Wrapping cast iron manifolds will cause them to start to flake the metal off.
Been there, done that on non coated manifolds. Ken Freese65 BJ8-- Original
Message -----From: Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net>
To: healeys at autox.team.net
Sent: Sun, 10 Sep 2017 15:21:22 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: [Healeys] BJ8 Temps
re: "... I see no need to wrap them"It looks cool! 'Nuff said.bs
On 9/10/2017 8:18 AM, BJ8Healeys wrote:
I had mine Jet-Hot coated in 1999,
and also didn't see any significant effect on the engine
temps. They surely looked a lot better than the old rusty
manifolds and have held up really well over that time and
about 80K miles. Some browning is beginning to show at the
sharp edges, but I think I have got my money's worth out of
Jet-Hot and if I ever have a reason to remove the manifolds
I'll probably get them coated again. I've never wrapped the
downpipes. The new radiator core and the sleeved
thermostat together have solved the engine heat problem,
so I see no need to wrap them. Steve ByersHBJ8L/36666BJ8 RegistryAHCA Delegate
at LargeHavelock, NC From:
Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Bob Spidell
Sent: Monday, September 04, 2017 3:38 PM
To:healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] BJ8 Temps FWIW, I just had the manifolds on my BJ8
Jet-Hot coated and
haven't noticed much, if any, difference in running temps or
other effects (I also wrapped my downpipes). YMMV.Bob On 9/4/2017 10:05 AM,
Al Fuller wrote:Roger: Have
you considered coating the exhaust manifolds, so as to
conduct the heat down the exhaust system, as opposed to
allowing the manifolds to be their usual heat radiating
selves? I?m
still thinking a winter project will be getting mine
coated [Jet-Hot, etc.]. Al
Fulleral
at bighealey dot org'65
BJ-8'85
Rx-7
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