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Old Aug 26, 2008, 08:46 PM
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i thought the clutch smell went away in couple of minutes
Old Aug 26, 2008, 09:41 PM
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Nope it takes a while.
Old Aug 26, 2008, 10:15 PM
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Burnt clutch does not take days to clear up.
My friend was doing burnouts in his camaro burning up his clutch to butter and the smell went away after 10 minutes.

Id say your exhaust is hitting something
Old Aug 26, 2008, 10:16 PM
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if it only happened for the first time when your dad pulled your car up. then its 100% clutch smell.
Old Aug 26, 2008, 10:21 PM
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Originally Posted by def1
Burnt clutch does not take days to clear up.
My friend was doing burnouts in his camaro burning up his clutch to butter and the smell went away after 10 minutes.

Id say your exhaust is hitting something
Not necessarily true... my buddy lauched the hell out of his car and the smell just lingered for a few days.
Old Aug 27, 2008, 05:54 AM
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I would check to see if your downpipe is getting to close to something, maybe the heat from the dp is causing something to melt/burn and smell, also check to make sure that nothing is under there, one time I ran over a pair of nylon shorts on the interstate and it nearly caught fire on my exhaust, smoked a bunch, scarred the crap out of me till I saw what it was and smelled horrible
Old Aug 27, 2008, 05:56 AM
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Sounds like your old man took the evo for a twirl!...
Old Aug 27, 2008, 05:58 AM
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I had something like this happen to me before. It turned out to be a plastic bag from Kroger/Wal-Mart was stuck to my cat. Those things are so thin that as soon as they touch your exhaust they melt and wrap around your exhaust. They will stink for a few days until you either scrape it off or they burn all the way up. Just take a look, it's worth a shot.
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Make sure you check your battery cable and connections. When I burnt up my battery cable, it gave of the most disgusting smell I've came across in a long time. Goodluck!
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New exhaust or clutch would be my guess.
Old Aug 27, 2008, 12:14 PM
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clutch smell can last for days and days...
i slipped it bad on friday, i still smell it when i drive my car and its wednesday. doesnt slip at all and drives perfect.....just takes a little bit for the smell to go away
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smell still there but going away. thanks for helping through my buggin out period. U guys are great
Old Aug 27, 2008, 08:54 PM
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awwwwww thanks

No but seriously, if it's starting to go away clutch or ran over something that melted? We're here to help.
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bro its ur clutch
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