Heat wrap
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Mad
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I am planning to get a stainless steel T304 6 branch. Do I need to heat wrap it?
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Silverfang
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No, but it does help to reduce under bonnet temps.
However standard heat wrap tends to fall apart after a while and there is the whole problem with it having asbestos in it.
Check out Zircotec, the cost isn't the cheapest but they do very very good work, and a lot of OEM's use it, including Mclaren and Caterham. Their coatings have better thermal reduction and much harder wearing, with a 12 month warranty
http://www.zircotec.com/
However standard heat wrap tends to fall apart after a while and there is the whole problem with it having asbestos in it.
Check out Zircotec, the cost isn't the cheapest but they do very very good work, and a lot of OEM's use it, including Mclaren and Caterham. Their coatings have better thermal reduction and much harder wearing, with a 12 month warranty
http://www.zircotec.com/
BMW and Opel, both RWD, both german, both good fun
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AardHawk
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One of the reasons a tubular exhaust manifold does the things it does, is because it allows the exhaust gases to cool as rapidly as possible. The gases reduce in volume as they cool, thus improving cylinder scavenging. Wrapping them, just turns an expensive appendage back into a cast manifold. If you are concerned about under hood temperatures, you should construct some alloy heat shields to protect other components, such as clutch master cylinders and steel brake pipes.