Funny smell

[Kurtdg19]

I recently replaced my exhaust pipe and muffler on my 88 firebird with new ones and they sound great and much quieter than before. The only problem is that when I rev my car high in the rpm band I can smell an odd odor in my car. It never did it with the old exhaust, only after I put on the new one. I'm not entirly sure what it is because it boggles me since it never happened before. I honestly cannot see how adding new pipes and muffler would create this odd smell. I've checked to see if their are any leaks, and I cannot find any anywhere. Can anybody help me out on this? I'm semi knowledgable about cars, and I pretty much do my own work unless its impossible for me to do (lack of tools and such). If anybody has any input on this please help me out. Thanks.

[CraigFL]

Many new exhaust systems smell until you burn out all the oil, paper labels, weld flux and any othe contaminants inside/outside the pipes. THis may take several months so I wouldn't worry about it for now...

[Kurtdg19]

Originally Posted by CraigFL

Many new exhaust systems smell until you burn out all the oil, paper labels, weld flux and any othe contaminants inside/outside the pipes. THis may take several months so I wouldn't worry about it for now...

Now that you mention it, it does make sense. Thanks, I was worried that it was somthing worse.