510hp Mercedes AMG 63 engine

[JBrady]

This is a picture of the Mercedes Benz AMG 6.2 liter naturally aspirated V8 that makes 510hp at 6800rpm during endurance testing on the dyno.

Just look at the ENTIRE exhaust system glowing red HOT!!!

Notice the manifolds are less hot than after the catalysts. The catalysts create heat as they catalize the various hydrocarbons. Notice the pipes are less hot before each primary cat on either side of the engine (cannot see drivers side) and much hotter after each pre-cat. This is again the case in the secondary cats as the pipes start to cool going into the cats and then hot again after. The Y pipe is plenty hot as is the rest of the system. Obviously it would take a LONG time running HIGH rpm before the system could get this hot so this would NOT happen to most.

 

[drifty325i]

Ive driven a few AMG Mercs with this engine and they are a bloody grunter! Love to rev for such a big engine,Sound amazing to

 

[striker]

material thickness and type in the manifold versus the pieces after that also makes a big difference. the collector or the first cat itself is normally the hottest part in the system but material and design of the thing mostly prevents it from glowing

nice to see these pictures

my 20v 321steel exhaust system also glows on the top of the firstt bends on the striker, you can sometimes see this when it's dark and I have managed to wake up the neighbours again :nana:

here's one from a stock 16v 4age at full song.




grtz Thomas

 

[White ls400]

youd think with all that heat the exhaust system wouldve sagged in the center with that little support