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car smells like exhaust
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Wed Mar 16, 2011 8:18 pmby {ikon}EM1
B18b1 block and b18c1 head.. everytime I drive it smells like I have exhaust leaking into the cockpit... I have headers to a flex pipe to the muffler...
Any sugjustions bsides not having a cat??? Could it be something else opposed to the pipes???
Living in fl doesnt make it better cus we don't have emissions tests here so...
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Wed Mar 16, 2011 10:12 pmby teal_dx
the flex pipe is pretty ghetto. Do you have the charcoal canister in your engine bay? Removing that can cause odors. As well as a vented catch can or vented valve cover releasing crank case fumes.
In that list above, it goes from most likely to least likely.
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Thu Mar 17, 2011 12:43 amby {ikon}EM1
Charcoal canister conected to the crude control??? If so then I took it out...
post a pic of one for the el chassis please...
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Thu Mar 17, 2011 12:44 amby poorman type-r
That, or you have shitty weather stripping in the back and exhaust is leaking through. That's what happened with my friend.
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Thu Mar 17, 2011 1:09 amby {ikon}EM1
Naw the trunk gasket was replaced during the rebuild... but ill check into that...thanks
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Thu Mar 17, 2011 9:18 amby dbrooks
i remember when i ran a flex pipe after having my original cat stolen, that it smelled like exhaust a little bit. it was overwhelming though. it did go away when i replaced the flex pipe with a cat though
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Fri Mar 18, 2011 12:04 amby {ikon}EM1
Has anyone on here used a "high flow cat" from like magnaflow....???
I think that might solve the problem...
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Fri Mar 18, 2011 4:36 amby Greasedmonkey
I havent used one, but might be getting their bolt in one soon.
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Sun Mar 20, 2011 10:44 amby kapow
dbrooks wrote:i remember when i ran a flex pipe after having my original cat stolen, that it smelled like exhaust a little bit. it was overwhelming though. it did go away when i replaced the flex pipe with a cat though
people actually go underneath your car at night and steal a catalytic converter?
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Sun Mar 20, 2011 3:47 pmby teal_dx
{ikon}EM1 wrote:Has anyone on here used a "high flow cat" from like magnaflow....???
I think that might solve the problem...
you get what you pay for... Magnaflow is a good brand. Stay away from ebay high flow cats though as they are usually a piece of hollow pipe.
I think a cat and a full exhaust instead of the flex pipe should cure this problem.
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Thu Mar 24, 2011 5:16 pmby LaosToaster
{ikon}EM1 wrote:Has anyone on here used a "high flow cat" from like magnaflow....???
I think that might solve the problem...
i have one. i have mine hooked up in a way that i wouldnt need to weld.
like this, no weird smell, and it drips water out the exhaust at start up. dont forget ur donut gasket
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Thu Mar 24, 2011 8:16 pmby Eg6H2D
oooohhh that's sexy!!!! which magna flow part number did you get?
Need info. looks very good not some muffler shop hack up! i love all bolted on parts!!!
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Thu Mar 24, 2011 10:09 pmby LaosToaster
lol i forgot the part number, its pretty much whatever autozone or advance auto parts sells. there might be two to choose from, i took the cheaper one lol
but i did need to go to the muffler shop to get the flanges and the donut gasket, and the hardware, and for the two short pipes that slips on the converter, they also had to flare the ends of the pipe so it can seal again the donut gasket. its complicated lol
