Wrapping An Exhaust Up

[silver gts-t]

wrapped my new dump pipe today..

is it done good enough?

i initially sprayed it with a heat proof paint from thermo tec and also used their ex wrap...

is there any sort of sealer that goes over the top??

here are pics

excuse the mess

[Swiper the Fox]

wrapped my new dump pipe today..

is it done good enough?

i initially sprayed it with a heat proof paint from thermo tec and also used their ex wrap...

is there any sort of sealer that goes over the top??

here are pics

excuse the mess

Looks pretty good Silv. how'd ya go getting the manifolds done??

[Craved]

how long did that take John?

[silver gts-t]

Looks pretty good Silv. how'd ya go getting the manifolds done??

should get it tomorrow or friday...

i hope.

[silver gts-t]

how long did that take John?

about 30mins..

also some advice... fibreglass particles and no gloves is bad mmkay

[Roy]

Looks ok, but next time you do it wrap from the bottom up, not top to bottom. This way you don thave the exposed edge facing up for water/moisture and dirt etc to settle in...make sense?

Also, be interesting to see how you go with that black paint...personally i will never use that rubbishg again. First can stopped workign after about 5 seconds leaving me with a uselass $50 can full of hi-temp silicon spray for exhaust wrap that i couldnt get out of the can Then after one track day any part of exposed wrap that got sprayed goes brittle and crumbles away whilst the unsprayed/natural wrap was fine. Even today the stuff that didnt get sprayed looks much healthier ?!?!

If someone can tell me where i went wrong with the applciation of the spray it would be greatly appreciated.

And lol, wait until you try and exhaust wrap your manifold

[silver gts-t]

Looks ok, but next time you do it wrap from the bottom up, not top to bottom. This way you don thave the exposed edge facing up for water/moisture and dirt etc to settle in...make sense?

Also, be interesting to see how you go with that black paint...personally i will never use that rubbishg again. First can stopped workign after about 5 seconds leaving me with a uselass $50 can full of hi-temp silicon spray for exhaust wrap that i couldnt get out of the can Then after one track day any part of exposed wrap that got sprayed goes brittle and crumbles away whilst the unsprayed/natural wrap was fine. Even today the stuff that didnt get sprayed looks much healthier ?!?!

If someone can tell me where i went wrong with the applciation of the spray it would be greatly appreciated.

And lol, wait until you try and exhaust wrap your manifold

im not even going to bother with the manifold!

reason why i started from the top was just incase i ran out, which i did... but i clamped up the start anyway so theres no gaps

it was the 50ft 1" stuff

managed to do 3/4 of it.. the un wrapped part is under the car so should be fine while driving

[Craved]

you competition coating the manifold anyway arent you john?

[silver gts-t]

you competition coating the manifold anyway arent you john?

ye

[Roy]

you competition coating the manifold anyway arent you john?

Its good, but i found its not good enough to protect the wiring on th einner guard when you are upo the thign adn the manifold is glowign red. Even with the Ceramic Coating i would suggest you look at sheathign of the loom/wiring around it or additional means of heat shields etc.

[lwells]

Looks much better than my efforts. Unfortunately due to the design of my dumps I could only wrap up to the O2 sensor bung, leaving about an inch unwrapped before the flange

Roy: I had no problems with the spray, and it should only set you back $20ish. I don't think its just the spray that makes it go brittle, I think its a property of the actual wrap.

[Roy]

LOL$20, they see me coming. Ended up gettign two cans from Revolution Racegear, its possible it was $20 each and about $50 total...but i seemed to recall i paid more like $40ish each...like i said places normally see me coming

[silver gts-t]

Its good, but i found its not good enough to protect the wiring on th einner guard when you are upo the thign adn the manifold is glowign red. Even with the Ceramic Coating i would suggest you look at sheathign of the loom/wiring around it or additional means of heat shields etc.

i already have thermo tec adheisive heat shielding here also

[Craved]

i really need to get into heat sheilding everything in my engine bay..

Edited May 3, 2006 by Craved

[Roy]

i already have thermo tec adheisive heat shielding here also

LOL...awesome...now hurry up and boost that baby...

[silver gts-t]

LOL...awesome...now hurry up and boost that baby...

im trying to get EVERYTHING im going to need to do the install...

im planning to do it all in 48hours.... in and out

[Beer Baron]

looks good my tips are:

maybe a bit overboard with the clamps.

and like troy said wrap the other way. he's not talking about just the first bit which is clamped, but all along the pipe as the wrap overlaps.

when i'm wrapping stuff i do it with a little face mask and some gloves, and sit the pipe on the concrete, then have a buckt of water next to you. pull the wrap through the water as you wrap. then wait till it's dry and paint with the flame proof 1500degree paint, or as troy did just leave it au naturale.

[Amaru]

Stupid question (and sorry to hijack ) but where does one get wrap and flameproof paint from to paint over it (ala Beer Baron styles). Just got my dump pipe made and want to try and contain the heat somewhat.

Is it something that mopst places sell like Autobarn?

[lwells]

Stupid question (and sorry to hijack ) but where does one get wrap and flameproof paint from to paint over it (ala Beer Baron styles). Just got my dump pipe made and want to try and contain the heat somewhat.

Is it something that mopst places sell like Autobarn?

Revolution Racegear sells the DEI branded variety.

[silver gts-t]

Stupid question (and sorry to hijack ) but where does one get wrap and flameproof paint from to paint over it (ala Beer Baron styles). Just got my dump pipe made and want to try and contain the heat somewhat.

Is it something that mopst places sell like Autobarn?

or

american auto's.... auto one... modyourcar.com

they stock ThermoTec