exhaust wrap

[steve_k]

Right then folks,

been thinking about wrapping my 6 branch manifold & system.

now I know i'm going to have to take the manifold off but i'd like to know is how hard/easy is it to wrap the manifold? I've never done it before so bear with me lol.

[magpie]

it's easy ,just keep it tight and buy extra metal ties as they don't send enough with the wrap.

you'll work it out as you go along,do one tube at a time and individually ending in a place you can continue from picking up the other tubes as you go if that makes sense

[magpie]

[manifold]

[rich318i]

100% good stuff

[steve_k]

Cheers mick

already got some extra matel cable ties on order.

thankfully the manifold is a magnex 6 branch so shouldn't be to hard to do lol.

[magpie]

i ought to mention that it smokes like fook for a while on the first heat so don't call the fire brigade

[steve_k]

Evening folk's.

looks like i'll finally be doing this at the weekend

I forgot to ask in my OP do I need to wet the wrap before/as I fit it?
same as you do with holts exhaust repair bandage??

T.I.A folks.

[steve_k]

C'mon surely someone must know?? Lol.

[penton08]

I wet mine before fitting and it has not hurt it!! As Mick said though it smoked like fook on the first start up

[steve_k]

I wet mine before fitting and it has not hurt it!! As Mick said though it smoked like fook on the first start up

cheer's for that dude thats what I was looking for lol

[ajay]

My old manifold dry wrapped, as said above it will smoke a lot once heated the first time and don,t breave the fumes either. . Oh yeah make sure you have enough wrap!

[steve_k]

Cheer's ajay got 10 meters of it but if I need anymore it's cheap enough lol.

[Jozi]

Is it worth doing this with a M52 manifold?

[miniblob]

I didn't wet mine before I wrapped my old manifold, which could be why I thought it was a horrible job and had little splinters of the fibreglass stuff everywhere!!!!

[Rancid]

When I did a manifold a few years ago I wet the wrap before use, it prevents the fibreglass strands from coming loose so quickly and easily meaning your skin will be less irritated.
In addition to that though, wear gloves & long sleeves to lessen the itchiness that follows