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Old 03-17-2008, 02:26 PM
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Not complaining (I actually love the smell), but anyone else notice that there is a slight smell of gasoline after h/c install?
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if you havent had it tuned yet you are prolly just running really rich
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Originally Posted by xBROKEx
if you havent had it tuned yet you are prolly just running really rich
nope. Car is tuned. Just smells like gas when I am idling at a stop light. Not real bad, just slightly.
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Double and triple check all lines and fittings for fuel leaks.
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Ya check all lines you might have a fuel leak
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well you will get more unburned fuel with a lopey cam, and if you dont have cats then yeah thats normal
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yea, I don't have cats. It doesn't have a fuel leak (at least not to my knowledge). I just was wondering if it was common? Again, it is not pungent or even that noticable, almost have to be looking (or sniffing) for it.
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Totally normal with what you have
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yeah i have the samething with my ms3. it smells good...i can't complain
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My old MS3 would burn my eyes at a red light it was so bad with the open Y and a quick idle tune. After the full tune it wasn't that bad at all.
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Originally Posted by xBROKEx
well you will get more unburned fuel with a lopey cam, and if you dont have cats then yeah thats normal
Thats exactly right...it's the same with my car...no big deal!
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Overlap. Love it.
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Thanks guys, just checking.
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It's normal. I love that smell too.




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