... to those who use heat wrap on your downpipe or manifold... how do you secure the heat wrap to the pipes so that it does not unravel, come off, or come loose?... lemme know... thanks...

 

hose clamps, or they make special ties just for heat wrap. its a metal band that uses a little clip to hold it in place. look on summitracing.com or jegs.com

 

http://www.jegs.com/cgi-bin/nc...r=361

 

hose clamps - cheap and effective

My dp before I sold it:

I started at the turbine flange and used one clamp there, and used 2 down by the flex.

 

curious as what to and what not to heat wrap ?

 

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my thoughts exactly... i know that it keeps heat in which would increase energy within a pipe, so it would be logical to do the manifold, however wouldn't more heat make it more prone to crack?

-ryan

 

are you supposed to spray the heat wrap with something before you put it on? all the pos fiberglass particles fly EVERYWHERE

 

Just wrap it up and bake it on slowly, once finished. it smells like hokey pokey cooking. Nah it shouldn't cause your mani to crack unless your mani is crap to begin with and in that case in just a matter of time anyway.

 

can u get heat wrap at the local muffler shop? If not...where?

 

Local performance shop dirty V8 shops have it to.

 

i used hose clamps on my last setup...worked GREAT!

mike

 

only bad thing is when your wrapped downpipe rubs against the road...

not good. heh

 

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dipping the wrap in water works ok

 

Aircraft grade safety wire and safety wire plyers work great. I figure if its good enough for aircraft its good enough for me. I have tons of it lying around, my dad was a jet engine mechanic in the Airforce along time ago, and he "acquired" a few hundred spool of this stuff.


Rob

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Rob

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