is it any benefit to heat wrap the down pipe and front section of the exhaust on a 4x4 cossie?
thought about doing to mine while its off but wasnt sure. also is it true that if you wrap the manifolds they crack? this is the biggest reason i havent bothered with the stuff but wasnt sure if its correct or not.
i know there is obvious drops in temps after doing the manifold but are you doing more damage by it cracking and blowing rather than a bit of heat?

 

It is not going to make it crack.
tabetha

 

thats cool,what about the downpipe and front section?worth doing?

 

i've heard all different sotries about cracking etc also. but on my rst its been fine so far, and with me running a standard bonnet, it also makes quite a difference. i was told that if you wrap the exhaust it makes it pop and flame out of the back more. if this is true, i'm gonna do mine just for that reason

 

lol,child.

i just thopught while mine was off it may be worth doing to keep temps at the back of the bay down.i can feel alot of heat through the trans tunnel as it is so must be high down that part of the bay

 

you've gotta have some perks flamer kits are gay, but flames on a gearchange are cool.
well like i said i run a standard bonnet on my orion still and the underbonnet temps are really good. compared to my mates' rst's with vented bonets and non wrapped manifolds theres still a difference.

 

i had my exhaust off a while back and i did the down pipe only it deff helped keep the temps down a little..

 

cool.what make did you use?or was just the cheap rolls you can get most places?

 

Will be fine, Mike R and a few others have theres wrapped.

How is the Escos?

 

i got mine off mike r mate cant remember the make of it ..

 

i think mike r has his coated with ceramic coating now its the best way to do it but a lot more dosh..

 

still hunting radders,turbo was sent off but its fine.got to check exhaust next.then its off to martoon

 

Wear gloves when you put it on, made my arms itchy as fuck

 

Ive seen exhaust systems crack including manifolds , we only ceramic coat our systems as this has proven to us to be alot better

 

performance ford did an interesting test last month. there are pro's and cons to both ways

 

Neil, get them coated

Speak to Zircotec, they did my down pipe

http://www.zircotec.com/

 

dave, i know thats the best way and i will probaly go that way at a later date but im still having to spend money sorting other bits and im skint.so thought wrapping the down pipe would be a good idea as its cheap for now.

on a side note,mad evo 4. how has a stainless exhaust cracked due to it? never heard of that and didnt think it would.

 

Shame Neil, No news on the issue then?

If you heat wrap it, soak it in water first, helps keep the fibres together and you wont itch

 

nah not at the mo.want it done before next years show for certain.as its annpying me now.

think im going to hold out on the wrap till i can afford coating.

 

I heatwrapped mine down past the front diff.

 

l had 2 parts done, one bit in picture and the other part is about the same length and it came to Ł220 and they turned it around in 3 days

 

What sort of price would it be to do a zetec 4-brance manifold?