Anyone have or know of a cam that won't make your clothes smell?
12-13-2011, 02:05 PM
#1
TECH Enthusiast
Thread Starter
Anyone have or know of a cam that won't make your clothes smell? I love the power my car puts down, but I hate arriving places smelling like un-burnt hydro-carbons.
What characteristics of a cam cause this? Is there any way to reduce it? Does anyone have a cam that doesn't cause your clothes / hair to smell?
Is there something a tuner can do to reduce or eliminate this?
What characteristics of a cam cause this? Is there any way to reduce it? Does anyone have a cam that doesn't cause your clothes / hair to smell?
Is there something a tuner can do to reduce or eliminate this?
12-13-2011, 02:59 PM
#5
TECH Enthusiast
Thread Starter
And I did a search here and it seems in the searches a lot of people have this issue both with or without cats.
Anyone know what actually causes the smell? From what I've read on here it seems to stink both when rich and when lean ( as leaning it out at idle was my first thought ).
12-13-2011, 03:08 PM
#6
Staging Lane
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 78
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I haven't run it by my tuner... I will once I know more about what causes this.
And I did a search here and it seems in the searches a lot of people have this issue both with or without cats.
Anyone know what actually causes the smell? From what I've read on here it seems to stink both when rich and when lean ( as leaning it out at idle was my first thought ).
And I did a search here and it seems in the searches a lot of people have this issue both with or without cats.
Anyone know what actually causes the smell? From what I've read on here it seems to stink both when rich and when lean ( as leaning it out at idle was my first thought ).
12-13-2011, 03:10 PM
#7
As stated, installing cats is the only way to eliminate the exhaust smell. Also excessive idle spark timing will increase the exhaust stink.
I have a G5X3 114 cam in my TSP 418 stroker with high flow cats, and there is no exhaust smell. Years ago I tried to tune around having no cats, several head aches later, high flow cats were installed.
Russ Kemp
I have a G5X3 114 cam in my TSP 418 stroker with high flow cats, and there is no exhaust smell. Years ago I tried to tune around having no cats, several head aches later, high flow cats were installed.
Russ Kemp
Trending Topics
12-13-2011, 03:12 PM
#8
TECH Enthusiast
Thread Starter
12-13-2011, 03:14 PM
#9
TECH Enthusiast
Thread Starter
As stated, installing cats is the only way to eliminate the exhaust smell. Also excessive idle spark timing will increase the exhaust stink.
I have a G5X3 114 cam in my TSP 418 stroker with high flow cats, and there is no exhaust smell. Years ago I tried to tune around having no cats, several head aches later, high flow cats were installed.
Russ Kemp
I have a G5X3 114 cam in my TSP 418 stroker with high flow cats, and there is no exhaust smell. Years ago I tried to tune around having no cats, several head aches later, high flow cats were installed.
Russ Kemp
12-13-2011, 03:23 PM
#11
TECH Enthusiast
Thread Starter
12-13-2011, 03:28 PM
#13
TECH Enthusiast
Thread Starter
I'll just take it back to get tuned again... and ask them to specifically fix the timing at idle so I dont smell like ashes.
12-13-2011, 03:34 PM
#14
12-13-2011, 03:41 PM
#15
TECH Enthusiast
Thread Starter
I'll just take it back in for a tune.. thanks tho bro
lol
12-13-2011, 03:58 PM
#16
I would guess it's caused by a performance cam's excessive overlap compared to a stock cam - more overlap means that the intake and exhaust valves are both open longer, so there is a longer period of time where unburnt fuel is being pulled straight through the intake right into the exhaust. It's really the nature of the beast - just another one of the compromises you have to make for performance.
12-13-2011, 05:12 PM
#18
And I did a search here and it seems in the searches a lot of people have this issue both with or without cats.
Anyone know what actually causes the smell?
Anyone know what actually causes the smell?
