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I really like wrap, it does quieten the exhaust and keeps engine bay temps down, although I haven't had great experience with non stainless manifolds corroding faster. I had one set fail quite quickly after application, and I can not say whether it was thw wrap or not. There is some debate as to whether it retains moisture and exposes the manifolds to a higher level of exposure and therefore more prone to corrode through.
I can;t say which it was in my case, but there you go
Apply when off the car, and apply when wet, as when it dries it tightens onto the manifolds for a better finish, just stick it into a bucket and apply bit by bit. It also helps kep down the fibres form going into you skin.
I have also ound that stainless locking wire is much easier to use with appropriate pliers than the snap fasteners you can get for it.
I can;t say which it was in my case, but there you go
Apply when off the car, and apply when wet, as when it dries it tightens onto the manifolds for a better finish, just stick it into a bucket and apply bit by bit. It also helps kep down the fibres form going into you skin.
I have also ound that stainless locking wire is much easier to use with appropriate pliers than the snap fasteners you can get for it.
Johno said:
I really like wrap, it does quieten the exhaust and keeps engine bay temps down, although I haven't had great experience with non stainless manifolds corroding faster. I had one set fail quite quickly after application, and I can not say whether it was thw wrap or not. There is some debate as to whether it retains moisture and exposes the manifolds to a higher level of exposure and therefore more prone to corrode through.
I can;t say which it was in my case, but there you go
Apply when off the car, and apply when wet, as when it dries it tightens onto the manifolds for a better finish, just stick it into a bucket and apply bit by bit. It also helps kep down the fibres form going into you skin.
I have also ound that stainless locking wire is much easier to use with appropriate pliers than the snap fasteners you can get for it.
Thanks Johno, i`ll wait to my manifolds gaskets fail again which should be in the next week or two and try it out.I can;t say which it was in my case, but there you go
Apply when off the car, and apply when wet, as when it dries it tightens onto the manifolds for a better finish, just stick it into a bucket and apply bit by bit. It also helps kep down the fibres form going into you skin.
I have also ound that stainless locking wire is much easier to use with appropriate pliers than the snap fasteners you can get for it.
Meatball said:
Ive never been into the pretty engine thing anyway
Funny, neither have I. But I have just tidied mine up with some powder coating of bits etc and a clean up while I'm waiting for the new engine loom.I prefer the look of the exhust wrap, and I think it is at least if not more effective than camcoat, unless you have the internal bores camcoated as well.
I wrapped some stainless steel manifolds in an attmept to keep the heat down a bit. A few months later when the car was getting an MOT it was found to have a blowing exhaust pipe, my car has a balance pipe between the two manifolds and a weld had gone. I repaired the pipe only to find another blowing weld a bit further down towards one of the silencers.
Coincidence ??
Could be but seems a little suspicious. I can't complain as the exhaust is original I believe so is 15 years old !! Just seems odd that all of a sudden two welds have cracked.
They say that the heat has to go somewhere so it just moves along further down the pipes so that area gets hotter.
Ho hum.
Coincidence ??
Could be but seems a little suspicious. I can't complain as the exhaust is original I believe so is 15 years old !! Just seems odd that all of a sudden two welds have cracked.They say that the heat has to go somewhere so it just moves along further down the pipes so that area gets hotter.
Ho hum.
I've had experience of both the ceramic coating and the wrap and I think the ceramic coating is too thin to make a notable difference. I'm currently using the wrap. Over time however, this can be as expensive as the ceramic coating because you (or whoever) will inevitably damage it during the course of maintenance i.e. plug changes, ex gasket changes, faffing around. After a while, the wrap hardens and crumbles when disturbed so you'll eventually want to replace it; which yes, you can do in situ though it's a bit of a fiddle.
Oh, and if you have 'after market' stainless steel manifolds, make sure you use stainless steel ties or lockwire or the effects of electrolysis will make itself apparent in the form of discoloured rings around your tubework. Great if you desire them to look like the tails of Lemurs though.
Oh, and if you have 'after market' stainless steel manifolds, make sure you use stainless steel ties or lockwire or the effects of electrolysis will make itself apparent in the form of discoloured rings around your tubework. Great if you desire them to look like the tails of Lemurs though.
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