people with HKS carbon Ti or titanium exhausts..
01-08-2004, 09:30 AM
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people with HKS carbon Ti or titanium exhausts..
Did your exhaust tip turn blue? I've had mine for 6 months, and it doesnt look any bluer than when I first got it. I've seen some really nice completely blue tips on S2000s.
01-08-2004, 10:22 AM
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same here
mine has the last one inch blued. I'm pretty sure they do that when they're made; and mine hasn't changed in the 8 months i've had it. if you wanna do it yourself, just take it off the car and apply a cutting torch to it, just don't make a hole... haha, i'm teasin; in theory it might work, but i wouldn't do it to mine...
01-08-2004, 07:13 PM
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The exhausts are produced that way. If you didn't buy yours with a blue "flamed" tip, your outta luck. The torch method might work, but I sure as hell wouldn't try it to avoid ruining the tip.
01-08-2004, 09:47 PM
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That color on the tip is made with a blow tourch. Just gently torch the tip. Keep going in circles until you get what you want.
Ti changes color when "burned".
And, the tip never gets that hot by itself to change color.
Ti changes color when "burned".
And, the tip never gets that hot by itself to change color.
01-09-2004, 01:55 AM
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Originally posted by Imprezer
the tip never gets that hot by itself to change color.
the tip never gets that hot by itself to change color.
Like everyone else said, the blue tip is an aesthetic touch from the exhaust manufacturer. There are some companies that do it, and some that don't.
And I'm jealous of everyone here that has any titanium anywhere on their car
01-09-2004, 09:34 AM
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yeah, the 1" of my tip came blue from factory,
but look at this s2000, it supposedly turned blue after driving. so i'm just wondering if it would happen on our cars, guess not.
http://gallery.s2ki.com/imagecatalog...geview/103663/
but look at this s2000, it supposedly turned blue after driving. so i'm just wondering if it would happen on our cars, guess not.
http://gallery.s2ki.com/imagecatalog...geview/103663/
