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Old Dec 1, 2009 | 01:07 PM
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Odd smell

Disclaimer - I searched the threads and didn't see anything that I felt answered my question, if I missed it I apologize in advance.

MY '92 VE has an "off" smell to it when it is running. I don't think I can label it "too rich" as it doesn't smell like gas, more like a sulpher-ish smell but I am not an expert. It runs fine, idles fine, etc. but my wife came out of the house this morning as I was putting out the trash and said they could smell it inside. I only put Super Unleaded in it as well.

My VE is a JDM motor installed about 15k miles ago, so it has about 40k-ish miles on it. The rest of the car is at 230k, where should I look first?

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Old Dec 1, 2009 | 03:10 PM
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The sulfur-ish smell could be your catalytic converter biting the dust.
Old Dec 1, 2009 | 08:32 PM
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Great, guess I will start searching the threads on how to swap it out. Thanks
Old Dec 2, 2009 | 12:53 AM
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I bet it's your wife. Whoever smelt it dealt it.
Old Dec 2, 2009 | 04:22 AM
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Ohhhhh, that is good. But she doesn't do that........
Old Dec 3, 2009 | 12:38 PM
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Ohhhhh, that is good. But she doesn't do that........
What the wifey says and what she does be 2 different things mate.
Old Dec 3, 2009 | 01:15 PM
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hehe, no comment.

On the other note, looking to go with a Warpspeed Catalytic Converter and probably go ahead and get the Y-Pipe and CAI while I am at it.

They are only 20 minutes from me so if they still do the CAI's I am going to have them do the install as well.
Old Dec 13, 2009 | 10:40 PM
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so what was the outcome?? you you drive 20 minutes only to find that the world really was flat and fall off or what?
Old Dec 13, 2009 | 11:03 PM
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Guess he didn't drive there
Old Dec 14, 2009 | 11:57 AM
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Sorry, bought a Warpspeed Cat and it should be here this week. Will keep everyone posted. Trying to get a Y-pipe here in time as well.
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