Did a serach and all that came up was mainly for header use. Im wondering if doing this will damage my intercooler piping. Im using 2.5" alluminum piping and wanted to wrap all of it. I know that with a header you can damage it pretty bad but i wondered with alluminum piping?

Let me know.

thanks!

 

Yeah! I was wondering this too! I wanted to wrap my IC pipes with something too. What/where can I pick up some stuff to do the job??

 

Why would you want to wrap the intercooler pipes? Or why would you want to keep the HEAT inside the intercooler pipes? Isnt the whole point to dissapate the heat?

 

does anyone run it on the exhaust manifold? would it be dangerous or bad at all by doing so? my exhaust manifold is getting a lot of my hoses extremely hot!

 

Its not dangerous to wrap your manifold. It just decreases the life span and COULD cause cracking. This is because ALL the heat is contained in it instead of dissapating

 

My damn auto stores dont carry this stuff. Anyone know where I can get it? Is there any heat reflective wrap to use? To keep the IC stuff cool. I've seen it on here b4

 

i think optauto.com sells what your looking for.

 

Back to my original question. Wondering if anyone has done this to there I/C piping and if so do you have pics?

 

I would think it would help keep heat out of the pipe, since aluminum conducts heat so well, it needs all the help it can get.

 

it is designed to keep the temp of what is under it warm. not a good idea on charge pipes. Hot charge=
suposed to keep underhood temps down by keeping the exhaust heat in the exhaust
Rob

 

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I've got the DEI reflective wrap on the first section of my IC piping where it passes over the manifold and turbo as the pipe would get _really_ hot when running...here's a pic:



--Ian

 

You could wrap the manifold as well , it keeps the heat in the manifold. Also may help spooling since colder exhaust gases slow down.

 

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i have it on my Equal length mani, and IT REALLY KEEPS THE HEAT DOWN!! i don't believe that it'll cause your mani to crack if you wrap it tight and keep it from getting soaked etc...But the DEI wrap comes with silicone spray which you're suppose to use on the mani. if you want but should after installing the header wrap to keep it moisture free and help keep the heat in. i've noticed that this also hardens the header wrap as well which is a plus

 

I have all of the fmic tubing on the fc wrapped. The idea is to keep the heat out of the pipe. You have a front mount that cools the hot air from the turbo... Why re heat the air before it gets back into the tb...


You guys that are saying that aluminum conducts heat out, that's a 2 way street. It conducts ambient heat back in. Probably more so in then out. So wrapping the ic tubing is good.

 

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suposed to keep underhood temps down by keeping the exhaust heat in the exhaust
Rob</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yeah, that's what it's designed for, but it's a 2-way affair. It's insulation, it stops whats in from getting out, and what's out from getting in.

It works on the same principle as insulation in buildings/houses... you don't need different insulation for summer/winter, this is the same sort of thing.

 

if you wrap anykinda steel...it'll rust and crack a LOT sooner

 

As far as the mani rusting if wrapped...I have no idea. But as far as shortening the life span due to cracking.....I would think that is a false statement. Mani's crack due to heat cycle. Heating up and cooling down frequently and sometimes too quickly. If you think about it, the wrap would probably slow down the cooling process therefore avoiding this problem. But would it cause the mani to heat up faster thus negating this possible positive affect??? Hmmmm......

 

the cracking comes with the heat being retained...and the rust that is inevitable

that's from my own personal experience. but it was with mild...so...i don't have a large basis to base it on

 

Heat wrapping keeps heat inside the i/c pipes. I dno't think this would be a good idea for the piping from the turbo to the intercooler. Might help on the charge pipe since it's already cooled from the i/c, but you don't want it to get heated up again from under hood temps.

Either way, i dont' think wrapping the pipes will gain anything.

 

insulation is insulation. If it keeps heat in, it will keep heat out. Think about this; when you are cruising and not boosting there would be no heat, to speak of, coming from the inside of the pipe, but alot will be coming from around it in the engine bay! So, when you go to boost your charge air will be that much hotter!

I have metallic covered foam tape that is for water pipes that I've been meaning to put on mine for like a year! It says it's for hot and cold pipes, so think about it...

 

keeps heat out, dont think so, run car without it touch ic pipe. let it cool wrap it run it again then touch, guess what pipes cooler. your intercooler will keep the inside cool.

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