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Postby Astroboysoup » Wed May 10, 2006 1:53 pm

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?
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Postby SuperMazdaKart » Wed May 10, 2006 2:37 pm

stainless steel hoseclamps are rather cheap & effective though. don't think you can do any better for less..
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Postby Astroboysoup » Wed May 10, 2006 3:21 pm

suppose i'll go out and buy some hose clamps.. then i can put my new/old extractors on..
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Postby SuperMazdaKart » Wed May 10, 2006 3:35 pm

it's a very tedious job that heatwrap stuff.

put it on before they get fitted i say
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Postby Astroboysoup » Wed May 10, 2006 4:08 pm

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?
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Postby SuperMazdaKart » Wed May 10, 2006 4:19 pm

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.
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Postby Astroboysoup » Wed May 10, 2006 4:37 pm

yeh i just got a cone filter with heat shielding around it...

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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..
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Postby SuperMazdaKart » Wed May 10, 2006 4:47 pm

loch stewart version 2 copy i gather
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Postby Astroboysoup » Wed May 10, 2006 4:48 pm

yep... or mx5mania copy....

which ever came first
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Postby Philip Lee » Wed May 10, 2006 5:28 pm

Astroboysoup wrote:yeh i just got a cone filter with heat shielding around it...

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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!!

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Postby Philip Lee » Wed May 10, 2006 6:09 pm

u sure don't want the chrome ones for bling? :P

pls let us know if they're any good.

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Postby Astroboysoup » Wed May 10, 2006 7:32 pm

heheh yeh im sure

you can bid on this C one here http://cgi.ebay.com.au/JUSTJAP-DOME-TYP ... dZViewItem

im 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.
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Postby dv8one » Wed May 10, 2006 7:51 pm

just use 'tie wire' to hold the wrap on. worked fine on my old drag car.

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Postby jolt » Wed May 10, 2006 8:27 pm

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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