Burning Smell ?? Any ideas ?
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Burning Smell ?? Any ideas ?
I installed my Magnaflow dual exit system on my truck but never drove it as my other lease was not over yet. I brought the truck from my cottage where I had it in the garage home last week in the pouring rain about a 45 min drive and all seemed fine.
Today I drove it for a bit and hard I guess meaning I installed my tuner also and did have a heavy foot. Every time I get out of the truck I smell like a burning smell like rubber or plastic. I am worried I maybe installed the system wrong and it is heating something although I cant see how.
I checked and the only place the pipes come close to anything is the spare. At rest I have about a finger space between the two after driving I looked and the pipe was just about resting on the spare as the hooks move in that rubber hanger thing, but no burn marks on the tire rubber and no black rubber on the pipe. I looked at everything else and cant see anything wrong. I just want to make sure I dont do any damage to anything.
The truck only has 300K on it could it just be the new exhaust and the other components on the truck like brakes and roters burning in ? It was strong enough when I pulled in the garage a friend said hey what is that burning smell.
Today I drove it for a bit and hard I guess meaning I installed my tuner also and did have a heavy foot. Every time I get out of the truck I smell like a burning smell like rubber or plastic. I am worried I maybe installed the system wrong and it is heating something although I cant see how.
I checked and the only place the pipes come close to anything is the spare. At rest I have about a finger space between the two after driving I looked and the pipe was just about resting on the spare as the hooks move in that rubber hanger thing, but no burn marks on the tire rubber and no black rubber on the pipe. I looked at everything else and cant see anything wrong. I just want to make sure I dont do any damage to anything.
The truck only has 300K on it could it just be the new exhaust and the other components on the truck like brakes and roters burning in ? It was strong enough when I pulled in the garage a friend said hey what is that burning smell.
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Ok that makes more sense
I installed my Magnaflow dual exit system on my truck but never drove it as my other lease was not over yet. I brought the truck from my cottage where I had it in the garage home last week in the pouring rain about a 45 min drive and all seemed fine.
Today I drove it for a bit and hard I guess meaning I installed my tuner also and did have a heavy foot. Every time I get out of the truck I smell like a burning smell like rubber or plastic. I am worried I maybe installed the system wrong and it is heating something although I cant see how.
I checked and the only place the pipes come close to anything is the spare. At rest I have about a finger space between the two after driving I looked and the pipe was just about resting on the spare as the hooks move in that rubber hanger thing, but no burn marks on the tire rubber and no black rubber on the pipe. I looked at everything else and cant see anything wrong. I just want to make sure I dont do any damage to anything.
The truck only has 300K on it could it just be the new exhaust and the other components on the truck like brakes and roters burning in ? It was strong enough when I pulled in the garage a friend said hey what is that burning smell.
Today I drove it for a bit and hard I guess meaning I installed my tuner also and did have a heavy foot. Every time I get out of the truck I smell like a burning smell like rubber or plastic. I am worried I maybe installed the system wrong and it is heating something although I cant see how.
I checked and the only place the pipes come close to anything is the spare. At rest I have about a finger space between the two after driving I looked and the pipe was just about resting on the spare as the hooks move in that rubber hanger thing, but no burn marks on the tire rubber and no black rubber on the pipe. I looked at everything else and cant see anything wrong. I just want to make sure I dont do any damage to anything.
The truck only has 300K on it could it just be the new exhaust and the other components on the truck like brakes and roters burning in ? It was strong enough when I pulled in the garage a friend said hey what is that burning smell.
Last edited by MagnaFlow_Rep; Nov 5, 2008 at 11:54 AM.