Weird smell.......dont know..????

[markv]

Here's another one people.

Whenever I rev or race my engine it always gets this weird smell like something burning. But nothing is ever acctually burning.

I tried taking off the subaru logoed cover that goes over the starter and covers the inter cooler partially, but the problem still persisted after a week.

If it is just me driving my 06 LGT too hard just tell me. Or maybe I just need to uprade some of the stock stuff.

[Wiscon_Mark]

Are you launching hard? It might be the clutch.

[deadlydave]

It doesn't smell like burning coolant does it?

I'm thinking it could be brakes too. Or the vtec's you smoked.

[blackgtbeauty]

How many miles are on the car? Are you breaking it in properly?

[GrassyKnoll]

Are you launching hard? It might be the clutch.

My guess is clutch. That's the only strange smell I've gotten from my experience in Legacys

[SilentRacer]

I have a similar smell when I drive fast and then park, my muffler also makes a whisteling noise for a while after. I don't think its anything to worry about since it only happens when you give take your engine into the higher rev range. Subarus run rich anyway.

[markv]

well...it not the coolant. The brakes are fine. I think it is the clutch because there are times i have to say that I stupidly hit the gas while foots on the clutch and the clutch some how gets pulled in as i accelerate and the rpms go up to 5 or so.........

my legacy is well broken in ....i think....i have put on 7600 miles or so in like 8 months i think ( driving back and forth to school everyday (30-40 minutes to get there.))

But yea I think i may just be burning the clutch a lot...because in the are where i go to school theres a lot of traffic, and so im using the clutch constantly....if not holding it too much....

[Wiscon_Mark]

You should never smell the clutch (even in heavy traffic) if you're driving it properly and nicely.

[markv]

ok guys once agian you haven't failed me. thanks a bunch.