is my carpet going to melt?

[tomScotland mk3GTI]

I run a stainless number with the middle box removed. yes, it runs a tad hotter than before but nowhere near as hot as you describe. Is the exhaust touching the floor/bodywork/beam etc?

[stainesy]

Its not stainless and now has 3 boxes instead of 2. The pipe that goes from cat to suitcase is now a long round muffler instead of a bit of pipr so its diameter is about 115mm so its much closer to heat sheild.
Think I'm going to replace this with the standered vr6 pipe as I want abit more noise to.

[stainesy]

Don't think its stainless anyway. If it is sebring have painted it black and stamped there logo all over it.

[thai-wronghorse]

How about wrapping the offending part in heat repelling bandage?

[stainesy]

I could do I spose but as the exhaust is very quiet I'd rather replace it with normal pipe.
Not sure if its a sound muffler or ment to make a certain exhaust sound. When you look throught the pipe you can see strait through it but it has that honeycomb metal on inner pipe walls like what you get in cherry bomb exhausts middle pipes. Don't make any sound though.
For a huge exhaust very disapointed with lack or sound.
Plus I wouldn't want to make it any thicker as it is tight as it is.
Just suprised the exhaust has been designed like this tbh.

[LowlifeDubber]

Stick a magnet on the exhaust to see if it is stainless or not

[Jack3559]

Need heat wrap.

Car will explode!

[Len]

I would carry a big fire extinguisher if I were you!

[SoundillusioN]

MK3 so will melt through the steel before it hits your carpet! 

Is the system to close to the body... does it need bringing down a notch, lined up properly?