Water in exhaust?

[Guest]

There is a lot of water in my exhaust. I took the muffler off and it was flying droplets everywhere. What is it and where is it coming from. I heard a little is normal, this is a decent amount.

[Blizzard96]

product of the combustion.

normal.

I like it...its cool seeing water come out of tailpipes.

I'm weird. :D

[KBeezy]

I think its cooler to shoot flames out the exhaust pipe :D

[StudlyCamaro]

yeah , when the hydrocarbons combust with the oxygen in the air, they form H20 (water) and CO2 (carbon dioxide) in theory... however with all the other stuff in gasoline and the air you also produce NOx (oxides of nitrogen) and CO (carbondoxide) among others

ADD : often when its cold outside the water that is produced (normally in gas form) can condense and form water in liquid form , its nothing to worry about)

[ December 29, 2003: Message edited by: StudlyCamaro ]</p>

[Guest]

Thanks. That is good to know. This is the coldest it has been since I got the car.

[oil pan 4]

When I was in Texas 2 yr ago (during the summer) I saw it a lot, not to bad with camaro but with new toyotas and new fords, new Imports and new import wana be's did it a lot too.
It kinda looks like there taking a pi$$.

[ka50]

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