Rocking it old school, that thing was a builder's dream back in the day with those post holes. The Mephisto drip tip is a combination of stainless steel and delrin I believe, but the vapor trail on a dripper is shorter than nearly any tank, so the fact the coils are so closer to your mouth with equal out to more heat. Open up the airflow if it's closed off or turn the wattage down if it's too much, but trust me when I say. You get used to it. Heat sinks help but not a whole lot. I recommend a dripper with a taller trail base (coil to mouth distance) and switching to an all delrin drip tip, then maybe something with more airflow. I promise you if you get a Phenotype-L and leave it wide open it'll never get hot LOL.