http://www.bd-xtreme.com/index.php?id_product=252&controller=product
This pipe interests me because of the weight savings. BDX says it's basically an exact copy of a stock pipe with their pipe mod. What I'm wondering about is if there's any disadvantage to using titanium as far as heat retention goes. From what I've looked up so far, it seems that ti conducts heat about half as well as steel, which is a good thing, but then again, steel pipes are either coated or use a clamshell for heat retention. Does anyone have any insight on this? The weight savings become much less if you have to put the clamshell back on it for the sake of pipe heat!
This pipe interests me because of the weight savings. BDX says it's basically an exact copy of a stock pipe with their pipe mod. What I'm wondering about is if there's any disadvantage to using titanium as far as heat retention goes. From what I've looked up so far, it seems that ti conducts heat about half as well as steel, which is a good thing, but then again, steel pipes are either coated or use a clamshell for heat retention. Does anyone have any insight on this? The weight savings become much less if you have to put the clamshell back on it for the sake of pipe heat!