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djfetus · 08-01-2005, 11:29 PM

i welded a new test pipe today. now my car smells, i like it, does it help the environment? i don't think so... is it better for your car? i dunno...

terrastrife · 08-01-2005, 11:32 PM

well, you just answered your own questions... so...

white3ch0c0late · 08-01-2005, 11:43 PM

Your car smells?.. Are you sure you're not going to suffocate from carbon monoxide gas??

Super Kaioken · 08-01-2005, 11:58 PM

he's been smelling those Test Pipe Fumes a little too much

A test pipe...loud as hell....a litte gain from parts removal

djfetus · 08-01-2005, 11:59 PM

i meant, does it help my vehicle's exhaust system better? is it more free flow, i think it is, thats why i welded a test pipe. i like the smell of gas, its kinda kool

touringcamry · 08-02-2005, 12:06 AM

If you have that smell in your car when your driving. That's a bad thing. Make sure your windows are down so that you don't suffocate.

My Celica has an exhaust leak somewhere and the interior smells like exhaust. Makes my eyes all red and dry when I drive it.

terrastrife · 08-02-2005, 12:12 AM

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Originally Posted by djfetus

i meant, does it help my vehicle's exhaust system better? is it more free flow, i think it is, thats why i welded a test pipe. i like the smell of gas, its kinda kool

probably not.. if you can SMELL GAS.. you got leaks wher eyou put the test pipe in.... which would remove any gain you got from getting a freeer flowing cat lol.

i went from unclogged/good condition standard v6 cat to magnaflow 94000(?) series hi flow 2.5" and theres no gains at all

the stock cat is almost as big as the magnaflow, so of course it flowed well

Super Kaioken · 08-02-2005, 12:13 AM

theoretically it should have more free flow but that smell........PLUS YOU'RE POLLUTING THE EARTH! One PLANET! ONE EARTH! think about your kids!

terrastrife · 08-02-2005, 12:35 AM

you dont smell it when its coming out the BACK of yoru car and your driving.. if you do, then its coming from a leak elsewhere.

djfetus · 08-02-2005, 03:06 AM

sorry guys for the confusion, i meant my car smells bad when i go back to the trunk, and take a whiff... ha ha the interior is fine dude, i just like the smell of no cat gas!!! muhahaha i'll take care of the earth someday. my kids will learn how to cope with the smell of fresh gas of camrys....

terrastrife · 08-02-2005, 08:13 AM

its not just gas... its lethal gas, dot whiff it too much and make sure ya kinds dont either.

WestCoastff · 08-02-2005, 10:52 AM

When you add a high-flo cat, your replacing your stock catalytic converter, which in most cars that im familiar with would be anywhere between 1.96 and 2.2 inches. Adding a high-flo cat is near pointless unless you have a whole cat-back system, unless the cat is the same diameter as the rest of your exhaust. The smell is normal. Did you gut any part of your car? Your stock catalytic converter is much better for the environment than an aftermarket one, hence why youll have to change out your whole exhaust system when you have to pass emissions (since you welded it). The feul you are smelling is what isnt burned up/turned into exhaust from your stock cat. Hope this helps out.

terrastrife · 08-02-2005, 11:30 AM

no it doesnt, he doesn thav e a cat anymore, he said testpipe which is pretty much just no cat or a resonator.

id rather swap to a hi flow cat then a cat back system, better gains, and is quieter. same goes with headers. they make more different even with stock cat back.

***YESCA*** · 08-02-2005, 11:35 AM

The smell is prob. bits of the weld burning off. When I had my exhaust installed, my car looked like is was spewing blue smoke. I took it back to the shop and the guy said it was the welding material that was burning off......it went away after a day. That might be where the smell is coming from. Don't know.

djfetus · 08-03-2005, 12:44 AM

who here likes the smell of gas? i want to take a survey
yes or no?

1.)dj fetus yes