rear lip melted by exhaust!!!

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28-Jun-2005 | 10:11 PM

1998civicsi

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rear lip melted by exhaust!!!

hey guys i got a type r lip for my 98 civic si.
i got a stock exhaust, jus twondering if when i install my rear lip will my exhaust MELT it???

28-Jun-2005 | 10:12 PM

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man, the exhaust is merely WARM.... it's not like super hot like it would be at the header.

I bet it's no warmer than a really smelly fart LOL omfghi2u

28-Jun-2005 | 10:14 PM

1998civicsi

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well i seen pics on this site of a rear lip for sale b/c his exhaust melted it!!

28-Jun-2005 | 10:42 PM

imported_Azxster

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You mean carbon?

28-Jun-2005 | 11:07 PM

imported_kIeRaN

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if your lip is not in teh way of your exhaust, then it wont melt it

d'uh

29-Jun-2005 | 02:21 AM

imported_Team Rukus

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aftermarket muffler tips can melt the bumper/lip etc depending on how close it is to the bumper/lip.

oem ones tend to have a cooler tip and tend to stay away from rear bumper etc...

29-Jun-2005 | 11:40 AM

cee_mon

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I would say you would be safe as long as they dont touch.

29-Jun-2005 | 11:52 AM

SiR JP

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Originally posted by Cee_mon
I would say you would be safe as long as they dont touch.

Exactly. And if they DO touch, then get yourself to a muffler shop to either get some rubber spacers put in, or get them to weld longer hangers to the exhaust to drop it. All you need is a little gap. Same thing happened with my CTR replica lip.

29-Jun-2005 | 12:59 PM

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yeah just don't let them touch at all, otherwise it'll start melting right away... and then melt in half, i have like a 1/2 inch gap between my muffler and my rear lip and no probs yet after 2 months or so of driving.... i don't expect to have any

29-Jun-2005 | 01:36 PM

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am I the only one who can touch my exhaust after many hours of driving, and the exhaust tip is still not warm?

29-Jun-2005 | 01:42 PM

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imported_trackhack

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B, there might be a reason for that..

29-Jun-2005 | 03:05 PM

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I cut a half ciricle on my lip, so the tip doesn't touch the lip. I probably have 1/2" of gap there, so no problems there.

29-Jun-2005 | 03:42 PM

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I just got my type R rear lip and iam only planning on leaving a 5mm gap between the exhaust and the lip.

29-Jun-2005 | 07:51 PM

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when i installed my rear type r lip the muffler and the lip were touching..... i left it and it hasn't melted yet....who knows maybe my muffler doesn't get hot enogh or the lip just doesn't wanna melt.

29-Jun-2005 | 08:38 PM

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Younes Si

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am I the only one who can touch my exhaust after many hours of driving, and the exhaust tip is still not warm?

ya, i can't let alone driving for a long time

30-Jun-2005 | 01:45 AM

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am I the only one who can touch my exhaust after many hours of driving, and the exhaust tip is still not warm?

You may just be...lol. After about 20 minutes on the highway, mine's hotter than hell and yes, when I installed my aftermarket muffler, I installed the canister a lil too close to the bottom edge of the stock bumper and it DID melt. When I installed my rear lip, I have since then lowered the canister about 0.5 of an inch and haven't experienced the same problem.

Cheers,
Buddah.