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28-08-15, 08:01 PM

owning my 1st sv I must ask this question. when I fire it up from cold within a minute the exhaust down pipes and link pipe are very hot. is this normal.

Biker Biggles · 28-08-15, 08:03 PM

Yes.

28-08-15, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Biker Biggles

Yes.

thank you sir, that puts my mind at rest. regards TEZ

Craig380 · 28-08-15, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by yamrdtez

owning my 1st sv I must ask this question. when I fire it up from cold within a minute the exhaust down pipes and link pipe are very hot. is this normal.

Yes, the typical temperature of exhaust gases at idle even after a cold start is over 300 celsius, and the standard exhaust is stainless steel tube. It will only take a few seconds of idling for the headers to be too hot to touch.

28-08-15, 08:01 PM	#1
yamrdtez Guest Posts: n/a	is this normal owning my 1st sv I must ask this question. when I fire it up from cold within a minute the exhaust down pipes and link pipe are very hot. is this normal.

28-08-15, 08:03 PM	#2
Biker Biggles Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Barnet Herts Posts: 5,068	Re: is this normal Yes. __________________ On a clear day we stand there and look further than the ordinary eye can see.

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