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Jul 29, 2002

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smells like hose burning

i got my thermal r&d install today, and it smells like a hose is burning or something is when i take it out for a spin, then stop. any ideas?

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nothing to worry about..all new exhaust do this no matte rthe brand...it is just the oils coating burning off....will go away after a week or so.

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Yeah, I would give that about a week. Its normal when you put on a new exaust system.

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My Thermal R&D rear smelled like that too. The smell went away in less than a week.

haha, the first thing I thought was "Crap, I forgot to check if they stuffed anything in the intake end of the pipe." I was so rushed to install it, I didn't bother to check. [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-blush.gif[/IMG]