Prius exhaust system

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  1. theoriginalwheelstv

    theoriginalwheelstv New Member

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    Hello all,
    I'm probably going to buy a Prius in the near future. I do have a question about the exhaust system. The gas engine is run sparingly. Does the exhaust system warm up enough to dry the water out of the exhaust pipe and muffler?
     
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    qbee42 My other car is a boat

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    Sometimes, and sometimes not, which is why the Prius uses a corrosion resistant exhaust system.

    Tom
     
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    The ice will run long enough to heat up the catalytic converter and that should clear any moisture from the exhaust system. What qbee42 said.
     
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    theoriginalwheelstv New Member

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    Thanks for the replies. What exactly is a corrosion resistant exhaust system? My first Taurus used stainless steel and that was great.
     
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    Corrosion resistant exhaust means that it is made of a material that is resistant to corrosion. :D

    Probably stainless.
     
    #5 Steamboatsig, Apr 3, 2008
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    qbee42 My other car is a boat

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    Stainless steel. They were going to use unavailablium, but the supply has been very limited.

    Tom
     
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    I checked on unavailablium...out of stock! :(
     
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    Spectra Amphi-Prius

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    mine is kryptonite :eek:
     
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    Sheepdog C'Mere Sheepie!

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    :D

    Very good sir!
     
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    theoriginalwheelstv New Member

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    Thanks for the replies,
    As I understand the exhaust system, it is not made of unavailabium, perhaps it's made of mysterium and maybe stainless steel but nobody knows for sure. Though at least one exhaust system was made of kryptonite but we don't know if that was after market.
     
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    Regardless of the material used in construction of the exhaust system, keep in mind that the muffler does have certain fiberglass bearings that need periodic inspection, servicing and replacement.
     
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    theoriginalwheelstv New Member

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    You'all must be from Montana.
     
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    can anyone confirm if its stainless?
     
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    theoriginalwheelstv New Member

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    Thanks Statultra
     
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    The NCF says it's stainless, and on close examination of it
    underneath, it certainly looks like stainless that's gotten a
    bit warm on occasion. I'm not 100% certain about the final
    muffler, though, as that's got a bit more rust on it than I'd
    expect. And I think the hangar fittings are generic steel.
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    I think Doc Willie's are made of reinforced Dilithium Crystals.
     
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    theoriginalwheelstv New Member

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    Thanks for looking. It seems a bit odd that it's so difficult to get this basic information.
     
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    patsparks An Aussie perspective

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    I heard as a second choice they looked into an exhaust made from unobtainium but that was also very hard to find so in a fit of madness and completely disregarding for the pollution around nickel mines, they settled for stainless steel. Unobtainium may be near impossible to get but it causes no pollution.
     
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    Doesn't most unobtainium come from somewhere around Sudbury?

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    My previous car ('99 VW Jetta) had a stainless steel exhaust system that I thought was going to be great (never have to replace it!). Until one day I managed to hit a stray tire on the Thruway. I came up on it just as I was cresting a slight hill and didn't have time to to avoid it all together. I was able to straddle it between my wheels, but it ended up tearing up my exhaust system. Everything from the converter on back had to be replaced. The cost would have been over $1500 to go with OEM stainless steel parts! Fortunately I was able to get it replaced using regular steel for about $200. It was getting pretty rusty a couple of years later, but that's when I traded it it for the Prius. Fortunately they didn't notice on the trade.
     
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