Heat Wrap
 

I was at the exhaust shop getting new Magnaflow tips and I noticed how hot the SR mid pipe and the catback was and I was wondering if heat wrap would really do anything.

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not really. the way i understand it is that heat wrap is more to keep the heat from effecting anything else, i dont think it would do anything to help cool the pipe.

heat wrap is extremely effective when used to contain the heat. So by wrapping your exhaust you basically save everything surrounding the exhaust from heating up.

Hmmmm. I just wondered if it would change the sound at all. It sounds just a tad better than stock but still a little raspy.

wow those tips stick out far... is that just the angle of the pic or something?

those tips look smaller than stock?

The tips are 3" Magnaflow tips. They do stick out too far and are slightly off angle but my friends tell me I'm crazy. I am going to get them fixed this weekend. The shop that sold me the tips and installed them gave me a hell of a deal and did a great job fixing up the SR mid pipe. I paid like $70.00 for the tips installed so...... Now I am thinking I should have went with 4" tips.

Using header wrap will change the sound of your exhaust because of the simple fact that as you contain more heat in the exhaust rather than being lost to the surroundings it causes the exhaust speeds to remain high increasing power and altering the sound. However as a warning the wraps causes the pipes to retain heat much longer and can lead to premature failure of the pipes. The most effective way to maintain higher internal temperatures with out the risk of destroying the pipes would be by using a thermal coating (much more expensive).

The exhaust is sort of raspy (like metal sounding if that makes sense). I'm gonna try the wrap.

I covered my midpipe with heatwrap and 99% of the rasp I had dissapeared. I hope it will help with the scavinging also.

I've wrapped a lot of motorcycle exhaust with the stuff and it usually causes a "better" tone. There's only one time I can think that I had something with your raspy type sound and it made it better but didn't get rid of it.

Make sure you wrap them correctly and soak the wrap if need be (directions) to get a tight wrap. If done incorrectly you can get moisture in there down the road which will cause the pipes to crack or break at the welds.

Thanks guys. I'll take better non filthy pics with a real camera later but I got the tips fixed. just need to polish them up after all the welding grime.

http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/i...ea36c86b23.jpg

Also the wrap will force the exhaust to flow faster to escape.

Really? Hmmmm. Think I would have to remove the exhaust to do it? Seems like there is space but i have never worked with the stuff.

Yep, its thermal Dynamics. You won't notice it.

Hey Scott here is the stuff i used on my exhaust... did it on the bend that goes by the rear diff... good stuff had it on for over a year now... get the 2" wide in black...

http://www.advancespeedshop.com/imag...0Packaging.jpg

Did you buy it local?

many of the replies in this thread have made teh baby Jeezus cry

makes me wonder if some of you have actually used it vs just reading the marketing schtick in some ricer magazine

heat wrapping anything makes it sick aggressive mad tYt3 y0~!?

What do you think Team? Think it will help with the metallic sound in my exhaust?

DUHH UMMM DUUUhh yes i have used it to reduce exhaust heat...:icon_no2:

and Scott most auto parts stores carry this or you can order it online...

Cool, Thanks.

Old thread but bumping because I'm curious if heat wrapping the header actually got rid of the metal tin sound...because I'm experiencing that right now with my midpipe, and it's by far the most annoying thing in the world. :/