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Burning smell after K&N install?

  • Thread starter Thread starter 2013 Geee T
  • Start date Start date Jan 22, 2004

2013 Geee T

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I threw in a K&N filter yesterday and went and drove it around getting on it of course. When I pulled into the garage it smelled kind of like the smell after you get new mufflers. It was sort of like a burning smell but not like something you would get from the engine. Anyone else experience this?
 

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Burnt rubber on your rear bumper?
 
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