so i get this smell after driving my car to red line a couple times, a burning smell. i don't believe its breaks or anything like that and its very faint i can only smell it for about 10 seconds or so when stopped. i normally notice it when i get home and get out of the car to walk in the house. also my car burns hardly any oil... anyone else get this?? something to worry about?

 

That sir, is the smell of your clutch.

 

true... but how can i be sure? its just like a mild burning doesn't seem like that horrible clutch smell everyone is always talking about... but you could be right... is there any way to be sure? or am i driving wrong... perhaps need a new clutch?

edit: id like to mention i don't believe iv ever smelled the clutch burning before so i would have no clue lol

 

How long have you been driving a manual?

I let my ex-gf drive my S yesterday and she burned the hell out of my clutch (I'm getting a new one put in with my current turbo install so I didn't care) because it was her first time.

 

lol not very long at all few months. i mean i picked it up quickly because i have ridden bikes all my life, iv just never smelled anything even when i was learning to start on hills and stuff i kinda just got it by the 4th day driving it i was practicing heal toe rev matching and stuff idk i just dont think iv ever smelled it... maybe im crazy...???

 

as far as it slipping in higher rpms due to my clutch going out i have no clue i bought my car second hand... iv never launch it or anything like that im very careful with it

 

lol that's your clutch!

 

Ding, ding, ding we have a winner





[quote name='afwfjustin' date='Mar 17 2007, 12:03 AM']How long have you been driving a manual?

 

And her last.

 

lol

It was, I only let her as I dropped my car off at my turbo installer later that night and a new one is going in anyway. There's no way a newb is going to drive on the new one