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Old Jan 27, 2008 | 11:10 AM
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Default wrapping pipes ?

if i wrap my pipes will it do anythign to the chrome like if i want to remove the wrap later or something?
or is it if i wrap them there is no thuring back
with that being said if i wrap what kind of wrap should i get(black would be the color)
thanks for your info
 
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Old Jan 27, 2008 | 04:38 PM
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Default RE: wrapping pipes ?

One of the manufacturer sites (dont remember which one) says it will eventually lead to failure of the metal in the pipes due to the heat, without the wrap, the pipes dissipate the heat. Ever seen the metal drip shields in a grill.
 
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Old Jan 27, 2008 | 04:51 PM
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Sounds logical to me. I'd leave em alone.
 
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Old Jan 27, 2008 | 05:02 PM
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Do your pipes have heat shields? If you wrap them, take the chrome heat shields off first. That way if you unwrap them, you can install the like new chrome heat shields and no one will be the wiser. Although the wrap has insulating properties, I doubt the additional heat retained would do any permanent damage to your head pipes. I'm no metallurgist or an engineer, but it doesn't make sense that the marginal additional heat would be that great. Just my $0.02 .... By the way, I really like the look of wrapped pipes! Good luck.

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