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Old 06-24-03, 01:23 AM
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my car stinks. no, really

put on the full RB exhaust. man its sweet. before the exhaust, i was typically 2 seconds behind the miata in my class. at the last event, i lost by .3 actually turning some heads now, people asking for advice and rides. i still turn the same, just go faster out of the turns and through the straits, makes all the difference. sorry, the reason for the thread. . . during warmup and even a little while warm and driving, the exhaust absolutely stinks. my friend driving a ways behind me called my cell to say she could smell the car. now, when i changed the exhaust, i broke the O2 sensor wire, but i think i got it soddered back together alright. would a new sensor cure the smell? or is this just typical?
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Without a functioning catalytic converter, the exhaust from a rotary is only slightly better for you than working in a coal mine.
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ROFLMAO





That is a great way to discribe the exhaust smell. HA
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Install DLIDFIS and the exhaust stink will be reduced. That is, if it's legal in your racing class.
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Just hang an air freshener on your tailpipe.
Old 06-24-03, 04:21 PM
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If you want stank, stand behind a '79-80 RX equipped with the thermal reactor.

Plants wilt in my wake.
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hehe, i did full RB exhaust too... smell did go up but i didn't complain since it wasn't as bad as yours (so it seems)... at idle you can smell the classic smell of some unburnt fuel and what not... but when i bring up the rpms, everything is fine...

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Get that liquid air freshener that you pour in the gas tank. It comes out smelling good, supposedly.
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