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Heat wrapping
Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 1:53 pm
by Astroboysoup
so what do you guys use to hold down the heat wrap on exhaust manifolds and piping?
I've seen some people use stainless steel hose camps? Anything else I can use that is Cheap?
Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 2:37 pm
by SuperMazdaKart
stainless steel hoseclamps are rather cheap & effective though. don't think you can do any better for less..
Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 3:21 pm
by Astroboysoup
suppose i'll go out and buy some hose clamps.. then i can put my new/old extractors on..
Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 3:35 pm
by SuperMazdaKart
it's a very tedious job that heatwrap stuff.
put it on before they get fitted i say
Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 4:08 pm
by Astroboysoup
yeh already did it once on my original extractors when they were on the car.. hurt my knees from over extending them to reach the manifold.
got your shocks installed yet?
and has anyone made that pipe that goes from the cone air pop filter to the cowl?
Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 4:19 pm
by SuperMazdaKart
nup, waiting pending my job contract getting renewed or not. just found out my front right side shocker is different from the other 3. some blue US made shocker, probably had a leak at a dealership sometime in the past. might explain why my right turns feel a bit different from the lefts.
you got that yellow mushroom filter don't you? wouldn't be a hard diy project. some pvc rain piping & maybe like a plastic bowl in the right size & shape.
Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 4:37 pm
by Astroboysoup
yeh i just got a cone filter with heat shielding around it...
whats my obsession with heat soak.. pfff.. i dunno
but yeh just need to make the snorkle bit from the end of that to the cowl.. should be too hard..
Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 4:47 pm
by SuperMazdaKart
loch stewart version 2 copy i gather
Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 4:48 pm
by Astroboysoup
yep... or mx5mania copy....
which ever came first
Re:
Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 5:28 pm
by Philip Lee
Astroboysoup wrote:yeh i just got a cone filter with heat shielding around it...
whats my obsession with heat soak.. pfff.. i dunno
but yeh just need to make the snorkle bit from the end of that to the cowl.. should be too hard..
where did u get this from?? i want one too!!
Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 5:55 pm
by Astroboysoup
Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 6:09 pm
by Philip Lee
u sure don't want the chrome ones for bling?
pls let us know if they're any good.
cheers
Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 7:32 pm
by Astroboysoup
heheh yeh im sure
you can bid on this C one here
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/JUSTJAP-DOME-TYP ... dZViewItemim not bidding on that one... he has many and puts them back online every week. I've been watching them for months now.
I'm thinking that its not really CF and just plastic painted to look like CF.
btw
that heat wrap stuff is really itchy.
Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 7:51 pm
by dv8one
just use 'tie wire' to hold the wrap on. worked fine on my old drag car.
Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 8:27 pm
by jolt
Wouldn't the chrome one reflect some of the heat away from the intake too? Whereas I'd imagine the darkness of the carbon fibre look ones would only increase heatsoak wouldn't it?
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