mustanggt03girl

I have owned a 2003 Mustang GT for 14 years. At least 10 of those years I had an off-road H pipe setup. Anybody has who has had an off-road pipe setup has experienced the gas fumes.

I bring this up for one important reason. I am under the age of 40 and I have been diagnosed with a blood cancer. And blood cancers can be linked to benzene... AKA gas fumes. For ten years I subjected myself to gas fumes... for a sexy sounding car. And recently I've asked myself was it worth it? I've come to the conclusion.. yes...because I had very much fun for those 10 years and for other reasons.

But, I did decided that I should probably warn other people who may not be thinking of this. Did the gas fumes in my Mustang with modified exhaust cause my cancer... I will never know. But it is definitely possible. And maybe even likely.. considering the distance I drove every day.

At the risk of being attacked by many people I have to warn you that if you make the decision to install an exhaust system that exposes you to gas fumes... you may be exposing yourself to a risk of cancer.

If you have any questions feel free to ask me.

socal57chevy

That sucks no matter how you slice it.

GetRekt

Never really thought about it till now. When I drive my fox I come in the house and notice I smell like gas... I also run dumps on my ca, maybe I shouldn't.. Prayers to you and your family!

mustanggt03girl

Thank you. I also used to smell like gas...the smell would get stuck in my hair and it would stay there all day. I was driving at least 60 miles a day for a few of those years. It may be only a coincidence, but when you google benzene exposure and leukemia there is lots of information about it. I also didn't think about it until afterwards.

99GTvert

Is that hereditary? I mean surely you could look at some things to help pinpoint if that would in fact contribute. I am assuming you work, so was your work environment possibly hazardous? Or at home, old paints on the walls or some ****?

I have the O/R H on the 99 but a couple hundred more bucks for high flow cats for this issue doesn't sound like a bad idea.

mustanggt03girl

In my case it is not hereditary. That was confirmed when I had blood work done that showed I had an acquired genetic mutation leading to my cancer...meaning I was not born with this genetic mutation. Something I was exposed to caused this. There are many possibilities but when you look at leukemia risk factors benzene exposure is always listed.

I do have a job where I am exposed to a small amount of radiation when I take X-rays on a patient. It is possible that this also contributed.

There are tons of people out there driving around with modified exhaust that don't get cancer. But if you are driving a lot of miles or you have kids in your car then you might want to think twice.