thermal wrap???
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Thermal wrap only affects the longevity of mild steel DPs that are not ceramic coated. It will hasten rust on them. That is all!
Those in the know, have their DPs ceramic coated and thermal wrapped.
Those in the know, have their DPs ceramic coated and thermal wrapped.
#5
Go for it anything that can keep the engine bay with less heat is the way to go; I have some on mine. By the way, some people say it will help rust the downpipe, i find that hard to believe. Show me a picture. THat downpipe get's so hot it will evaporate any water on that covering...
Matt
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Get your DP coated with JetHot and then wrap it. As long as you have a stainless steel DP then you won't have any problems. As previously stated it's only the mild steel DPs like the one from HKS that rust when wrapped. And the moisture comes from when you turn the car off and the pipe is hot, not while you're running the car. But once again to answer your question, you really should send the DP off to JetHot to get it coated and you can also wrap it yourself after that if you so desire. The more heat you can keep out of the engine bay the better off you'll be in the long run. Best of luck to you.
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#8
hopefully you will never have this problem but if you ever use a extingusher in ur engine bay(lol)and have heat wrap on your exhaust take it off straight after ,had that problem with our old race car and the powder caught in the wrap ate the metal really bad not nice!!
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Originally posted by m_snoby
Go for it anything that can keep the engine bay with less heat is the way to go; I have some on mine. By the way, some people say it will help rust the downpipe, i find that hard to believe. Show me a picture. THat downpipe get's so hot it will evaporate any water on that covering...
Matt
Go for it anything that can keep the engine bay with less heat is the way to go; I have some on mine. By the way, some people say it will help rust the downpipe, i find that hard to believe. Show me a picture. THat downpipe get's so hot it will evaporate any water on that covering...
Matt
In this scenario you have corrosion from the inside
AND outside.
Since I live in Arizona that's the last problem you'll see here, but if I lived in anything less than a desert I would absolutely use stainless steel, including the flanges. (which alot of them do not have).
#10
Just did this on M2 downpipe. Remarkable how much cooler the engine compartment and transmission hump are compared to stock precat. No data to offer on dp without wrap for comparison, however.
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