strong odor @ higher rpm's
 

Like burning electrical wires?

hmm not really. Just a strong odor almost engine or clutch..smell does not last long. And its only when I take the car to like 6-7k.

I've had a "burning electrical wire" smell in my last two new cars...and i drive my cars hard.... went away after a month or two.... I just assumed that it was machine oil or sealant burning off..... but damn, I must've stuck my head into the engine bay trying to sniff out the culprit more often than I should.... people in the parking lot must've thought I was crazy....

I think this was covered in an earlier thread. I believe the conclusion was that it was stuff that was left over from manufacturing was burning off. Nothing to worry about. Unless its a different problem.

thanks

I've a weird smell come from the AC When I'm WOT for a few seconds...

Are you abusing the clutch? No smells from my fr-s.. Had it on the circuit at 100 miles on the odo. Maybe try and locate the smell. Show the dealer?

Normal. Have it on my 2012 impreza, smelt it during frs test drive.

It's not the smell of victory?

I've noticed a smell of rotten eggs. Its very light but right after a nice pull up to 6,000 rpm in third/fourth gear I get a slight odor.

I believe its coming from the exhaust and somehow getting sucked into car.

I agree with ahausheer, I had the same smell coming from a 3.6l V6 Genesis Coupe when I test drove it HARD. Only had 150mi on the ODO so that makes sense. I don't think it's anything to worry about. Needless to say I bought a BRZ instead of the GC. :-)

Hydrogen Sulfide from the catalytic converter or possibly the battery. I wouldn't classify it as "normal" though.. I'm not implying it doesn't happen, but it doesn't happen 100%.

Awesome thanks for the response. The smell doesn't smell bad or like something going bad, just started to notice now since I have driving a bit harder. When I go in to dealership this weekend I'll have them look and then post results. Thanks peeps.

Not that I'm abusing the clutch at least I don't think so. Just when I start going through 3rd on up at 6k after so down I notice it.

Did you run over a plastic bag? Look under the car for any melted plastic. Of course, this smell would remain after the car is shut down/parked so I am probably wrong.

Most new cars get a bit smelly. Between cats breaking in and factory coatings or lubes placed on engine components.

Mine does it as well. Smells a bit like clutch

This is what I feel I am smelling...will keep a nose out for it, I've only just got 48kms on the car so could be just some oils/etc from the factory burning off...

That's exactly what mine smells like - burnt clutch.

If all our clutches fail at 1200 miles, we'll know why. :D

The smell has gone away now, or at least, I can't smell it anymore.

I have the smell it's like nail polish remover

I've noticed a reduction in the strength of the odor over the last couple of hundred miles. I'm at 1500 miles now and hardly notice the odor now.

I was thinking the same thing. I had a plastic burning smell during break in on my FR-s smelled alittle too strong to be break in had it up on the lift the other day to do an oil change and sure enough melted plastic on the center pipe.

Rotten egg smell is the catalytic converter. Many new cars give off strange odors in the first few hundred miles as everything is breaking in, things are burning off, and chemicals evaporate and dissipate...fairly normal.

***My favorite smell is the half-melted plastic bag stuck on the exhaust smell :)

What was the source of the plastic? Was it something from the car, or like, some plastic bag you "picked up" while driving?

It was a plastic bag that stuck to the exhaust pipe it happens all the time out here in the city not uncommon to see a few cars a month coming into my dealership with platic bags burned onto the exhaust pipe.

Never personally changed a clutch myself, but i was told when you order an after market clutch there is a residue you have to remove from the clutch that is on it from the factory before you install it. Its apparently to keep them from rusting? Either way i wonder if maybe all that residue maybe wasn't cleaned and could be producing the smell? Just a thought.

Smell has calmed down so I assume it was factory oils. Didnt make it to dealership last weekend so this weekend I will be out there.....on the up I just got my personel plates in!!! yay!

Mine had that smell when I sped out of the dealership. 1,100 miles on it now, haven't smelled it lately.

Got about 800 miles now. Smell went away a couple hundred miles ago.

I get faint whiffs of it after spirited driving, especially with the windows down. Pretty sure it's just normal since I'm not riding the clutch or dumping it so it can't be that.

I think its common, I own a 07' WRX and it does have a smell reving 6-7k. 5years of service w/o problems.

Just reporting back to this thread, now over 1000km's on the car and the smell is noticeably reduced if not gone altogether, so, for me at least I think was just the oils etc burning off during break-in...

car is going to blow up!

I knew the NOS--you know, two of the big ones--were going to get me into trouble. Amateurs like me with a heavy foot just shouldn't use it.

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I have the same smell as well, noticed it during a pretty long road trip (still under 1k miles).. guess it's normal

Yeah I get that smell too. I was thinking it was new car smell, but I realized it was shifting related. It reduced a lot as I drive it more, but it's a little concerning the fact this is my first MT car

I oddly smell more clutch than I'd like

New fluid smell or clutch?