Burning smell at higher rpm

[paudashlake]

In my 04 ls hatchback with 64k, when I am either passing someone or going up a hill at over 3500 rpm, I get a horrific smell. It smells sort of like burning oil or metal or rubber or something. I have had this problem since I got the car in October. When I first got it, the oil was kinda high. So I figured it was just that. But I have since changed my oil and it is still stinking. I just have no idea what the smell is coming from since nothing looks to be burned under the hood. Is this something I need to be worrying about? What is making the stench?

[Pickles]

Burning oil, rubber and metal all have completely different smells. If you could elaborate more on the smell we may be able to help

[Pickles]

Also, auto or manual trans?

[paudashlake]

It is an automatic. The smell is difficult to describe. I can't really associate or with anything I have previously smelled.
another person told me it smells like a burning fluid of some sort.

[kevin7898]

check your exhast system to see if anything is rubbing or close to rubbing.

[Pickles]

check your exhast system to see if anything is rubbing or close to rubbing.

start here^^
Also, constantly be on the lookout for any amounts of fluid under the car

[sarahsideways]

Why smell? Because racecar.

[paudashlake]

There has never been any fluid of any sort leaking from the car. What exactly should I be checking in regards to the exhaust? Where should I start, what should I be looking for, etc?

[petrified.rabbit]

bad smell can be associated with a cat going bad, however without knowing the car, it could be anything from a minor brakes and exhaust issue, to burning oil and cat.

I would suggest checking for oil on the spark plug wires as well.

[paudashlake]

I checked to the best of my ability but didn't see anything rubbing. There was a little oil on he spark plugs when I was replacing the timing belt, but I thought replacing the gasket fixed that.