M1Rifle said:Stainless is nice because it is functional....
Personally I think I may just spray paint the mufflers flat black.
On my old '66 fastback I used to own, I added dual exhaust with drop downs before the axle (too cheap at the time to go all the way back). I had the shop paint the entire exhaust flat black.
Unlike kids, an exhaust system should be heard and not seen (lol). Actually, a true sleeper would be neither heard nor seen!
Speaking of function before form.... or vice versa... we all see a disturbing trend where carbon fiber is used as a non-functional finish on interior and exterior bolt-on cosmetics. What's up with that? Again, if you can make a carbon fiber component that is lighter and or stronger than a comparable component made of steel, plastic, or regular fiber glass, the more power to you. If you are strapping on a carbon fiber dash cover that's all bling and no blast, then what's the point? To show that you thing carbon fiber is cool too?
I guess I'm just an old f_rt.
I like the 'sleeper' thing - screw the bling thing...
I'm with you on the CF craze. The Ferrari F-50 and probably the Enzo body is made of the stuff(or a similar composite), but at least they painted it. I hate the way it looks, but I love what it does(reduces mass). Paint it!