this doesnt pertain to third gens specifically but it is a tech question......when someone floors it in front of you on the highway and you smell that rotten egg smell.......i know this is caused by the catalytic converter but by what process is it attained and what is it you are actually smelling?

 

vader? anyone know?

 

It's sulfur that you're smelling if I'm remembering correctly. And I hear that is signs of a clogging cat. Though I'm not sure, cause soon as I put a new one on I got that smell.

 

alone the same lines.... i hit the speed govener in my car at 130 the other night... it was only there for a second and i started to smell something funny.... any ideas? it didn't really smell like clutch or oil....

 

Probably your rings melting



Speed limiter means your fuel is cutt off, which means lean, which means dont hit your speed limiter.

Where in the northern oregon area did you find enough road to even hit your speed limiter

 

What you are smelling is sulfur dioxide gas, and is the result of a very HOT cat converter, not necessarily a clogged one. It is actually over-converting the exhaust gasses, since the optimal operating temperaure of a catalyst bed is somewhere between 500-1,600°F. Temperatures approaching or exceeding the 1,600° level can cause conversion to sulfur dioxide instead of CO², O², and water vapor, like a good cat should.

 

I did it around 1:00 am on I5 near albany... gotta picture of it too, after i hit the govener though I guess i'll have to remove the govener next time i burn a chip... or maybe lower it to about 70 so i don't ever speed again??!

WARNING 443kb http://www.onid.orst.edu/~galvinb/whatthe.JPG

Thanks vader... I can see it all clearly now!

 

If you listen closely..... you can hear your car say "Ouch ouch stop it"

 

It felt solid as a rock at 120. No shakes or anything.. just the same as going 60..... I think the 1LE supspension probably has something to do with that.... once i got up to around 128 or so it started to hop a little bit, then i hit the govener and heard funny noises so i backed off.

 

Mmmm 1LE


Come down here so I can touch your car

 

you can see it! http://www.onid.orst.edu/~galvinb/myweb/veronica.htm

 

Cool, decent car.

Next time I buzz through Ptown we oughta have a quick show down

 

i knew vader would answer it, thnx

 

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