Just curious, how much water do you guys spit out the pipes? My new 464 puts out a lot of steam and condensed water, way more than my old 455's used to. I've been attributing it to the longer tailpipes in the Wagon causing some cooling since there's no coolant loss. Any thoughts?
My guess... You have an engine creating much more heat, which the exhaust pipes hotter than before. When they cool, it takes more time, leaving an increase of condensation. It would also matter how humid it was when the engine was shut off. :bglasses: If that is not it, then I think one of your friends added the super cool steam release custom option to your pipes. :laugh:
Also, Pump gas has up to 10% ethanol in it. When it burns it produces water. Water condenses inside the hot exhaust pipes, and is spit out/evaporated when you start the motor again. Don't worry, coolant in the combustion chamber gives the exhaust a distinctive smell, you'd know if you popped a head gasket or such.
One of the few things I learned in High School Chemistry is that anything that burns produces water. Also when I had my single tiny tailpipe on the Skylark, it would produce huge clouds of vapor that would often blow all the way across to the other side of my yard into the neighbors one, since I put on the duals I almost never notice vapor. Just food for thought.
