How this BMW V10's exhaust glows purple is beyond me, but it's still cool to watch! Jake Orr 15 Dec 2014 Share Previous Article So if two cars are both going 50mph and hit head on is the impact equivalent to 100mph, or is it more like hitting a wall at 50mph? The answer may surprise you. Next Article Would the Fiat 126p / Fiat 126 BIS be a bad first car because it is rear wheel drive? It's usually advisable to get a FWD as a first but these are compact and cool-looking and I was wondering. Related Articles Reviews Lotus Emira 420 Sport Review: Four-Pot Emira Goes Feral News Aston Martin Vanquish Marks Quarter-Century with Throwback Special Edition News Nick Mason’s McLaren F1 GTR Could be the £26 million Star of Monterey Features Six Factory Alloy Wheels We’ll Never Stop Loving Features 10 Times The Estate Looked Better Than The Saloon Features Lamborghini Temerario Boss on the V8 Switch and Pushing the Limits of PowerComments 98 Octane? Race Gas? Where is this? Some people drive 102 Octane in dailies in Germany 😳 After some research, apparently titanium glows purple under heat! It is the camera that makes it look purple. Titanium glows redwhite like all other metals. So this is what kids with under glow are trying to imitate. Finally some one made a cool neon light system for the engine bay Wait what? 98 and race gas? I put 98 into my daily Good God with a side of have mercy that sound is good!! Its titanium. Every metal will glow purple when it is hot enough. Its Planck’s law of blackbody radiation. Music to the ears. Plus a bonus light show. Pagination Page 1 Next page Next Page Latest News Workshop You’ll Never Go Back to the Old Ways With the Clarke PRO237 Digital Torque Wrench Workshop The Clarke CMC40B Car Creeper Helps Look After you While you Look After your Car News Aston Martin Vanquish Marks Quarter-Century with Throwback Special Edition News Nick Mason’s McLaren F1 GTR Could be the £26 million Star of Monterey Features Six Factory Alloy Wheels We’ll Never Stop LovingDon't miss the latest Car Throttle talking pointsPrivacy Policy Leave this field blank More News Features 10 Times The Estate Looked Better Than The Saloon Features Lamborghini Temerario Boss on the V8 Switch and Pushing the Limits of Power News The Smart Fortwo Is Finally Making A Comeback Workshop Let it Snow with Clarke’s SFHD5 Heavy Duty Snow Foam Workshop Never Get Caught Out With the Clarke CSJ1500 1.5 Tonne Scissor Jack
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98 Octane? Race Gas? Where is this? Some people drive 102 Octane in dailies in Germany 😳
After some research, apparently titanium glows purple under heat!
It is the camera that makes it look purple. Titanium glows redwhite like all other metals.
So this is what kids with under glow are trying to imitate.
Finally some one made a cool neon light system for the engine bay
Wait what? 98 and race gas? I put 98 into my daily
Good God with a side of have mercy that sound is good!!
Its titanium.
Every metal will glow purple when it is hot enough. Its Planck’s law of blackbody radiation.
Music to the ears. Plus a bonus light show.