well on monday im pulling my exh. manifold to have it tapped and while its off i was thinking of heat wrapping it. ive heard good and bad things about heat wrap so i figured id ask some of you guys. I remember hearing esemes talking about it but i didnt catch the whole conversation. If it is a good idea where can i get some locally and which kind should i go with? id order some but if i decide to do it i want to to do it monday. thanks

 

I was going to heat wrap my manifold today but its almost impossible to do it u will have spots that make it hard to wrao but if u can good luck

 

if anything is ceramic coated, dont rap it. stainless is what ure suppose to rap

 

well to clear things up i have the Fujitsubo Super Ex. Stainless steel manifold. there arent any tough spots. i was just wondering if there will be any really good benefits from it. and if i should wrap the whole thing.

 

I wrapped my U/D pipes as much as I could. If I could have got ceramic coated pieces, it would have benn better, but I had to go with the wrap.

The only bad things I've heard about wrapping is 1) it accelerates rust, because water gets trapped in there/the wrap stays wet longer than the pipes would normally, and 2) it can act as a wick if you get a flammable liquid soaked into it and it somehow catches fire.

Plus, it is really itchy if it touches your sking when wrapping it.

 

The best way is to ceramic coated it. On my up/down pipe I wraped it and the heat under the hood is alot lower now. No problems yet on mine but only been on for around 6 months.