Help please weird smell coming from car

[AJ5.0]

Hey guys have a 16 pp GT only has 2600 miles on it. Installed my JLT and Lund tune and everything was going well for about two weeks. Last night while driving home I started to smell a burning rubber odor every time I would come to a stop at each light. I parked the car got out and it smelled but I figured it was maybe just a hiccup. This morning on the way to work I drove it very lightly no hard acceleration or anything. I open my door after parking and sure enough the smell of burning rubber is rampant. Any of you guys know what it can be?

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[AJ5.0]

???

 

[Joe 5.0]

Check if you have an exhaust leak.

I'm not sure what the rubber smell would be though. Other people will chime in.

 

[SkattrBrane]

Where is the smell coming from? Did you open the hood and see if there are signs of anything burning. Could be a tube or something laying against the header. Could also be a rubber grommet or other piece during the conversion that landed on the headers or someplace hot enough to make the smell.

 

[srf52]

...the stock intake air filter housing utilizes a rubber grommet underneath it at the attachment point. As memtioned above that grommet may have possibly been pulled out when the OEM air box was removed and fallen/dropped onto the exhaust manifold.

 

[Higgs Boson]

maybe you ran over a grocery bag

 

[Bartly]

I've heard the engine warranty smells like burnt rubber when it goes bad. Sorry to the OP, couldn't help it.

 

[redline727]

maybe you ran over a grocery bag

This is fairly common. I see it at work every now and then. The bag quickly melts to the exhaust when your run it over, and will continue to burn till it's gone.

 

[GRNGUARD15]

My Catback fit a little to snug next to the plastic undercarriage cover of my car and melted a small part of it. Maybe get under the car and give It a look.

 

[Jeff_oddo]

Check under your car for possibly a bag that stuck to the exhaust pipes. I ran over a plastic bag on the freeway and it stuck to the pipes and melted. Smelled like shit

 

[Sick03L]

maybe you ran over a grocery bag

This... so common

 

[Clink]

maybe you ran over a grocery bag

Fuck those bags made me think my 03 Mach 1 was on fire

 

[AJ5.0]

Update

checked under the car no grocery bag, pinpointed the smell coming from the brakes and my pinpointing was confirmed when I fired up the car and let it idle not moving for 10 minutes no smell was produced but the minute I drive and get on the brakes it starts to smell. My belief is that I had sticking pads/brake drag.

 

[hemistar1]

Updates

Update

checked under the car no grocery bag, pinpointed the smell coming from the brakes and my pinpointing was confirmed when I fired up the car and let it idle not moving for 10 minutes no smell was produced but the minute I drive and get on the brakes it starts to smell. My belief is that I had sticking pads/brake drag.

Any updates?

 

[atekido]

should be easy to figure out do a quick drive and if 1 rotor is a lot hotter than the other you have your answer.

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