pipe wraps
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10-06-2007, 05:31 AM
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Anybody know where to find those wraps (I call them this because I don't actually know what they are called) for exhaust pipes? I've seen them on a couple of nightrains and they look sweet. It looks like a black Ace bandange wrapped around the pipe. Anybody know what I'm talking about?
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10-06-2007, 05:48 AM
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10-06-2007, 06:27 AM
RE: pipe wraps
Here is a couple of sources.
http://www.jpcycles.com/groups.aspx?...a-c2f21beb0f95
Read "The Truth" here as well"
http://www.1tail.com/sa/c/Exhaust_Wr...Protection.htm
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http://www.jpcycles.com/groups.aspx?...a-c2f21beb0f95
Read "The Truth" here as well"
http://www.1tail.com/sa/c/Exhaust_Wr...Protection.htm
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10-06-2007, 11:27 PM
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10-13-2007, 12:14 AM
RE: pipe wraps
I had this this on my deuce when I bought it used a few months ago. I took it off last weekend to replace with heat shields, and wow it looked bad. There is blueing/blacking that matches the wrap pattern. Crusty brown stuff too. My pipes need replacing for cosmetic reasons. Just to put that seed of doubt....
thebike was running way lean, to be fair, so maybe the heat did it. LA Choppers was the brand, maybe not top of the line.
thebike was running way lean, to be fair, so maybe the heat did it. LA Choppers was the brand, maybe not top of the line.
#9
10-13-2007, 12:47 AM
RE: pipe wraps
Yeah header wrap is good for exhaust that never sees the street but its OLD technology. Ceramic coatings if you really care about heat
IF its just for looks i would replace it every season before it rots your pipes. ANY moisture gets held close to your pipes and eats them alive
IF its just for looks i would replace it every season before it rots your pipes. ANY moisture gets held close to your pipes and eats them alive
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10-13-2007, 07:50 AM
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RE: pipe wraps
WRONG!!!
Exhaust Wrap & Heat Protection
Exhaust Wraps: The truth about Wrapping
DEI Technical Article (Issue 1.1)
I can't tell you the number of calls I get from customers who are interested in DEI exhaust wraps but are afraid that the wrap may damage their pipes. Though a credible concern, I'm not sure who started the rumor, but for some people this myth has been inaccurately embedded as common knowledge to many. Wrapping pipes will not damage your pipes.* It will not make the metal brittle or promote any enhanced corrosion. I've yet to see a picture of a header, turbo down pipe, or exhaust pipe that was damaged by wrap as one would think that with all the information and images available on the internet someone would have been able to provide proof of such negative occurrences. I was really shocked after reading several forum threads from the "self-proclaimed know-it-alls" that consistently post replies in response to inquiries from other members citing a story or rumor rather than from personal experience.
THE TRUTH
Basically, every time you start up an engine the exhaust system pipes heat up and undergo an aging process that is so nominal it would take 50+ years to actually see any kind of change in the metals composition. Exhaust wraps do accelerate this ageing process, but even so it could take up to 30+ years to see any real degradation of the metal "AND" even that would be nominal at best! The same applies to ceramic jet coatings so don't let anyone tell you otherwise (that it's better because it doesn't make a difference).
Reference: http://www.1tail.com/sa/c/Exhaust_Wrap_Heat_Protection.htm
Also, the key is to NOT unwrap your pipes. Duh! It's not something you put on and take off as your mood changes. Put it on and leave it on. Of course it's going to look ugly underneath the wrap.
Exhaust Wrap & Heat Protection
Exhaust Wraps: The truth about Wrapping
DEI Technical Article (Issue 1.1)
I can't tell you the number of calls I get from customers who are interested in DEI exhaust wraps but are afraid that the wrap may damage their pipes. Though a credible concern, I'm not sure who started the rumor, but for some people this myth has been inaccurately embedded as common knowledge to many. Wrapping pipes will not damage your pipes.* It will not make the metal brittle or promote any enhanced corrosion. I've yet to see a picture of a header, turbo down pipe, or exhaust pipe that was damaged by wrap as one would think that with all the information and images available on the internet someone would have been able to provide proof of such negative occurrences. I was really shocked after reading several forum threads from the "self-proclaimed know-it-alls" that consistently post replies in response to inquiries from other members citing a story or rumor rather than from personal experience.
THE TRUTH
Basically, every time you start up an engine the exhaust system pipes heat up and undergo an aging process that is so nominal it would take 50+ years to actually see any kind of change in the metals composition. Exhaust wraps do accelerate this ageing process, but even so it could take up to 30+ years to see any real degradation of the metal "AND" even that would be nominal at best! The same applies to ceramic jet coatings so don't let anyone tell you otherwise (that it's better because it doesn't make a difference).
Reference: http://www.1tail.com/sa/c/Exhaust_Wrap_Heat_Protection.htm
Also, the key is to NOT unwrap your pipes. Duh! It's not something you put on and take off as your mood changes. Put it on and leave it on. Of course it's going to look ugly underneath the wrap.