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heat wrapping,

Postby Zabinskii » Wed Jun 25, 2014 5:24 pm

hey guys, got a set of stainless steel extractors and im looking to heat wrap them, any do's and don'ts i should know about before hand? :)

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Re: heat wrapping,

Postby M1474 » Wed Jun 25, 2014 5:35 pm

Don't get itchy.
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Re: heat wrapping,

Postby Zabinskii » Wed Jun 25, 2014 5:56 pm

M1474 wrote:Don't get itchy.



ill try not to, ive got gloves a long sleeve shirt and pants. ;)

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Re: heat wrapping,

Postby Regie » Wed Jun 25, 2014 6:24 pm

why cover stainless? It looks awesome

Get them ceramic coated....better option
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Re: heat wrapping,

Postby Red Dragon » Wed Jun 25, 2014 6:53 pm

You can get shiny silver ceramic coating looks just like chrome

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Re: heat wrapping,

Postby Zabinskii » Thu Jun 26, 2014 9:18 am

Red Dragon wrote:You can get shiny silver ceramic coating looks just like chrome



ceramic coatings expensive from what ive beeen told D:

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Re: heat wrapping,

Postby Red Dragon » Thu Jun 26, 2014 11:43 am

I just spoke to the bloke near me who does the ceramic coating and he quoted $240 for coating inside and out.
This will protect the inside of the pipes, if you heat wrap them it will lower the engine bay temp. but will make the inside of the extractors hotter , destroying the metal quicker.

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Re: heat wrapping,

Postby TTT » Thu Jun 26, 2014 2:05 pm

I thought wrapping stainless was a no no

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Re: heat wrapping,

Postby 93_Clubman » Fri Jun 27, 2014 12:05 pm

TTT wrote:I thought wrapping stainless was a no no

+1:
viewtopic.php?f=18&t=52852&p=664810&hilit=stainless+thin+walled+headers#p664810


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