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      05-11-2022, 06:08 PM   #1
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Exhaust smell

So I have been noticing the rotten egg exhaust smell from my car when I put load on it like going up a long hill or accelerating hard. I currently have 80,000 miles. Its 2016 340 with Stage 1 bootmod. Any suggestions on how to remedy the problem? Gonna change the plugs to see if that helps.
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      05-11-2022, 06:10 PM   #2
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So I have been noticing the rotten egg exhaust smell from my car when I put load on it like going up a long hill or accelerating hard. I currently have 80,000 miles. Its 2016 340 with Stage 1 bootmod. Any suggestions on how to remedy the problem? Gonna change the plugs to see if that helps.
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Could be a clogged cat
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      05-11-2022, 07:19 PM   #3
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Have you checked for any codes? Rotten egg is something misbehaving which messes up the emissions.
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      05-11-2022, 09:45 PM   #4
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I have no codes, and the car seems to run fine, plenty of power. Would a clogged cat sap some power?
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I have 88,500 and I have rotten egg smell and Catalyst Efficiency Below Threshold error code twice. Just bought a like-new cat. My having too much fun with MPPSK probably melted my cat.

Your best bet is to buy another cat before it becomes a bigger problem.
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I had a similar rotten egg smell after less than a year on the CTS catted downpipe. Threw no errors because the tune coded out the CEL. Power was slightly less, but nothing you would realize in day to day. When I took it off, the cat was melting together, replaced with an AA dp and smell was completely gone.
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A rotten egg smell is indicative of a failed/failing cat. Changing the plugs won't do anything, your tune melted your cat core most likely. Get a high quality HJS sport cat from a company like fabspeed and you won't have any issues.
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