i was considering doing this only cause my exhaust is powder coated and flakes in a couple places. mostly at exhuast ports.
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Originally Posted by fabrik8r
(Post 10879459)
The exhaust system is downstream of the combustion process, external to the engine; How does exhaust wrap make youe engine hotter?
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I did this when I was running my Bassani pipe, it cooled it down a lot , the heat shields were a tight fit but went back on
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I have the D&D Fatcat, the rear pipe sticks out enough to be very close to my leg when stopped. I tried wrapping it under the heatshield, it made it more tolerable on my leg.
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Originally Posted by 0ldhippie
(Post 10879779)
X2 So coated exhausts make the engine run hotter too? I don't think so!
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Ceramic is a thermal barrier, so it is an insulation of sorts, particularly when used on the inside and the outside. On the inside it prevents a lot of heat from transfering to the pipe, then on the outside it lowers the surface temp of the pipe. Any external only coating or wrap "insulates" or keeps more heat in the pipe base metal, and does create significant thermal stress for the pipe material, but keeping the pipe hotter, keeps the exhaust gas hotter, and hotter gas travles faster with less resistance, so it atually removes heat from the engine faster. Wrapping, coating, or otherwise "insulating" the exhaust does not make the engine hotter.
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I'd do one or the other but not both.
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Interesting. I'm putting together an exhaust system right now. Some of it pretty custom. I purchased some wrap for a 2" section to keep two pieces of pipe from touching. Really just as a barrier to prevent possible rattling. Now I have a bunch of wrap and nothing to do with it, so I starting thinking of wrapping my exhaust under the shields. Seems more think this is a bad idea than a good idea.
Here is something no one has mentioned: What about wrapping only part of the exhaust? What if you wrapped a 6" section that is closest to your leg to keep the heat away from your leg? Could this be helpful without adverse affects? |
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