wrap pipes
has any one wraped there pipes to help reduce the heat? If so does it help very much?
has any one wraped there pipes to help reduce the heat? If so does it help very much?
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Yep. And it helped very little. Not much of anything helps when the outside temp gets above 85* (especially when it's humid).has any one wraped there pipes to help reduce the heat? If so does it help very much?
From what I've read on other forums wrapping the pipes will in fact reduce "felt" heat; however, the insulation will cause heat to be retained in the pipes therefore raising true engine heat. There is the arguement that the increased heat within the pipe makes for better exhaust flow but unless you're running a high performance engine I doubt you would see much gain in horsepower. Other than that I think wrapped pipes are just plain ugly!!
I had my pipes wrapped on the stock header & I think it helped quite a bit. But when I wrapped them I did a 50% overlap which actually gives you a double layer.
If you do a wrap be sure to spray heavily with a VHT paint & let it soak in. It will help protect the wrap from water damage & heat damage. If you don't do the spray Harley with the heat shields in place will actually burn the wrap up. YEP learned the hard way !
When you say burned up, you mean as in caught on fire, or just became completely ineffective? The Harley store wrapped mine, and they look to be a silvery color wrap, but stupidly, I didn't ask them for a brand.
What I mean by burned up is the wrap become dries out so bad it fell apart. This was brought on by the heat from the header & the heat shields keeping the air off the wrap so it could cool.
The material is a fiberglass impregnated with a heat resistant compound to keep it from melting. The VHT compound that you spray on helps to deal with the heat & contamination from water.
I wrapped my catalytic perverter (which is right below where I sit) and it helped a lot! Over lapping by half as suggested above is probably a big part of that.
Interesting Sloufoot, the instructions that came with my wrap said to soak it in water for 15 minutes before installing it. Maybe installation varies from one manufacturer to another.
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