Smells after new exhaust?

[crusader33x]

Wsup. I had a new muffler and pipe installed from the cat today, and i drove it around a couple of hours today - however i noticed, there's a burning smell coming from under the car now?! seems to be getting less, but ill have to check it our more tommorow....i wondered if its because its new, but i never had this happen the last 2 times i had my exhaust changed so it is a bit distressing. anyone have a similar experience?

[curtis73]

Very normal. It will go away in a week or so. The aluminized coating and leftover chemicals from the steel manufacturing burn off. Plus you have greasy handprints from the installer burning off.

[Steel]

And the labels as well. They use the stickiest stickers to adhere the labels onto exhausts, and those have to burn off as well.

[crusader33x]

cool, thats a relief, thanks again guys!

[MooseNelson]

But what about emissions testing? I just ordered a new catalytic today once that's in I'm taking it for inspection. literally driving it across the street.

We'll see...

[UncleBob]

the smell is cosmolene (sp) which prevents steel from rusting. It has no effect on emissions.

[MooseNelson]

thanks, awesome.