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Old 03-07-2017, 10:56 AM   #3
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Originally Posted by alm001 View Post
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.
I didn't think about that - a Cat actually heats up quite a bit during the catalyzing process right?

I wish I had some before/after data, especially now that on my car all my exhaust is ceramic coated, that would have made for some good comparative info.
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