How hot do the OEM muffler tips get?
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How hot do the OEM muffler tips get?
Let's say the car is driven pretty hard for a good 20 minutes. How hot can the exhaust tips get? Can you touch them immediately after a good drive, or are they too hot for that?
I'm guessing they don't get too hot. I'd test it myself, lol, but I don't have a stock exhaust on my car.
I'm guessing they don't get too hot. I'd test it myself, lol, but I don't have a stock exhaust on my car.
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Originally Posted by simpson
the tips do not get that hot. it is the piping that takes all the heat. if i had to say a temp i would say that they stay under 90 and thats only because it is that hot outside.
Can someone go touch their exhaust tips after driving to work/lunch/home today? Report back here.
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Originally Posted by aHero4Eternity
Let's say the car is driven pretty hard for a good 20 minutes. How hot can the exhaust tips get? Can you touch them immediately after a good drive, or are they too hot for that?
I'm guessing they don't get too hot. I'd test it myself, lol, but I don't have a stock exhaust on my car.
I'm guessing they don't get too hot. I'd test it myself, lol, but I don't have a stock exhaust on my car.
sprinkle some water and you'll see how hot they get.
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speaking from experience on other cars, since i'ven't had to mess with the exhaust on this car yet, i would expect temps in the range of 120-150F. hot to the touch, but not terrible. (not compared to the charcoal-chimney i grazed on the weekend, gonna take a while for that burn to heal...).
and if anyone is gonna test, check the radiant heat first, or even better use an infra-red thermometer,(maybe i'll borrow the one from work).
and if anyone is gonna test, check the radiant heat first, or even better use an infra-red thermometer,(maybe i'll borrow the one from work).
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my guess is it would be pretty hot, maybe not as hot a single tipped lightweight muffler, but even double walled tipped OEM exhaust will get really hot.
The WORST is plastic bags on the street. When I had my OEM exhaust chain, I caught a plastic dry cleaner sheet thingy. It got all over both cat's heat shield and the y pipe. I immediately ordered Power Enterprise HFC's, Tanabe Y, and Amuse exhaust.
Anyways, the smell was awful as the plastic slowly burned away. I took it to my tech, and he was like, let's torch it!! I was like cool, He used a torch and burned the plastic off almost completely. The heat shield were a little scalded, but I didn't care cuz I was going aftermarket.
So avoid plastic bags on the street!
Oh, and for those with titanium tip exhaust, don't touch them, cuz your fingerprints could "burn in".
The WORST is plastic bags on the street. When I had my OEM exhaust chain, I caught a plastic dry cleaner sheet thingy. It got all over both cat's heat shield and the y pipe. I immediately ordered Power Enterprise HFC's, Tanabe Y, and Amuse exhaust.
Anyways, the smell was awful as the plastic slowly burned away. I took it to my tech, and he was like, let's torch it!! I was like cool, He used a torch and burned the plastic off almost completely. The heat shield were a little scalded, but I didn't care cuz I was going aftermarket.
So avoid plastic bags on the street!
Oh, and for those with titanium tip exhaust, don't touch them, cuz your fingerprints could "burn in".
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Originally Posted by jonnylaw
my guess is it would be pretty hot, maybe not as hot a single tipped lightweight muffler, but even double walled tipped OEM exhaust will get really hot.
The WORST is plastic bags on the street. When I had my OEM exhaust chain, I caught a plastic dry cleaner sheet thingy. It got all over both cat's heat shield and the y pipe. I immediately ordered Power Enterprise HFC's, Tanabe Y, and Amuse exhaust.
Anyways, the smell was awful as the plastic slowly burned away. I took it to my tech, and he was like, let's torch it!! I was like cool, He used a torch and burned the plastic off almost completely. The heat shield were a little scalded, but I didn't care cuz I was going aftermarket.
So avoid plastic bags on the street!
Oh, and for those with titanium tip exhaust, don't touch them, cuz your fingerprints could "burn in".
The WORST is plastic bags on the street. When I had my OEM exhaust chain, I caught a plastic dry cleaner sheet thingy. It got all over both cat's heat shield and the y pipe. I immediately ordered Power Enterprise HFC's, Tanabe Y, and Amuse exhaust.
Anyways, the smell was awful as the plastic slowly burned away. I took it to my tech, and he was like, let's torch it!! I was like cool, He used a torch and burned the plastic off almost completely. The heat shield were a little scalded, but I didn't care cuz I was going aftermarket.
So avoid plastic bags on the street!
Oh, and for those with titanium tip exhaust, don't touch them, cuz your fingerprints could "burn in".
I'm just wondering if it's the same with the stock exhaust tips.