Tail pipe

[AndyC]

Well I complained when I purchased my stainless cat back on the cheap chrome tail pipe. Well it finally rusted off the other day
I've been waiting for it to happen though I thought the resonater was going to just blow out since it's been rusting away. The other day the exhaust just got a little louder so I figures it blew out. I forgot to check Sunday and loaded up my boat and headed out for the day. When I got home I noticed something hanging off the rear. Well the tip had rusted off at the weld and the exhaust had been blowing on the rear plastic and what was hanging was the melted plastic. Luckly for me it's far enough under so you can't notice it
Well now I can finally put what I think should have been there in the first place.

Anyone notice how hot the exhaust blows on our VX's?

[etlsport]

my exhaust really isnt that hot... using a digital infared thermometer i periodically took the temp of the inside of my exhaust pipe.. i think the highest ive ever seen it is like 140

[AndyC]

Humm never thought of checking it that way. I'll do that later
I might be a little hotter since I was towing my boat for about a hour.

[Kenny]

Oh yah, it's hot! After I mashed mine up there, I didn't notice it until CeCe pointed it out and then I had melted plastic from the tip and melted plastic from the exhaust flow. Ow.

But as you said, it's good that it's under there and hard to see.