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My car is pretty smelly and it's rather annoying as I like to daily drive. The engine (3.0L with Webers) is probably in need of a rebuild, thus burning oil, and there are no cats. Even though I did the /6 conversion myself I'm not really interested in doing a full engine rebuild myself. Paying somebody 10k minimum doesn't excite me either.
I've always had a dream of building an electric car but that's $$$. You can also buy a brand new LS3 engine for less than 8k. I could always sell my complete 3.0L along with the /6 conversion parts to fund a different engine project. Just playing around with ideas. I might not do anything at all and just deal with it. Any thoughts? |
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Senior Member ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 527 Joined: 9-November 03 From: Southeast of Seattle Member No.: 1,323 Region Association: Pacific Northwest ![]() ![]() |
Is the smell oil or fuel? The Webers will certainly smell much more than a fuel injection system as they're vented to the air (especially with today's fuels). You may want to consider converting to a fuel injection system and sell the Webers to help offset the cost of the conversion. I personally would recommend keeping the Porsche engine in the car. This is the first question you need to answer for yourself, it leads to the options that will solve the root of the problem. FI is a great solution to fuel smell caused by carbs and there are systems that retain individual throttle bodies and the crisp throttle response you have with the carbs. They also enable a more precise fuel curve which helps with drivability, cold start, fuel economy, etc. If it's an oil burning smell then it's likely leaks like others have said and you can tackle most with limited mechanicing experience. Good luck and keep us posted. |
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