does anybody ?

[snookes]

use exhaust insulating wrap ?
how does it help?
any thoughts comments
thanks anthony

[combine]

It can cause rust on manifolds , I have used a bit where the manifold gets rather too near the starter , which may have bug'red up the last one .

[blaineuk]

i was on my old manifolds, still very hot under the bonnet, manifolds badly cracked and rusted eventually, think you would have to remove the manifold to get it on, just get some ceramic coated stainless ones.

[combine]

blaineuk said:

i was on my old manifolds, still very hot under the bonnet, manifolds badly cracked and rusted eventually, think you would have to remove the manifold to get it on, just get some ceramic coated stainless ones.

How much Blaine ?

[BadRedWedge]

If you dont wrap it very well and miss a small area you will get a hot spot, and whats a hot spot ?? not a good spot !!! your manifolds may crack !!( a few have ) If you dont have problems with that then all you have done is moved the heat backwards to places it should not be like under the cabin, round the gearbox and closer to the fuel tanks. At the end of the day you may think its hot under a Wedge bonnet but compared to a Grief its nothing, under a Grief bonnet things start to melt, rubber seals give up the will to live, even cable ties go brittle and break, in fact everything goes brittle and wants to break. If your 400 is getting too warm fit a bigger fan or a second fan, fit an over-ride switch, fit a bigger oil cooler. Do a Steve Guest and open the bonnet every time you park up
Ceramic coated manifolds have the same effect by shifting the heat backwards and cooking parts of the car not ment to be cooked, and all this is going on out of sight, at least if its under the bonnet you have half a chance of seeing it.

All the above IMHO

Edited by BadRedWedge on Tuesday 20th May 07:28

[jmorgan]

Often wondered what happens to the heat when you insulate a part like the zorst.

[grahamw48]

quote:

Do a Steve Guest and open the bonnet every time you park up

Hey....I do that.

[snookes]

thanks for the input guys
will leave the wrapping alone

[combine]

Better leave griefs alone too judging by Darren's comment , and he knows as he's had one .

[BadRedWedge]

combine said:

Better leave griefs alone too judging by Darren's comment , and he knows as he's had one .

Its a time of my life I am trying to forget, but I still wake up at nights in a cold sweat

[mikeb]

BadRedWedge said:

combine said:

Better leave griefs alone too judging by Darren's comment , and he knows as he's had one .

Its a time of my life I am trying to forget, but I still wake up at nights in a cold sweat

Cold sweat in a Grief - no chance. I have seen guys jam a piece of pipe in the window runner and elastic band it to the wing mirror to catch some wind when the car is going and then direct the flow of air down to their balls to cool them off! The thing fries you, except in winter where it freezes you. Fracking thing.

MikeyB

[Number 7]

I've used it on mild steel manifolds in the past - never again. I don't really understand how, but it seems to promote corrosion far more quickly than not wrapping. The only place I still use it is on the final (stainless) section where it runs under the fuel tank.

7.

[Number 7]

I've used it on mild steel manifolds in the past - never again. I don't really understand how, but it seems to promote corrosion far more quickly than not wrapping. The only place I still use it is on the final (stainless) section where it runs under the fuel tank.

7.

[crispian22]

there is a product on the market called'water weter',it's supposed to lower the temp by a few degree's,but i hav'nt tried it.if your struggling,bigger fan's,overide switch,or even adding one of those add on electric jobbies with a variable thermostat? sure you'll sort it bud!

[combine]

Ideally an aluminium bonnet would be best ,but it may be a little expensive .