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Old Nov 13, 2006 | 11:31 PM
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What is that smell?
i recently noticed a funky smell everytime i park after a hard acceleration...anyone had this? it's not burning oil.
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Old Nov 13, 2006 | 11:55 PM
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can you describe it?

Does it smell like rotten eggs?
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Old Nov 13, 2006 | 11:59 PM
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yeah....something like that..i had to get the car out of the garage...
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Old Nov 14, 2006 | 12:06 AM
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yeah....something like that..i had to get the car out of the garage...
its your catalytic converter going bad...replace it with a high flow cat
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Old Nov 14, 2006 | 12:17 AM
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i did get a code like a month ago then it went off...how about a straight pipe?
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Old Nov 14, 2006 | 12:24 AM
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i did get a code like a month ago then it went off...how about a straight pipe?
it might help...just buy an o2 simulator along with a test pipe...cheap fix considering catalytic converters go for $200 parts and labor...
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Old Nov 14, 2006 | 12:24 AM
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aight...thanks a lot.
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Old Nov 15, 2006 | 01:08 AM
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Originally Posted by steven88
it might help...just buy an o2 simulator along with a test pipe...cheap fix considering catalytic converters go for $200 parts and labor...
yup. and pick up a little extra power
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