Trent0 The Toxic Rocket Donating Members 574 Member For: 14y 11m 4d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 25/11/12 01:17 PM Share Posted 25/11/12 01:17 PM Hey folks,In my conversion I hadn't put the heat shields down the side of the dump or anything like that. A few members have mentioned that it's not a goodidea to get he power-steering lines too hot and stuff by the dump.As well as that, I notice the foot well of my ute gets HOT AS F***.Just a few things I'm wondering. I want to insulate the car from the heat of the exhaust, but in doing so I'm going to trap all that extra heat inside the exhaust.Is it going to be any sort of issue or will the difference in temperature be negligible? Secondly, will it even be worth it?I'm looking at getting some stuff off ebay - heat wrap glass\titanium fiber? And wrap from the dump back to the end of the cab, possibly even the manifold too.After opinions and advice, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EFSIX I Lead Not Follow... Member 1,026 Member For: 12y 11m 9d Gender: Male Location: Westside,Melbourne Posted 25/11/12 05:06 PM Share Posted 25/11/12 05:06 PM heat wrap is good buds ive used it on a few of my cars but man I was itchy afterwards..lol try using gloves when putting it on your headers! oh also dip the heat wrap in a little water before you wrap anything that way when it heats up it will shrink perfectly tight... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent0 The Toxic Rocket Donating Members 574 Member For: 14y 11m 4d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 25/11/12 06:27 PM Author Share Posted 25/11/12 06:27 PM How much have you wrapped up? I done a bit of a search on here and it was mixed opinions. Same people claimed that heat wrapping the headers caused them to crack.I might do a bit of DIY brackets for the shields but also do the wrapping. What kind of stuff did you use? I could imagine the glass fiber stuff being itchy, thanks for the heads up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexual harrassment panda I see a red door and I want to paint it black Donating Members 5,919 Member For: 15y 5m 3d Gender: Male Location: Far north queensland Posted 25/11/12 07:38 PM Share Posted 25/11/12 07:38 PM heat wrap will have the opposite effect of making them crack. The heat gets trapped in and they cool slower. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impellor Member 835 Member For: 14y 8m 9d Gender: Not Telling Posted 25/11/12 11:35 PM Share Posted 25/11/12 11:35 PM Heat wrapping is a great option. It helps retain heat within the system, and therefore will produce more efficient exhaust flow due to this heat retention.Should also assist with reduced underbonnet temps. Win / Win. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JETURBO ...JD TUNING ADELAIDE... Gold Donating Members 23,708 Member For: 16y 9m 26d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 26/11/12 12:03 AM Share Posted 26/11/12 12:03 AM Wikicheers 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent0 The Toxic Rocket Donating Members 574 Member For: 14y 11m 4d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 26/11/12 02:14 AM Author Share Posted 26/11/12 02:14 AM Sounds good. I'll let you all know how I go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Never had any say Panda I <3 Floods Silver Donating Members 11,198 Member For: 13y 7m 28d Gender: Male Location: South West QLD Posted 26/11/12 02:55 AM Share Posted 26/11/12 02:55 AM Why not just get the thing ceramic coated?Some heat wraps incorrectly applied have been known to become fire hazards.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kroozin Menace Donating Members 1,990 Member For: 13y 11m 7d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 26/11/12 09:20 AM Share Posted 26/11/12 09:20 AM I have about 5m of heat wrap at hm and have been pondering the idea of wrapping the exh. manifold for kn'ages... still undecided Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bionicxr6t05 Bronze Donating Members 2,216 Member For: 13y 8m 2d Gender: Male Posted 26/11/12 09:45 AM Share Posted 26/11/12 09:45 AM Heat wrap is good on stainless etc but can cause pretty bad corrosion on untreated mild steel. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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