yo-yo-yo! word to yer rotting exhaust system home slice!
the wrap works real nice but it does cut lifespan of steel drastically!
and it also really bulks up a simple design requiring numerous spots of
safety wire here and there to keep it where you want it to stay. high
maintance and after the second header very costly! modern coatings like
"jet hot coatings" are very durable , comes in colors wich some like and
some do not, and it is effective in decreasing radiated heat to a degree
too.
chuck
(white painted longman LCB headers)
> [Original Message]
> From: de Brebisson, Cyrille (Calculator Division) <cyrille@hp.com>
> To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Date: 02/09/2006 5:50:09 PM
> Subject: Exhaust wrap versus coating
>
> Hello,
>
> My exhaust headers are wrapped in order to help reduce the heat in the
> engine compartment, but I have had 2 peoples telling me that my header
> will not last with that wrapping in place and that I should get the
> thing ceramic coated instead.
>
> I wanted to get the list opinion on these 2 options, is it really true
> that my header will be dead in 1 year, is the coating worth the expense
> (I was told that it would also increase HP)...
>
> Also, I was planning on a 1.75" exhaust system, is that good or should I
> go for 2"?
>
> Regards, cyrille
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