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Hello.

My name is Paul and I lives in France.
I often look at your forum and it seems very complete. Bravo!
But I have not found a solution to my problem.
Here, I have a 2005 Mustang GT and when the engine is hot, if I accelerate hard, there is a bad smell that feels at the exhaust.
I checked the spark plugs, (31000 miles) and are colored a bit pale.
Since I installed a CAI STEED with SCTXcal3 .. but nothing has changed.
I have not yet ordered to "tune". How do I solve this problem of wealth?
Thank you in advance for your advice.
Paul

 

DarkFireGT

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What kind of bad smell? Can you describe it or liken it to something? Is there any smoke?

Definitely get a tune. Mustang Performance Parts & Upgrades by Brenspeed or Mustang Parts & Performance - American Muscle will get you hooked up. How did you install a Steeda CAI, and have a SCT XCal3 without a tune?

 

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cold, the car smokes white, that I think is normal.
The smell when it is hot, it's hard to describe, it does not smell or burn or gasoline and does not smoke.

 

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Did you recently put any new exhaust pieces on?

 

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no, only the Flowmaster .

 

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So, are you saying you recently added the Flowmasters?

The reason I ask is usually exhaust components will have a coating on them from bending and welding, and it takes a little while for this to burn off.

 

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ok.
By cons, for candles, they seem to have a pale color.
That, I think, a problem of wealth.
But I'll order a "tune" because I installed a CA STEED.
This will perhaps settle the matter?

 

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If the spark plugs are white, then one of the issues it could be is yes you are running lean. Which means your air/fuel ratio is off. This can damage your engine! Be careful. Yes a new tune will fix the air/fuel ratio so that as long as nothing else is out of whack it should run fine...

 

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What do you mean problem of wealth? Like... its running too rich? You have a wealth of excess fuel? Did you use the tune that came with the sct? Do you still have the stock cats?

 

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I currently have a CAI STEEDA and exhausts at FLOWMASTER.
No tune yet.
When the candles were removed, it was found they were no caramel color (sign of good combustion engine) but a little clearer.
The car engine is hot and hard acceleration feels bad, and once the engine stalled, dropping from 3rd to 4th, to full throttle ..
I ordered yesterday a tune, I'll install it and see.

 

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Hope that works!

 

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mustangrider92

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Thanks !

 

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satinleafct said:

What do you mean problem of wealth? Like... its running too rich? You have a wealth of excess fuel? Did you use the tune that came with the sct? Do you still have the stock cats?

Click to expand...

wealth = rich
candle = sparkplug

 

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Manufacturers put a coating on exhaust parts so they do not rust before they are installed. That coating burns off over a small period of time once they are installed and has a strange smell.