bad smell from engine bay, just installed exhaust...??

[chmercer]

Just installed my megan racing dp and catback, using the stock gutted cat pipe, on my s14. Now i get this funky smell that smells kindof like burning clutch from my engine bay. No smoke comming from anywhere. I noticed on the exhaust that there was kindof a waxy coating on the inside of the pipes. I am hoping that this is just burning off? otherwise somthing is seriously messed up with my car. any ideas

[easymmkay240sx]

smell the exhaust coming from the muffler and check to see if it has that same smell or smells odd...

[[Zero-S]]

Yeah thats right, sniff your exhaust I highly doubt anything bad happened to your car, it might be exactly what you said, the waxy coating getting burnt off.

[easymmkay240sx]

well, I didn't mean stick his nose in the muffler and take a big whiff :P

Just meant take a little sniff and see if it smells odd

[chmercer]

already did (im a smart one, smelling exhaust) i couldnt really smell it comming out of the back, smelt like regular no cat exhaust. I hadnt been driving for long so maybe only the dp heated up enough to burn the coating and the rest of the pipes were still cold enough...? *fingers crossed*

[navysnail]

just go for a nice, long drive and when you get back, see if it is still doing it. probobly a coating on the inside to prevent rust before you put it on your car.

[extheflow]

gaskets do that too.it'll quit burning after running for awhile

[chmercer]

whew ok burning smells from the engine always get me a bit nervous hehe, thanks for the info guys.

[whiterps13]

yea im almost sure its the gaskets...

[Tweaky_Tom]

A few months ago i had been working on my 240 all day and noticed a smell from underneath the car. I couldn't figure out what it was for like 2 hours. Finally i took a break. Ate lunch and showered. Came back and the smell was gone. Thank god, that was some nasty funk.