Burning smell from new exhaust

twisti

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changed to LTA friendly aftermarket exhaust for my FD1 civic yesterday. is it normal to have some burning smell after changing to new exhaust?
 

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changed to LTA friendly aftermarket exhaust for my FD1 civic yesterday. is it normal to have some burning smell after changing to new exhaust?

If it is a brand new exhaust that is normal. May have some white smoke too. Hope this helps. :)
 

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it's normal.. there might be some oil residue in the exhaust, and also the steel wool burning up.. :o
 
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