heatwrapping intercooler piping??

Reply Subscribe

Thread Tools

Jan 19, 2006 | 05:38 PM

#41 (permalink)

fadedSTi

Guest

Posts: n/a

Quote:

Originally Posted by 722ish

How far down that 4" pipe did you get wrapped there FadedSTi? I have 4" exhaust as well and i would like to wrap my downpipe and such and i need to get about 3 ft or piping wrapped!

thanks for any info!

Mark

it covered about 18" of the pipe. 2" x50' roll

Jan 22, 2006 | 04:09 PM

#42 (permalink)

Orion ZyGarian

7M 2JZ bird in pear tree

Joined: May 2004

Posts: 8,532

Likes: 0

I think the best bets to wrap are the intake-to-compressor and cold side of the IC to the intake manifold. As was stated, compressor-to-IC doesnt theoretically seem worth it to try.

__________________

ASE: Brakes
Yea..that very well could have been the most retarded idea I've ever heard, but .. do it anyway. -TheShow50h

Jan 27, 2006 | 02:40 PM

#43 (permalink)

G-reg

Joined: Jun 2005

Posts: 465

Likes: 0

my wrap was smokin like crazy on my manifold...and it still does..is this normal?

__________________
Tuning

Jan 28, 2006 | 05:15 AM

#44 (permalink)

fadedSTi

Guest

Posts: n/a

Quote:

Originally Posted by G-reg

my wrap was smokin like crazy on my manifold...and it still does..is this normal?

yeah its going to smoke for about a week or so. until the chemicals in the wrap burn away. a friend of mine wrapped his last weekend and it still smokes

Jan 28, 2006 | 10:43 AM

#45 (permalink)

G-reg

Joined: Jun 2005

Posts: 465

Likes: 0

Quote:

Originally Posted by fadedSTi

yeah its going to smoke for about a week or so. until the chemicals in the wrap burn away. a friend of mine wrapped his last weekend and it still smokes

oo alright..mines starting to turn white on the ends...i hope it doesnt turn the whole wrap white...the black looks so much better.

__________________
Tuning