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02-07-2008 12:07 AM by
chansaephanh
I just did a 4k launch on my 04 wrx. I launched it mulitple times before and it never smelled this bad before. Is this normal?
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02-07-2008 12:28 AM by
camshaft06
That is probably some burnt clutch you smell.
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02-07-2008 12:50 AM by
lllvietnaml
yeah man, im pretty sure you burned out the clutch....OUCH
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02-07-2008 12:50 AM by
chansaephanh
is that bad? i drove around and stuff it feels fine just that smell is really bad.
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02-07-2008 01:03 AM by
CF-Ninja
Well you didn't completely burn it out if you said it still feels like it did... You defiantly shaved some of its life away though.
Lesson of the day... Don't do 4k drops if you don't know what your doing and what you are damaging.
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02-07-2008 01:09 AM by
chansaephanh
i sure did learn my lesson !
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02-07-2008 01:12 AM by
boostdsuby8
I assume you just dumped the clutch?
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02-07-2008 01:12 AM by
socomcaptain05
Ugh. did this last month. Keep the windows down. It probably sunk in to your interior and is lingering bad. It should go away withing 48 hrs.
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02-07-2008 01:13 AM by
raffytaffy
ibclutch
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08-01-2008 10:23 AM by
jobber
burnt clutch does not smell like rubber. which is it, rubber or clutch lining?
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08-01-2008 11:02 AM by
Kean
^^^^ ....and clutch lining smells similiar to overheated brake linings in case you're not familiar with the odor.
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08-01-2008 11:24 AM by
Subie Gal
burnt clutch smells uhhhhhhhh... awful
If you care about your car in any way - stop the clutch dumps
sooner or later something's gonna give
either your clutch, or your tranny
either way you'll be out $500 +.....
Jamie
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08-01-2008 06:15 PM by
mugenXP
1. tranny breaks
2. "omg tranny is weak! i was just cruising!"
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08-01-2008 07:10 PM by
STINOMORMONEY
yea thats why if you are practicing launching wait till you want ot replace the clutch and the ndo it although you might hurt the tranny so be careful or do what i did and borrow your friends wrx
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08-01-2008 09:39 PM by
rkramer
some clutches do smell like rubber, but subaru OEM ones smell like old garbage. Burnt rubber smell could also be one of the accessory belts slipping.
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08-01-2008 10:44 PM by
Web Foot STi
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Subie Gal
burnt clutch smells uhhhhhhhh... awful
If you care about your car in any way - stop the clutch dumps
sooner or later something's gonna give
either your clutch, or your tranny
either way you'll be out $500 +.....
Jamie
LOL,
You sold me the parts. "No VIN number needed, STi's are easy." PDX tuning did the install.
I think I killed my clutch backing up my driveway...
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