Exhaust tips black in days

[Darkside]

Anybody else have this issue?  I know they all turn black after a while, but damn.  These suckers are jet black within 2-3 days.  Am I running pig rich?

[JMR76]

I was just thinking the same thing earlier this week.  I have to wipe mine every day or two.

[bpd1151]

Car's generally run rich from the factory. It doesn't help the matter having a DI based platform either.

If I lay on my throttle enough to call for the Methanol to spray, I notice my tips getting blacker than usual, and quicker.

A partial sign to me that the meth is cleaning all of that built up carbon crap from the internals.

[EcoBrick Bob]

I have caught a little "Ford Gremlin" outside my home after midnight spray painting my tips black...  Maybe some of you have seen him too!

[Scott13SHO]

I cleaned mine this weekend. I have a set of Wheel Whooles that are normally used to clean your wheels with...the biggest one is just the right size to fit into the pipe and clean it out.

[geswek]

I leave it black, adds character.

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[PopolZ]

What the Lord said!

[ONLYA6]

I leave it black, adds character.

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+1

It took me an hour to clean my Corsa tips after 20k miles. Never again. 


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[DJE624]

I only get a little black on the stock tip where it rolls around.  Last thing I wipe when I dry her off.

[QwikSHO]

I leave it black, adds character.

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Or just dump some 110 in your tank.   Then the black will go away LOL

[mjhpadi]

I leave it black, adds character.

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+1

It took me an hour to clean my Corsa tips after 20k miles. Never again. 


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Does "never again" mean your not ever going to clean them again or not wait that long?  I've found that using Adam's Polishes Metal Polish #1 and followed with #2 really helps keep the tips looking great and after a few applications, it seems that they stay cleaner.  But then again, I go over mine at least twice a week with Quick Detailer....

[ONLYA6]

Ill clean the outsides but I'm not worried about getting up in the beveled insides. It's my daily driver, about to turn a year old with 25k miles. I don't get too anal anymore on stuff like that.


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[mval]

I have to clean my Borla inside really only once per week but don't run with any tune. Started with NEVR Dull, but it's a pain in the but. Now just use Armourall on an old sock. Works great & regular mist on outside. To leave that chrome black would be terrible. I'm in no way a mechanic but sounds like you're running rich.

[n8rfastback]

Mine got black pretty quick and I'm just leaving them that way, too much of a pain to try and clean that crap out very often

[mjhpadi]

I don't clean the inside that often because you can only reach a very small amount of the tip because the exhaust pipe extends almost to the roll in the edge of the tip. But I do clean what I can get at bi-monthly.