Are my headers stainless or titanium??

[Bavarian3]

So I have an Akrapovic exhuast im trying to sell(came with the bike)

I was under the impression that it was a full Titanium system, and I was told it was Ti when I picked it up from the shop that took it off.

So i posted an ad for sale on here and on other forums, over the r6 forum someone came in and posted that the picture I posted of my exhuast was not a Ti header, rather it was Stainless steel.

So my questions - is there a sure way to tell difference between stainless and titanium?

Here are some pictures of the exhaust for reference.

 

[Spec-ECU]

Looks like Ti to me. SS would have more sheen.

 

[Audacious Nick]

That's Ti

 

[joespeedfast]

Yep. That's a stainless system.

 

[Bavarian3]

Yep. That's a stainless system.

lol all jokes aside im really tryin to figure this out

 

[JO EBRMC]

You really should be able to feel if it is Ti. It should feel abnormally light. Visually, I have not seen enough Ti systems to be able to tell the difference.

 

[Lights_Guy3]

Take a grinder to it. Titanium showers white sparks. Steel showers yellow or orange.

Kinda hurts the resale value though.....

 

[joespeedfast]

You really should be able to feel if it is Ti. It should feel abnormally light. .

+1 If it were a Ti system(which it does not look like). it would feel freaky-light rather than just hmm, this feels fairly light.

PS Take a Scotchbrite pad to it(it looks filthy). If it cleans-up thoughroughly(removes surface metal), it's Ti. Stainless will be much harder to clean with the same Scotchbrite pad.

 

[Bavarian3]

Ok you are saying it looks TI, can you please give details on WHY?

to me it looks TI because its blue, and isnt shiny at all, and when i tap it it doesnt have a high 'ting' to it like when i tap my oem pipes

 

[joespeedfast]

It does look shiny. Just filthy.

 

[Bavarian3]

It does look shiny. Just filthy.

SS pipes turn blue?

 

[joespeedfast]

SS pipes turn blue?

Yes, thin, high-grade ones definately do. Especially if they are not clean when being thoughroughly heated the first time-or-two.

 

[Bavarian3]

Yes, thin, high-grade ones definately do. Especially if they are not clean when being thoughroughly heated the first time-or-two.

thats what ive heard, well sh1t, any other clues to figure this out?

 

[theAmazingKickstand]

.....low gade Ti feels heavy fyi.

 

[JO EBRMC]

.....low gade Ti feels heavy fyi.

Yeah, but it's an Akro.

 

[joespeedfast]

.....low gade Ti feels heavy fyi.

It's an Akro pipe.

 

[Lights_Guy3]

Put it on a scale. The titanium one weighs 3.53kg, and the stainless one weighs 4.66kg.

Reference:
http://www.akrapovic.com/typo3conf/...r6_2006_2007_/ya_yzf_r6_racing_open_06_07.pdf

 

[Bavarian3]

Put it on a scale. The titanium one weighs 3.53kg, and the stainless one weighs 4.66kg.

Reference:
http://www.akrapovic.com/typo3conf/...r6_2006_2007_/ya_yzf_r6_racing_open_06_07.pdf

what weighs that tho? the whole setup or just the midpipe/header?

 

[Blade56]

Stainless is heavy and TI is light.

 

[Lights_Guy3]

I read it as the whole system.