This must sound strange but....

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Ok, my friend has a 92 T-bird equipped with a 5.0 with approx. 142k miles and a freshly rebuilt AOD. The car is mechanically sound; no major problems with the engine.

Here's the problem: Everytime he floors it after about 3 seconds the cabin becomes filled with a sulfur-like smell, actually its a very strong sulfur smell. We have no idea where this is coming from and it only happens when the car is floored.

WTF's up?

 

ponyboy19

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is this with the windows down? Do you have turn downs on it. If so that's probably your cause.. If you have have tail pipes then I would check for exhaust leaks. all my car's stink with no smog, no cats, and no tailpipes.

 

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The sulfur smell is the aftermath of the the converter's doing their job. It smells a lot like rotten eggs imo lol. The smell is the unburnt gas being converted. When you floor the car it the mixture goes rich, hence the smell. I would look for leaks past the converters. If you don't have converters, its most likely the beans you had for lunch .

 

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park it with the hood up, floor it, make like toucan sam.

 

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Sulfer smell is usually an indicator the cats have gone bad

 

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i hate that smell

 

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Get rid of those cats = problem solved!