title, if so what else should i thermal wrap? already did my downpipe.

 

 

bump cause i would like to know too

 

the least it would do is lower the under hood temps, and if your running no intake on the turbo, maybe lower IAT's

i seen some guy w/ a boosted 5thG prelude wrapped EVERYTHING: mani, dp, dt, and his entire IC piping. when i asked him why, he said "every lil bit counts"

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by esedulerp5tenin &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">the least it would do is lower the under hood temps, and if your running no intake on the turbo, maybe lower IAT's

i seen some guy w/ a boosted 5thG prelude wrapped EVERYTHING: mani, dp, dt, and his entire IC piping. when i asked him why, he said "every lil bit counts"</TD></TR></TABLE>

yupp....everything on my new setup is going to be either ceramic coated or painted with that heat resistant/rust resistant paint and heat wrapped ontop of it

 

kewl.. imma do my mani now then if i have extra ill do other piping

 

man that thermal wrap ***** you up mang.. get all itchy and ****.. just did my mani.. didn't do that good of a job cuz of the mani being so small wonder what i should wrap next.. got enough for one more part of a pipe

 

haha that's funny...it'll smoke like a bitch too when you first start it up.
I'd either wrap the piping that goes to your tb or the peice right after the turbo if it comes close to your downpipe.

 

lets see how much it smokes up haha.. doing my swap today and tomorrow.. i decided to do the pipe that goes to the t/b

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by luvs2spooge &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> lets see how much it smokes up haha.. doing my swap today and tomorrow.. i decided to do the pipe that goes to the t/b </TD></TR></TABLE>

lol when i did my first swap i had my header heat wrapped. i started it up and had yet to put the hood back on. once it warmed up it was smoking like CRAZY and smelled like ***. good luck with the setup

 

imma start the car tomorrow.. so i should wrap the pipe that goes to the intake right? to keep the cool air in the pipe

 

is that a cast iron mani??? be careful if its ss, the heat wrap could cause it to get too hot and crack

 

hahah yea i heat RAPPED the mani and it's cast iron didnt do that great of a job.. those damn apexi mani's dont give you much space to work w/ haha..

SO wrap the pipe that goes to the intake right? keep the cold air in?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by luvs2spooge &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">hahah yea i heat RAPPED the mani and it's cast iron didnt do that great of a job.. those damn apexi mani's dont give you much space to work w/ haha..

SO wrap the pipe that goes to the intake right? keep the cold air in?</TD></TR></TABLE>
hahaha....
but ya man, i'd prolly do that one first. If not that one, the lower charge pipe, i haven't seen your setup so idk, but in general this piece is close to the dp and wrapping it can help keep down heat soak from the engine bay...either one will work and most likely will have the same overall effect, it's just a matter of where in the system it does it at

 

bad news about the mani.. couldn't put my header bolts on so ihad to take it off... the clamps were int eh way

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by luvs2spooge &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">bad news about the mani.. couldn't put my header bolts on so ihad to take it off... the clamps were int eh way </TD></TR></TABLE>
damn that's a bitch man! I'd try putting the mani on and wrapped it once its bolted up....might be your only option.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by rota92, aka Heat Rapper &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">If you heat WRAP, make sure it aint crap
Spend yo money like you got a lot, so it keeps things from getting too hot.
Make sure that you use safety wire, or it will unravel and may start a fire!
Thats the story of how to heat WRAP, if you dont like it you deserve a slap.</TD></TR></TABLE>

ROFL!!

Personally I'd have it coated. It wouldn't cost all that much, it will keep it from rusting to hell, and probably be much more effective since those manifolds are compact & tight like a virgin flower girl.

If you really want some baller ****, go to mcmaster.com and look up ceramic heat wrap. Its good to 1800F (fiberglass is ~1200F iirc), and insulates better than fiberglass. I have a 1/2" thick section of the same material - I can wrap it around my finger (1 layer thick), put a propane torch to it, and not feel a thing after a whole minute. Not only that, but it does not burn it, just glows dull orange when in the flame. ALSO... its much more pliable, so its easier to get in tight spaces.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by HiProfile &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

ROFL!!

Personally I'd have it coated. It wouldn't cost all that much, it will keep it from rusting to hell, and probably be much more effective since those manifolds are compact & tight like a virgin flower girl.

If you really want some baller ****, go to mcmaster.com and look up ceramic heat wrap. Its good to 1800F (fiberglass is ~1200F iirc), and insulates better than fiberglass. I have a 1/2" thick section of the same material - I can wrap it around my finger (1 layer thick), put a propane torch to it, and not feel a thing after a whole minute. Not only that, but it does not burn it, just glows dull orange when in the flame. ALSO... its much more pliable, so its easier to get in tight spaces.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I see a few different similar products on their site, but not sure which one you are talking about. Could you give product #? And how would this stuff compare to ceramic coating, like Swaintech's?