Exhaust wrap on turbo manifolds/downpipes

Is it a good idea to wrap the manifold and downpipe in exhaust wrap?

Cheers
Craif

 

http://www.iwsti.com/forums/how-install/119087-how-turbo-blanket-down-pipe-wrap.html

 

Yes. It moves the heat down the exhaust to where there is more air flow.

 

almost done but how the chuff do you use them clips to get it tight

 

If you use some tie-wraps to get the wrap as tight as possible first, then put the clips on, clamp them up, then cut the tie-wraps off.

 

I have ued the technique on those stainless tie wraps of clamping the tail end near the tie end ball bearing bit, and levering with a large flat blade screwdriver to 'tighten the last little bit'

I have abandoned using heat wrap as it does not last, gets cooked, melts into glass, fractures, falls off and then looks like the mummy from totancamun in about a year.

Ceramic zirconium coating now does my heat shielding/insulating. Far more durable. (at a price of course)

 

Would you know roughly how much a manifold like in altern8's post would cost to ceramic coat?

 

Agreed.

 

285+ zircotec price, perhaps a little less if they class it as "small"

 

same here, bloody things, i need more tie wraps as well, are you using that silicone spary to seal it all up, i was thinking bout using that as well ?

 

I just got zip ties on for now are the holding it in place untill I get some thing suitable

Are stainless Jubilee clips ok? the I bought are pants

 

whats the silicone spray

 

yep they do the trick i only did my downpipe but it seemed to go on ok

 

silicon spray?
not heard of that before on exhaust wrap

 

thse are the ones i got from rally design



http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=310081215619

 

check it out,

http://www.designengineering.com/products.asp?m=sp&pid=13

 

I got a special gun from work for doing up stainless cable ties, it's 100quid though before we had that, used to use pliers held near the head then used to leaver/pull more through till its tight. Works good!

 

Is heat wrap okay for the downpipe then?

 

yeah, i shall be wrapping mine up, when its all welded on properly

 

I Used jubliee clips in the end are they ok to use?


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