Do you need to run/wear an exhaust in?

[Dansta]

You don't do you? Missus noticed mine was smelling a bit after gettin it fitted today and i said twas norm as its fresh and it'll pass (as it did), but her matey on the phone was trying to say it sould be driven a certain way for the first few drives? i said it was utter bull...

i'm right right? lol

 

[f0xy]

i was told to take it easy for a while so it seals properly or something when it was put on

 

[delboy172]

The smell is most likely to be the exhaust paste they have used, this will go after the exhaust has been hot for a wail i have also none stickers to be left on them as well, which will also smell. as for taking it easy never heard that before.

 

[izard-industries]

only take it steady for a day or so jusrt until the exhaust paste has hardned properly

 

[Dansta]

lol, jst had a 200 mile trip home... would you say that was enough.. couldnt really take it easy on the m25.

 

[ben_p]

yea 200 miles is fine. you dont really need to bed them in, how was the job mate? was charlie black and 5ft?

 

[f0xy]

what exhaust is it, prospeed? if it is, no ben, charlie aint black lol

 

[ben_p]

lool

 

[Dansta]

Couldn't be further from it.
Exhaust is awesome. So happy with it. POst a bit in my other thread in mechanical/tuning as i didnt want to have too many threads running at once.

Deffo a trip worth making ben... even popped into cardiff bay to see that dodgy building out of torchwood.

 

[Jay Payne]

The steel is coated in some kind of oil im sure, mine stank everytime it got hot for a while. soon goes tho. the sound changes too after a few hundred miles

 

[theduck]

dont need running in but they do run in. as Burp said the noise changes etc but thats just the exhaust building up a layer of carbon(?)

 

[Jay Payne]

mine (prospeed) has got much better sound wise, love it now, reserved judgement at first as it was a little harsh

 

[Fred@BTM]

10min to warm up so the silicone can go off, then give it as much abuse as you want

 

[Dansta]

Thanks guys

 

[Fred@BTM]

The steel is coated in some kind of oil im sure, mine stank everytime it got hot for a while. soon goes tho. the sound changes too after a few hundred miles

thats just to stop rust

 

[John D]

My Prospeed stank after a good run for the first couple of weeks. Quite liked it :approve:

As said its just something they use when making it burning off a little.