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Ecky · 02-05-2018, 10:24 AM

In my Insight, I have the exhaust entirely covered by coroplast. I have only ever felt the exhaust tunnel get remotely warm when I was pulling a heavy trailer up a mountain in 2nd gear, and even then it was just warm enough to notice.

02-05-2018, 10:24 AM	#13 (permalink)
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