Adding a Titanium-Like Finish to Exhaust & Intake?
09-28-2011, 06:51 AM
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that looks pretty good midz. i think i will try that and see how it turns out. do you think if i heat ti. it will have a similar effect. maybe even brighter.
09-28-2011, 08:32 AM
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yeah thats an option. ive seen SS do that but its not as bright or professional looking enough. i may try it on titanium. but i really just want to have the pipe made or buy it and send it to someone that specializes in the preocess of buring color into metal. hey mid. do you remember what the process was called on those tips or what the tips were made of?
thanks for the replies guys. and i will check out those exhausts thst have been posted.
thanks for the replies guys. and i will check out those exhausts thst have been posted.
Just remember if you get titanium exhaust tips to burn, you will have to screw them on over your old exhaust because you can't weld titanium to anything but other titanium.
09-28-2011, 10:24 AM
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joker, i dont think you are getting it. let me break it down to you.
Titanium - can be heated and get that color you want.
stainless - can get somewhat a bluish color but it's the "titanium" look
your injen cai is aluminium. can't be burnt
if you get an hks exhaust, only the tips are made of titanium so you cant get the whole effect like amuse like you want to.
Titanium - can be heated and get that color you want.
stainless - can get somewhat a bluish color but it's the "titanium" look
your injen cai is aluminium. can't be burnt
if you get an hks exhaust, only the tips are made of titanium so you cant get the whole effect like amuse like you want to.
09-28-2011, 01:09 PM
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joker, i dont think you are getting it. let me break it down to you.
Titanium - can be heated and get that color you want.
stainless - can get somewhat a bluish color but it's the "titanium" look
your injen cai is aluminium. can't be burnt
if you get an hks exhaust, only the tips are made of titanium so you cant get the whole effect like amuse like you want to.
Titanium - can be heated and get that color you want.
stainless - can get somewhat a bluish color but it's the "titanium" look
your injen cai is aluminium. can't be burnt
if you get an hks exhaust, only the tips are made of titanium so you cant get the whole effect like amuse like you want to.
if its not too pricey i may get a ti. tube in a similar size as the injen and burn it. and if i cant afford a full ti. exhaust the hks with burnt tips will do. thanks for the help everyone.
09-28-2011, 01:20 PM
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Other metals will do the same but prolly not the look ur going for..
If its aluminum it will change color but this is something u have to be careful with as u will easily burn a hole thru it... If u were u id practice with some scrap first n get the feeling for the flame to metal business...
Search for my Ti thread n take it from there!
Good luck brother....
09-28-2011, 02:54 PM
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i truly honestly dont get this thread.
Its friggin titanium. You add a torch to it, it gets blue.. if you do it wrong, it looks like ***. The only thing that does this is titamuim, so no, your other options arent going to fly.
It is expensive as all hell, can only be welded to other titanium, and overheating aluminum releases nasty gasses that can screw up your brain. I can almost guarantee that the blueish effect on aluminum and SS tips is anodizing.
No thanks.
Id love to be the final person to have to mention any and all of the above.
Can we do that>? haha.
In the end just to have a big metal tube that gets hot as your intake?
I think general frustration is the only reason we are all posting back in here.
if one more preson asks another "whos on first" question im going to pop. haha.
Its friggin titanium. You add a torch to it, it gets blue.. if you do it wrong, it looks like ***. The only thing that does this is titamuim, so no, your other options arent going to fly.
It is expensive as all hell, can only be welded to other titanium, and overheating aluminum releases nasty gasses that can screw up your brain. I can almost guarantee that the blueish effect on aluminum and SS tips is anodizing.
No thanks.
Id love to be the final person to have to mention any and all of the above.
Can we do that>? haha. In the end just to have a big metal tube that gets hot as your intake?
I think general frustration is the only reason we are all posting back in here.
if one more preson asks another "whos on first" question im going to pop. haha.
09-28-2011, 02:59 PM
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yeah thats an option. ive seen SS do that but its not as bright or professional looking enough. i may try it on titanium. but i really just want to have the pipe made or buy it and send it to someone that specializes in the preocess of buring color into metal. hey mid. do you remember what the process was called on those tips or what the tips were made of?
thanks for the replies guys. and i will check out those exhausts thst have been posted.
thanks for the replies guys. and i will check out those exhausts thst have been posted.
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09-28-2011, 04:29 PM
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i truly honestly dont get this thread.
Its friggin titanium. You add a torch to it, it gets blue.. if you do it wrong, it looks like ***. The only thing that does this is titamuim, so no, your other options arent going to fly.
It is expensive as all hell, can only be welded to other titanium, and overheating aluminum releases nasty gasses that can screw up your brain. I can almost guarantee that the blueish effect on aluminum and SS tips is anodizing.
No thanks.
Id love to be the final person to have to mention any and all of the above. Can we do that>? haha.
In the end just to have a big metal tube that gets hot as your intake?
I think general frustration is the only reason we are all posting back in here.
if one more preson asks another "whos on first" question im going to pop. haha.
Its friggin titanium. You add a torch to it, it gets blue.. if you do it wrong, it looks like ***. The only thing that does this is titamuim, so no, your other options arent going to fly.
It is expensive as all hell, can only be welded to other titanium, and overheating aluminum releases nasty gasses that can screw up your brain. I can almost guarantee that the blueish effect on aluminum and SS tips is anodizing.
No thanks.
Id love to be the final person to have to mention any and all of the above.
Can we do that>? haha. In the end just to have a big metal tube that gets hot as your intake?
I think general frustration is the only reason we are all posting back in here.
if one more preson asks another "whos on first" question im going to pop. haha.
Even titanium pieces are often anodized too. It's way cheaper than heating each individual piece.
Inconel can achieve the same gradient finish too, but I have a feeling he ain't going to like the price of that either. Forget about finding someone to fab you a single inconel intake pipe
The piece exists in the aftermarket, in titanium as a short ram pipe. Don't stress over CAI vs short ram, it's the least important part you'll be buying for your car. Get 10 people together and I can see what we can do about making it sub-$300, in titanium with a gradient finish (anodized) - it will not be a CAI pipe though. The Amuse one is in the $800 range IIRC, the Bee-R one is even more. Amuse is anodized, the Bee-R is all hand done, hand welded, hand burnt (and IIRC includes a filter)
The HKS has the burnt look to the tips - that's all you're gonna get though short of a full titanium unit that's been treated to look that way (again, Amuse ($4k+), and a few others
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11-01-2012, 10:03 AM
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Old thread but just wanted to add for those who are looking into this.
Exoticspeed makes an exhaust which is a ripoff of the amuse titanium one.
If your wanting the Ti look at a lower price point, I would start there.
As for those who want to look into torching SS exhaust systems. Just do a quick search on google. I believe someone did it to their NSX. His diy looks pretty good.
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Exoticspeed makes an exhaust which is a ripoff of the amuse titanium one.
If your wanting the Ti look at a lower price point, I would start there.
As for those who want to look into torching SS exhaust systems. Just do a quick search on google. I believe someone did it to their NSX. His diy looks pretty good.
Shyun
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