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Ok so I was driving to work everything was good to go. I get off the interstate and stop at a light. When I went to take off the engine sounded like a wrx boxer engine. I can smell fuel and the car is running like crap and has reduced power. No check engine lights oil pressure is good cooling temp is normal. Fuel pressure is normal. No signs of a fuel leak. I can really smell the fuel from the tail pipe extra strong.

It's consuming gas at an alarming rate a quarter tank in 40 miles.

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Ok so I was driving to work everything was good to go. I get off the interstate and stop at a light. When I went to take off the engine sounded like a wrx boxer engine. I can smell fuel and the car is running like crap and has reduced power. No check engine lights oil pressure is good cooling temp is normal. Fuel pressure is normal. No signs of a fuel leak. I can really smell the fuel from the tail pipe extra strong.

It's consuming gas at an alarming rate a quarter tank in 40 miles.

Blown 383 stroker upgraded everything.
Have you used the DIC to check for codes? Running that bad it should set some codes. Surprised you didn't get a CEL due to one or more O2 sensors indicating a problem unless a tune has done something strange to their settings.

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check your codes. Get a stethoscope, and listen to the valve covers. A broken valve spring, will not always throw a miss code.
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Fair enough. I wonder why I'm smelling fuel though only real strong from the passenger side
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Fair enough. I wonder why I'm smelling fuel though only real strong from the passenger side
If no codes, pull your plugs, and see if you can isolate to a cylinder.
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Fuel Filter!!!

Smelled gas big time. Fuel consumption went crazy.
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Fuel Filter!!!

Smelled gas big time. Fuel consumption went crazy.
Did it run like crap too?
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