carbon on exhaust tips
carbon on exhaust tips I have some aftermarket SS tips - similar to the magnalow ones......I can clean them off, then about a hour of driving they are pretty dirty again.....does the same happen with you guys...or is my car running lean or something?
Are you running an intake? Tuned? If so, chances are likely you're running lean, as you suggest, and the engine is enrichening the fuel deliver to compensate. I had the same problem when I installed the Magnaflow system. Those monster tips with the lip on the end always collected a lot of soot, but then I dialed in the tune and it was better.
Now, I'm no longer tuned, but still have the K&N. The new TBSS tips I installed don't seem to collect as much as the others did.
Now, I'm no longer tuned, but still have the K&N. The new TBSS tips I installed don't seem to collect as much as the others did.
Are you running an intake? Tuned? If so, chances are likely you're running lean, as you suggest, and the engine is enrichening the fuel deliver to compensate. I had the same problem when I installed the Magnaflow system. Those monster tips with the lip on the end always collected a lot of soot, but then I dialed in the tune and it was better.
Now, I'm no longer tuned, but still have the K&N. The new TBSS tips I installed don't seem to collect as much as the others did.
Now, I'm no longer tuned, but still have the K&N. The new TBSS tips I installed don't seem to collect as much as the others did.
Yes i do have a intake and no tune yet....but it was that way before the intake also......i am getting tuned soon though.
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He sold it. Can't recall if it was to someone here or over at NAIOA.com. I wanna say it was someone here. On a side note, semi-related to the original topic, is there anything in particular that's good to use to get that crap off and get the tips all shiny again?
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Yeah, Bill, i sold it to EmersonHart, iirc. Had no use for it over the winter and had better things to do with a couple hundred bucks at the time. With no TCM in sight, I figured I would eventually snag HPtuners...and may still do so.
I always used windex on the tips and then shined them up with metal polish. I'm using EagleOne Wadding polish on the tips atm...well, not ATM, considering I haven't really WASHED her myself in months.
I always used windex on the tips and then shined them up with metal polish. I'm using EagleOne Wadding polish on the tips atm...well, not ATM, considering I haven't really WASHED her myself in months.
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All cars come running rich from the manufacture, this helps lower emission standards doesn't it? I always use Mr. Clean Magic Eraser on my rims and tips and it works great. I might have cancer when I'm 45 because of it, but hell I'm a smoker so that will probably happen any way.
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