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Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 4:36 pm |
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Joined: Jul 03, 2012 Posts: 4
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Location: essex
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had complete exhaust system fitted today on 206 gti now its really hot after a couple of miles anyone know if this is normal or should it be looked at again 
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Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 4:37 pm |
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Joined: Feb 08, 2010 Posts: 5113
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It's an exhaust. If it's not hot, there's something wrong
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Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 4:50 pm |
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Joined: Jul 03, 2012 Posts: 4
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Location: essex
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just aint sure if its meant to be red hot all the way through to the chrome tail pipe on the back box
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Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 4:56 pm |
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Joined: Feb 08, 2010 Posts: 5113
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Is it actually glowing?
New exhausts have to burn in generally.
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Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 4:59 pm |
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Joined: Jul 21, 2011 Posts: 791
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Location: Bourne, Lincs
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probably just because it's new
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Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 5:00 pm |
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Joined: Jul 03, 2012 Posts: 4
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Location: essex
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not glowing just to hot to touch expect it at the cat not at the back box
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Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 5:02 pm |
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Joined: Feb 08, 2010 Posts: 10151
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it suppose to be hot, that's why somebody has melt their bumper before
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Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 5:05 pm |
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Joined: Feb 08, 2010 Posts: 5113
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Yeah, the back box is supposed to be hot. As Seabook says, it can melt bumpers.
Don't worry about it
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Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 5:06 pm |
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Joined: Jul 03, 2012 Posts: 4
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Location: essex
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did notice bumper had marks on it only got car friday just paranoid what with it being new to me
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Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 5:06 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 2505
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Location: West mids
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Dabamash wrote: |
Is it actually glowing?
New exhausts have to burn in generally. |
That was my thinking may be it's just the coating/baffles inside burning in, I can't say I've ever tried to touch my ss tip when I've bin for a drive as common sense sort of tells you it may be hot lol.
In fact I've know people that have burnt/melted the edges round the exhaust before so maybe they do get quite hot.
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Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 10:57 pm |
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Joined: Feb 21, 2010 Posts: 3945
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Location: basingstoke
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Aint nothing to worry bout mate, there designed to get hot as they have the exhaust gas flowing down them. I hD the s/s tailpipe on my old 206 glowing before where i managed to get it so hot 
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Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 11:41 pm |
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Joined: Nov 21, 2010 Posts: 515
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Location: Oxford
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I have a Janspeed on mine and when it's raining you can hear the hissing as water falls onto the tail pipes lol.
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Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2012 12:44 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 2632
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Location: Rugby,Warwickshire
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It's connected to a combustion engine that is designed to ignite fuel the exhaust takes away all the hot gasses
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Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2012 5:17 pm |
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Joined: Aug 04, 2011 Posts: 1343
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Location: Swindon
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I think meady may be stretching the truth - to see steel glowing, even in darkness, it would need to be at 400°C. If the tail pipe was at 400°C doubt if the bumper survived more than a few seconds.
To be visibly glowing in daylight (depending just how over cast or bright a day it was) it would need to be between 525 and 580°C = 1000°F
Tail pipes do get hot but that hot?
However, a diesel car fitted with DPF doing a regen can reach 600°C in the DPF! Don't park on dry grass or over a painted garage floor and do a forced regen! Nor on your tarmac drive for that matter.
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