Over pipe strong burning smell - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Sniper2606 · 05-16-2013, 09:37 PM

I just got finished installing the ft club over pipe and holy shit this thing smells like the car is burning to the ground its pretty awful, i drove for about 10 miles came back to the house pop the hood and you can see how hot that pipe got, nothing got stuck like plastic or papers, is this normal? the smell is pretty damn bad

Q300 with catless pipe.

The Q300 was smelling pretty bad too for 50 miles and went away, but not as bad as this pipe

Trashed675 · 05-16-2013, 09:47 PM

There is always a slight burning smell from new exhaust as everything burn off of the metal, but it shouldn't be too bad.

cnk · 05-16-2013, 09:47 PM

It's just burning off oils left on the pipes from manufacturing. If it still smells, you're not driving it enough. =P

OrbitalEllipses · 05-16-2013, 09:55 PM

^That and stuff you got over it when you were handling it, i.e. dirt, oil, anti-seize, penetrating oil.

husker741 · 05-16-2013, 10:20 PM

The catless pipe is what's doing it for you.

Sniper2606 · 05-16-2013, 10:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by husker741

The catless pipe is what's doing it for you.

Nope, car wasnt smelling before, after over pipe was the concern

Dezoris · 05-17-2013, 12:40 AM

Check the plate above the over pipe for leaking oil if you have a manual trans.
Will be at bottom of plate per picture.

05-16-2013, 09:37 PM	#1
Sniper2606 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: 2013 BRZ Location: OKC, OK Posts: 677 Thanks: 159 Thanked 221 Times in 138 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Over pipe strong burning smell I just got finished installing the ft club over pipe and holy shit this thing smells like the car is burning to the ground its pretty awful, i drove for about 10 miles came back to the house pop the hood and you can see how hot that pipe got, nothing got stuck like plastic or papers, is this normal? the smell is pretty damn bad Q300 with catless pipe. The Q300 was smelling pretty bad too for 50 miles and went away, but not as bad as this pipe

05-17-2013, 12:40 AM	#7
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cnk Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: '13 DGM BRZ Limited Location: NJ Posts: 1,201 Thanks: 59 Thanked 547 Times in 339 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	It's just burning off oils left on the pipes from manufacturing. If it still smells, you're not driving it enough. =P

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