cat was toasted! Good Luck!

by **shocar4** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 5:41 am

if i have my cat gutted will it alter the sound of the car alot?

by **Akfahad** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 7:04 am

it might make it a little louder...

What's that smell?

What's that smell?

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