Wrapped Thunderheaders
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Anybody had any problems with the tape causing the pipes to crack? I'm debating between wrap or heat shields...just don't want to do something that'll damage my investment.
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Last edited by rockon; Dec 29, 2008 at 09:49 PM.
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I had mine wrapped for a couple years then re wrapped them I did see some rust but no cracking.The Thunderheader will drag just below the foot peg there are a couple solutions; either fabricate some kind of skid plate to cover the part that hits the ground or stop wrapping before you get there.In my sig pic you'll see the latter I'll see if I can't link you to a pic of my old home made skid plate here....
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u...dplate1001.jpg
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u...dplate1001.jpg
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I have wrapped my Nova's header's and the old pipes that I had on my bike. Never had a problem. I would spray the part with some High heat paint before I wrap them. The VHT flame proof paint has worked the best for me so far. And if you are using black wraps I would spray the pipes after you wrapped them. That way they stay black longer.
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I bought 100 feet of black wrap for $50 shipped from Thermal Wrap. It was the best deal I could find, and is as good of quality as the wrap I bought from Summit. 100 feet is enough wrap for 2-3 sets of pipes, so Im good for awhile.
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I had mine wrapped for a couple years then re wrapped them I did see some rust but no cracking.The Thunderheader will drag just below the foot peg there are a couple solutions; either fabricate some kind of skid plate to cover the part that hits the ground or stop wrapping before you get there.In my sig pic you'll see the latter I'll see if I can't link you to a pic of my old home made skid plate here....
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u...dplate1001.jpg
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u...dplate1001.jpg
I'm trying to tell how you did it looking at this pic...can't tell for sure.
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u...rstpics001.jpg
Last edited by mud; Nov 24, 2008 at 07:15 AM. Reason: link to oversized picture
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I'm pretty sure I started with the rear pipe wrapped past the collector to where the muffler starts and turned around and went back up the front.I used 1 50ft roll and overlapped 1/2 of the tape each turn.In retrospect I think a tighter wrap is better for looks and insulation and if I knew I could have got a 100ft roll for $50 I'd go that route and overlap 3/4 of the tape.The biggest challenge is keeping it tight all the way down that rear pipe the first time I ended up doing it twice because I picked up some wrinkles in the middle I didn't like the looks of.Here's a better shot of my current wrap job this is a 3/4 overlap it took 1 50ft roll to do just the headers.
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u...clepics051.jpg
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u...clepics051.jpg