Are they NOT supposed to look like that?
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That explains why that pipe looked totally normal to me.
On a related note, I don't spend a lot of time looking at other car's tailpipes. Reminds me of dogs sniffing each other's butts.
Already a fact in Euroland....so the out-of-control EPA will soon be requiring particulate filters on gasoline engines.
Hmm, I've seen that a few times on the freeway and thought, "Wow, for a modern car that's pretty bad. My PoS doesn't throw black smoke outta the tail pipe.."I will also add, with direct injection the pipes are always coal black. Direct injection engines have loads of fine particulate soot being emitted all the time. They whole exhaust system will soot up on them when you are light on the throttle and just cruising around. When you go WOT on them for the first time in a while, the exhaust looks like a diesel rolling coal.
When driven hard my 2011 M56S would actually have noticeable soot deposits on the rear bumper above the exhaust tips. The car was black, so that gives an idea of just how much soot they make. Towing heavier trailers, my mom's 2019 Titan gets the same soot deposit on the bed above the exhaust. It is white though and easier to see.Hmm, I've seen that a few times on the freeway and thought, "Wow, for a modern car that's pretty bad. My PoS doesn't throw black smoke outta the tail pipe.."