I went WOT on the highway once, and after i passed 3rd gear, and kept pulling in 4th gear, at about 130-140 there was a burning smell... cant really explain it, but didnt smell good :P

what can that be from? i had ****ty tires, can that be why? it never does this unless i'm going pretty farking fast...

(yeah i know going that fast isnt smart, but i was curious whats the fastest i can go, and i let go after i smelt that thing)

 

You could have a brake pad thats hung up just a little...

 

very possible....

thx

 

Weak clutch(es) maybe?

 

What kind of tres do you have, and more importantly what speed rating are they??

Brakes sound like a good possibility.

 

Did it smell like burning plastic? Coming from INSIDE the car? With that long of a period of WOT, I bet the heater core box in the engine bay started to get a bit warm. I know mine does after just a short drive on the highway (3200rpm at 60), but thats with longtubes that come very close to that box.

Kyle

 

Sounds like an automatic to me. check the fluid and make sure it is still red.

 

Thats another very distinct possibility if the fluid is not red or smells burnt you could have some other problems...but generally a tranny will give you a sign that its not working properly...a little slow between shifts and themotor will rev up slightly...but still worth checking into.

 

I'll check the fluid...

my tranny was rebuilt i think... cuz at 96K miles, its shifting better than my roomates's 30K mile 98 z

i chirp tires all the time

there was also a speker wire that the prev person put on that i noticed melted into the back of engine (which i need to take out :P) but that wouldnt make it smell only if i'm going real fast...

the tires i had were T rated, and when i took it to the tire place they said i could have gotten a blow out if i went another day with them (inside was ripped he said)

now i have W rated tires

I'll go check the fluid now

 

oh yeah, and what is it supposed to smell like

 

If it was more like a rotten eggs smell it may be coming from the catalytic converter.

 

130? Better check your shorts.

 

My oil temp gauge usually reads 220F but when I pegged my speedo (155MPH +), it registered 260F+ and had that burning smell. It's an A4, but the tranny held up for another 50thous miles, so I doubt any damage done to the tranny. I guess the higher engine temps just burned the gaskets like valve cover and other simple stuff.

 

haha you could be smelling your valvetrain burning up...

 

that would be RPM based though

and it better not be my valvetrain

hope its nothing important... i barely do 130+ anyways, i usually shut off after 100 unless i'm going berserk