if between gears you're not completely disengauging the clutch before pushing the gas, and if you're not engauging it fast enough when starting from a stop. Either that, or if you bring it high in the RPM frequently, then you'll also tend to burn it. Your stock clutch tends to be finicky.

more than likely, it's either your clutch or you have a small leak somwhere. Though, if there's none on the floor, and you don't visibly see any, then, I'd say it's unlikely. Check your oil level, you may be burning more than you think, and may be running a little low.

To make sure you're not beating up on your clutch, drive it around, but make sure you aren't pushing the gas at all what so ever when you have your foot on the clutch. And when you're starting off at lights, make sure that you let go of the clutch completely once the car is moving. Once you've driven around really carfully, go back to your garage, and see if it still has the same smell. If so, it might be a prob, might not, take it in to acura. If it doesn't have that smell after babying it, then you just need a litlte more getting used to the car. It's not out of the ordinary to have to get used to a car, but just don't take too long or make bad habits, it can be really bad for your car.

Good luck with it,
Aj