Burning smell after a full throttle pull

[ChangeYourOil]

Hey! Car was sitting for almost 2 months in garage. Had to charge the battery. It was drained.

Took it out for a ride. Fully warmed up. I started pushing it. The second time I did a pull, I was full throttle from 2nd to 3rd. Then I thought I saw a cop in the opposite lane. So I hit the brakes, went from about 73 down to 59. Then a few seconds later I smelled a burning smell. Kind of like exhaust metal and rubber. Like someone did a burnout. Very weird.

The smell lasted about 20-30 seconds while driving. Front windows were open an inch.

I drove normal and went back around to do 2 more pulls. No smell or anything.

Anyone else experience this after the car has been sitting? Not sure if it was the brakes, or clutch, or something else.

Car has ~1800 miles.

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[cryptolime]

sounds like clutch smell

 

[ChangeYourOil]

Could be. I have never smelled clutch before. So I wouldn't know what to smell for.

Just don't know how a clutch can slip in the middle of a gear. Car was pulling hard. Probably the second time I did full throttle pull like that all the way up to the redline beep in its life. All other pulls were 80% - 100% but not to the beep sound. I usually do a couple pulls everytime I take it out (which, unfortunately, is not often at all)

 

[AZCWTypeR]

I wouldn't be concerned unless it happens repeatedly. Might have been another car or dirt/debris burning off your exhaust.

 

[tacthecat]

or ... brakes heating up after sitting for months. As it went away i wouldn't worry about it unless it happens again. (If this is a new CTR you wouldn't be burning the clutch unless you're "riding it" (not releasing it fully).)

 

[Higgs Boson]

2 months.....you cooked the mouse nest.

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