race parts aroma therapy

Woodfin · 11-10-2016, 12:26 PM

I like the smell of a new cam when still in the box. The protection/shipping oil aroma gives me a smile and calming effect.

Like walking into a hardware store or tire store, O the simple pleasures.

FireSale · 11-10-2016, 01:02 PM

Maybe. But filing my taxes in those nice sized Summit boxes is still filing my taxes...

Aubrey N Bruneau · 11-10-2016, 01:31 PM

HEE HEE !!!... nailed it, on both accounts

gear oil ?
not so much

Alan Nyhus · 11-10-2016, 02:39 PM

C12 exhaust, aerosol brake cleaner and the smell from a carb kit when you crack the plastic open.

-Al

Julie Jordan · 11-10-2016, 03:36 PM

Before Dad sold his shop this spring, I used to go out every Friday morning around 6:30 to pay bills, do the bookkeeping. The shop smells were just as comforting to me as an apple pie baking in the kitchen. Grease, gas fumes, solvents....ahhhh!

Woodfin · 11-10-2016, 05:13 PM

Julie, Yes and understand.

brian schuetta · 11-11-2016, 09:39 AM

Glad I read this post, I don't feel alone anymore.

Dave Gantz · 11-11-2016, 10:08 AM

Woodfin, I hope you don't mind me adding something from an aural standpoint:
Years ago, I was standing in the staging lanes at Maple Grove. The only car in the lanes was the Lydon and Johnson Hemi 'Cuda. It was the only car at the track running at the time, no driver or anyone near it.
I stood behind it, I could see the tach reading 1800 rpm's. Smelling that race gas and listening to that idle was awesome! I could've stood there for hours!

Woodfin · 11-11-2016, 10:23 AM

Dave, such things are our soul touching music.

MANY times when I am alone at the shop I will fire up the Super 10 and just listen to that super stocker idle.

Man O Man, what fine music.

Dave Gantz · 11-11-2016, 11:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Woodfin

Dave, such things are our soul touching music.

MANY times when I am alone at the shop I will fire up the Super 10 and just listen to that super stocker idle.

Man O Man, what fine music.

"The Internal Combustion Orchestra."

11-10-2016, 12:26 PM	#1
Woodfin Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Kilgore TX Posts: 512 Likes: 8 Liked 213 Times in 88 Posts	race parts aroma therapy I like the smell of a new cam when still in the box. The protection/shipping oil aroma gives me a smile and calming effect. Like walking into a hardware store or tire store, O the simple pleasures.

11-10-2016, 01:02 PM	#2
FireSale VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Lakewood Washington Posts: 1,407 Likes: 29 Liked 237 Times in 126 Posts	Re: race parts aroma therapy Maybe. But filing my taxes in those nice sized Summit boxes is still filing my taxes... __________________ Dale Shearon 68 Mustang 6394

11-10-2016, 01:31 PM	#3
Aubrey N Bruneau Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: South Eastern Alberta, Canada Posts: 311 Likes: 6 Liked 7 Times in 3 Posts	Re: race parts aroma therapy HEE HEE !!!... nailed it, on both accounts gear oil ? not so much __________________ Aubrey N Bruneau 6409 C/S 62 BelAir sport coupe, 409 HP 409

11-10-2016, 02:39 PM	#4
Alan Nyhus VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Lower Dakota territory Posts: 1,180 Likes: 1,074 Liked 799 Times in 236 Posts	Re: race parts aroma therapy C12 exhaust, aerosol brake cleaner and the smell from a carb kit when you crack the plastic open. -Al __________________ "That'll never work....."

11-10-2016, 03:36 PM	#5
Julie Jordan Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Modesto, CA Posts: 635 Likes: 90 Liked 498 Times in 90 Posts	Re: race parts aroma therapy Before Dad sold his shop this spring, I used to go out every Friday morning around 6:30 to pay bills, do the bookkeeping. The shop smells were just as comforting to me as an apple pie baking in the kitchen. Grease, gas fumes, solvents....ahhhh! __________________ Julie Jordan 7549 STK

11-10-2016, 05:13 PM	#6
Woodfin Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Kilgore TX Posts: 512 Likes: 8 Liked 213 Times in 88 Posts	Re: race parts aroma therapy Julie, Yes and understand.

11-11-2016, 09:39 AM	#7
brian schuetta Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: san antonio tx Posts: 259 Likes: 5 Liked 28 Times in 15 Posts	Re: race parts aroma therapy Glad I read this post, I don't feel alone anymore.

11-11-2016, 10:08 AM	#8
Dave Gantz Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Verrry South Jersey Posts: 537 Likes: 134 Liked 251 Times in 125 Posts	Re: race parts aroma therapy Woodfin, I hope you don't mind me adding something from an aural standpoint: Years ago, I was standing in the staging lanes at Maple Grove. The only car in the lanes was the Lydon and Johnson Hemi 'Cuda. It was the only car at the track running at the time, no driver or anyone near it. I stood behind it, I could see the tach reading 1800 rpm's. Smelling that race gas and listening to that idle was awesome! I could've stood there for hours!

11-11-2016, 10:23 AM	#9
Woodfin Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Kilgore TX Posts: 512 Likes: 8 Liked 213 Times in 88 Posts	Re: race parts aroma therapy Dave, such things are our soul touching music. MANY times when I am alone at the shop I will fire up the Super 10 and just listen to that super stocker idle. Man O Man, what fine music.