2hot2handle

ok so heres the story:

tonight i let my friend test drive my evo....... i let him launch it at a light just to let him get a feel for how they can take off. well he revs it @4krpm and does a little slip but for some reason the rpm's ran straight up to about 6-6.5krpm w/ the car barely moving. he then presses the clutch quikly and shifts to second.

so i make him pull over and smell that nasty clutch smell. i turn it off and let it sit for a few minutes before driving it back to my house. (about 5 minutes away)
it still grabs and feels the same w/ no problems. ( did a couple test like put it in 4th @3Krpm and flooring it making sure it grabs and builds boost and is fine)

my question is, how long will this smell last? i just took it for another drive hoping to air it out but i still smell it a little. (well when sticking my head under the hood).

btw, this all happend in the last hour. its about 3:20am here in california.

mrbkkt1

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i did the same thing, let someone else drive and had the same smell, it will be gone after an hour.

2hot2handle

THANKS.....i just needed to hear it! (im no profesional driver, but i have never burnt my clutch, just a little scary)

ACTman

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It sounds like you buddy is no professional driver either... LOL.

Ev0ikon

iTrader: (18)

Take it on the highway for a few miles and you'll be fine.

C6C6CH3vo

iTrader: (9)

Rule #1: Never let anyone drive your car, not even your best friend - they will naturally drive it more agressively than yourself.

Rule #2: Never boost on crappy gas

Anyway, the smell will aventually go away, your friend just burned away 30% of your clutches short life, just dont do it again. I think most everyone has done this, including myself, twice, at least once. I have 23000 miles and my stock clutch is still holding so your OK.

Do yourself a favor and drive your friends car.

Assassin

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I've gotten the clutch smell when launching it. Seeing as though you cannot dump the clutch on these cars without bogging. So I just don't launch anymore.

2hot2handle

so i drove it today to pick up my niece from school, about 8 miles away. i dont smell the clutch like it was from this morning (really strong w/ just the windows down), but if i pop my hood and get real close, i can still smell it a little. i guess its going away.......we'll see in a couple more drives. just still mad because i only have 3000miles on the car.

2hot2handle

ok so i put about 40 miles so far, and i cant smell it from the outside, but again if i pop the hood and lean over, i can still smell it a little. damn im ****..... i will not stop smelling under the hood until its gone.

xballsport

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heh i think you'll be ok bro. I once spinned all 4 in the rain and after that my clutch smelled for like a 5 or 6 days. clutch still grabs strong to this day... 7xxx miles and that was back at like 3xxx.....

2hot2handle

thanks, i love this forum......reason why im so **** about this is because on my last car (integra) i can dump the clutch and yes there was a little burnt smell to, but it went away litterally after a couple of miles.

now being that my evo only has a little over 3k, i just wanted a little reissurance. and yes the smell is slowly going away, just not as fast as i wanted.