B1G_RST

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looked on ebay and seen the wrap,this any good ?

my car pritty standard with chip and fmic,
wil i benifit from wrappning my manifold ?

djmillsy

doubt youll see a big differnce mate with your set up its hardly worth it

B1G_RST

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y would you do it mate ?

Christian and Beccy

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Mines not wrapped.

orion turbo

it helpes with under bonnet temps

gus

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isnt this another grey area, some say it works some say its no good at all



i will be wrapping mine but that due to turbo location

Christian and Beccy

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Personally, I'm concerned about keeping the heat in.

Can the engine take it?

T28 RST

I think mine looks better unwrapped

orion turbo

it would look better unwrapped on a tubular mani

but deffo got to wrap fords attempt at a manifold

gus

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best not wrap mine then


mind you my manifold looks ..... erm.........

Chris69

the manifold gets hot enough as it is, let it dissipate ffs it hardly effecting ur under bonnet temps in a turbo car imo

CliffRS4

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You would be suprised on how much temperature it does make under the bonnet. More so for us S1 drivers as we have no bonnet vents to aid our cooling. The heat can damage wires etc.

I had mine wrapped and it started melting the heat wrap. Manifold off and ceramically coated. Job done. Obviously there is a big difference inbetween a chip and frount mount cooler with some of the big power cars on here.

But then alot of heat can be achieved through the manifold if the timing has been retarded before peak boost is made.

Billy_RS

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I've heard differently from alot of people.

Wrapping the standard cast manifold is a bad move, holds too much heat.

Wrapping a tubular steel manifold is a good idea as they are usually used on higher performance cars which will produce more heat, so wrapping it will keep engine bays cooler, but can aid cracking

Pesonally i wouldn't wrap a standard manifold

Christian and Beccy

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Mine is one of the only big powered CVH's that hasn't yet dropped an exhaust valve, god forbid. I'm sure that wrapping the manifold will raise the temperature in the engine and may make valve-dropping more likely?

In general, heat management is a good idea, but only once you are sure you're not creating a knock-on effect somewhere else.

crazycage

well my converted 200sx manifold has been on the the car for over a year now driven really hard every time i go out in it and its never cracked or fell to bits yet and its heat wrapped

Billy_RS

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Exactly

Maxxeh

i heat wrapped my manifold and downpipe. only because i used to get a new starter motor every week. lol