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RedPonyGT

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Hey guys,
I have been smelling what seems to be gas or exhaust inside my car. It's been going on for a couple of weeks now and last night I just changed the oil, and I still smell it. You guys know what could be wrong?
thanks
John
 

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do you have straight pipes?
 

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I have the same smell but I know it is because of a leak. I don't have cats either.
 

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RedPonyGT said:
Hey guys,
I have been smelling what seems to be gas or exhaust inside my car. It's been going on for a couple of weeks now and last night I just changed the oil, and I still smell it. You guys know what could be wrong?
thanks
John
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that's so vague. well, do you any type of mods done to your car. Maybe an off road pipe? side exhaust??
 
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I have turndown exhaust and h-pipes. It seems to me is smells more like gas. It doesn't smell all the time...but mostly after I go high revs, then it starts to smell.
 

COramprat

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Might have a fuel line leak. I'd get under it and look from the tank to the motor to see if anything is amiss.
 

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I have the smell to sometimes. but I know my car runs extremely rich, so rich it was off the scale on the last dyno.
 

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BadMoFo said:
I have the smell to sometimes. but I know my car runs extremely rich, so rich it was off the scale on the last dyno.
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Hey its better than running lean!
 

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brushmymullet said:
Hey its better than running lean!
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totally agree, cant wait to get a tune and hopefully pick up some hp and tq.
 
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k, thanks guys
 

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BadMoFo said:
I have the smell to sometimes. but I know my car runs extremely rich, so rich it was off the scale on the last dyno.
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Washing the rings possibly if its that rich..?
 
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