Exhaust Wrap - What length is required?

[cadguy77 0]

Just got some wrap from thermallogic http://www.thermallogic.co.uk/ thru egay http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8043210911&ssPageName=MERC_VIC_ReBay_Pr2_PcY_BIN_IT . It's 2" wide x 50'(15.2m) long.

Is 15 metres enough to wrap an entire 6 branch manifold? What sort of length can anyone recommend?

Cheers

[Ciaran 4]

well it's reccomended u do 50% overlap when u do it i got 40m and only done half of mine and used half the roll already. so in a word NO!!

also if u wrap it what u planning to hold the stuff on with jubilee clips???

[Ciaran 4]

well it's reccomended u do 50% overlap when u do it i got 40m and only done half of mine and used half the roll already. so in a word NO!!

also if u wrap it what u planning to hold the wrap on with jubilee clips???

[cadguy77 0]

I've got 20 stainless steel ties with ball locks to secure it. In the instructions it recommends to overlap by 1/4".

[Ciaran 4]

well make sure u use something good to hold on the wrap.

my mate works at a tuning place tune jap cars mainly skylines evo's imprezas and the like and he has allways been reccomended to do 50% lap. last thing u qwant is to do it and get a gap appear when u are finished.

here is what iv done so far

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y46/ciaranboylan/6-2-12.jpg

i have also used some sort of wire he gave me that does not expand with the heat.

[cadguy77 0]

Just finished wrapping, got the whole job done in 15 metres

A bit bodged in places but not bad. Total time 5 hrs.

[Ciaran 4]

fcuk me thats a good job u should start doing it for people and charging them.

im going to ceramic coat mine and then re-wrap it double insulation. did u do any porting on yours yet??

alot of rough edges on mine in the inside so got it ported for extra flow.

[cadguy77 0]

No not ported yet, but was thinking that there are alot of rough edges.

Did you port yourself or what? Might just file it down as much as poss.

[rodney 17]

Did the XSKIN wrap work and did you use their ss ties? Also how much did you use??

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Thermal-Logic-XSKIN-Exhaust-Wrap-2-x-50ft-roll_W0QQitemZ200069410795QQihZ010QQcategoryZ38786QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/20-exhaust-wrap-stainless-steel-ties_W0QQitemZ200069410730QQihZ010QQcategoryZ38786QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Was the 50ft enough like the link??

Cheers

[cadguy77 0]

Did the XSKIN wrap work and did you use their ss ties? Also how much did you use??

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Thermal-Logic-XSKIN-Exhaust-Wrap-2-x-50ft-roll_W0QQitemZ200069410795QQihZ010QQcategoryZ38786QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/20-exhaust-wrap-stainless-steel-ties_W0QQitemZ200069410730QQihZ010QQcategoryZ38786QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Was the 50ft enough like the link??

Cheers

Yeah i used 50ft, 20 ties, job done

[lee060 3]

im with ceramic coating all the way ! . you did wet the wrap when you used it?? its just ive heard it has aspestos in?? please confirm to me if this is true? :S

Liam

[cadguy77 0]

I wet mine to aid application to the header

[lee060 3]

I wet mine to aid application to the header

good stuff matey :-d and nice wrapping btw , very swish

Liam

[kie_dub 0]

5 hours jesus! Thought it only took like 20 mins tops

[cadguy77 0]

To be honest i took my time, some sections i rewrapped cos i wasn't happy with it, and was watching tv at the same time

[kie_dub 0]

lol ohh right, im going to get this and wrap it around my turbo plumbing

[golfrabbit33 0]

hey kie dub, just did my turbo bits with wrap,if you want all the bits and down pipe and manifold you will need 2 x 15 mtrs. and dont worry when it smokes for a while . it burns off in 30 mins or so, but still worries you that the pretty wrap you put on with so much effort starts to smoke and change colour, its ok. just thought i would save you the heart attack when it happens. ps my turbo is on the road again. 2 g/boxes and second turbo but im back.