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Old 12-20-2015, 12:47 PM
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Originally Posted by razerwire View Post
Did I mention they get HOT.
That's a point that, unless you've lived with a Cobra for a while, you might not appreciate. I have black ceramic coating on my pipes but I still burn my leg every couple of years. I've gotten to the point now where, when I forget, I pull my leg off the pipes pretty quick, and the "burn" is only as bad a severe sunburn. The ceramic coating gives me enough "slack" to do this, whereas chrome pipes don't. The burns are quicker, faster, deeper, and more painful without the ceramic coating. And the skin and sinew spoils the pretty look of your pipes, regardless. I remember about the second year I had the car I had run it pretty hard and, when I got out, I put a sweaty left ankle right on the pipes and held it there. I heard a sizzle, like bacon in a skillet, and thought "now what the heck is that?" And then the pain hit. That was a really bad day.
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