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Old Apr 2, 2001 | 09:35 PM
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smoke came out the front of the engine after i put in the stillen 2 piece ypipe..i got worried..and jacked up the car to see whats up..i didnt leave anything out..everything was put back...wtf?..then after i thought maybe its normal..i drove around and the smoke quickly went away..now theres a faint burnt smell...what could it be?....

other than that..WOW the ypipe...kicks nasty at around 3k rpms...sounds funny too..
Old Apr 2, 2001 | 09:38 PM
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It's normal....especially if you used gasket sealer, or anti-sieze on the O2 sensors and bolts....it will go away. my pipe made a nasty smell too...no smoke though
Old Apr 2, 2001 | 09:45 PM
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cool...

the smell was starting to make me worry..

thxs for the info
Old Apr 3, 2001 | 03:41 AM
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Yeah anytime u put any new metals in the exhaust system it will smell like burning crap.
Old Apr 3, 2001 | 07:09 AM
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It is just burning out the impurities. Don't worry about it.
Old Apr 3, 2001 | 09:27 AM
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I gonna put mine on this thursday.

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