To wrap or not to wrap

[allstaruk]

Hi ya guys

I\'ve got the downpipe off the car at the moment and am changing it for a bigger one should i wrap it or not?

Are there any advantages.

alan

[John_Hudson]

Heya, im going to wrap my new DP when i get it, helps keep heat out of the bay
and increases flow as well, so im told.

John-

[allstaruk]

I think I will unless anyone has any other suggestions, can any one recomend a wrap thats not going to cosst the earth.

Alan

[RobbieRX-7]

I uprated my downpipe to a stainless 3". I used wrap with stainless ties and it does definitley keep the turbo area cooler.

[d-king]

I think I will unless anyone has any other suggestions, can any one recomend a wrap thats not going to cosst the earth.
 
Alan

ive got a roll of it mate , its good stuff but ive got no clips , has about 10 metres on it , £10 delivered if ya want it ?

[probedb]

Wrap it while it\'s off!! I thought I had some spare clips but unfortunately not.

[allstaruk]

ive got a roll of it mate , its good stuff but ive got no clips , has about 10 metres on it , £10 delivered if ya want it ?

Hi ya mate

What wrap is it?

Alan

[banned advertiser]

Deff wrap it or get it ceramic coated. had my down pipes ceramic coated.
Wrap here and ties.
http://www.rotaryart.uk.com/acatalog/Heat_shielding__wrapping_etc.html

[McCARTHY]

Can i just say if not already said that the fact that wraping a down pipe keeps heat out of the engine is a bi-product and advantage of what its actually designed to do. Buy Wraping the Manifolds/downpipes you trap heat in and arond the exhaust turbine of the turbo. By retaining this heat the turbo actually maintains its ability to run better. SO yes its a good thing to wrap form both points of veiw.

[d-king]

ive no idea mate i bought it from a rally spares stall at trax for my fes rst but never got round to fitting it , its like a fibreglass type asbestos material

[interloper393]

Its maybe easyer to paint it with that heat resistant painty stuff, then wrap it lol

[Warthog]

Wrap it.:Thumbs-up

[davehg]

mine used to be wrapped and by keeping in the heat caused it to fracture twice, as soon as i un-wrapped it and welded it up it was fine, its not split again in over a year.

[hugo]

On another car of mine not the RX7 I had a wrapped  jacket for the turbo and the down pipe wrapped and the heat destroyed the Cat.
Hugo

[stylus350]

mine used to be wrapped and by keeping in the heat caused it to fracture twice, as soon as i un-wrapped it and welded it up it was fine, its not split again in over a year.

Heard this from several different people.