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alm001 · 03-07-2017, 10:54 AM

I did the DEI wrap before I put the pipes on mostly because I like wrapped pipes. I think the straight pipe would emit less heat than the stock cats, but I have nothing to back that up.

The IR picture they show is impressive, but it reminds me of a crash course I took in "emissivity" when I put my hand on a copper pipe that showed 85degF to a IR gun, but in reality was over 140.

03-07-2017, 10:54 AM	#2
alm001 01101 Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: CT Posts: 587	I did the DEI wrap before I put the pipes on mostly because I like wrapped pipes. I think the straight pipe would emit less heat than the stock cats, but I have nothing to back that up. The IR picture they show is impressive, but it reminds me of a crash course I took in "emissivity" when I put my hand on a copper pipe that showed 85degF to a IR gun, but in reality was over 140.