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All Japanese import cars run rich mate, my 33 GTS always has a strong smell of unburnt petrol becasue it is tuned for the higher RON japanese fuel; we have a lower octane fuel here so it runs rich.

if its something that concerns you a lot, you can buy a programmable ECU and lean out the mixture a bit. should improve efficiency.

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no, that shouldnt be the case. A simple test to see if you have a fuel leak is when u take off ur fuel filler cap near empty you should get a PHSSST noise... I dont get it in mine and I get a fuel smell coming from the fuel cap. Possible breather hoses have perished I just havnt had time to take all the shit off and find out how to get to it. Anyone know an easy way??

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