got aftermarket headers,up-pipe,down-pipe,centre and back box . .on my uk classic turbo,
recently purchased alot of exhaust wrap . .50 metres,dont think i'll need all of it ,hopefully.lol

am obviously going to do the headers,
should i also do the up-pipe and down-pipe ?

cheers in advance,and happy new year to all :-)
daz

 

Daz, just doing this exact thing myself this week.
Before i started I asked lots of questions, and it seems general practice to wrap everything, from 'heads' to at least the start of the centre section. Tricky part is the turbo itself, though you can buy 'turbo bags' from Demon Tweeks ($$) or look at www.agriemach.com. I'm thinking of lagging the steel turbo shield (inside it) instread.
Take a glipmse at my thread in Projects for some pics.
you will be surprised at how much lagging you will use (and how tedious the job is.)

After that, I'm told to spray the whole lot to seal the cloth, about £6 for a tin, black or aluminium, again from Agriemach.

911

 

cheers for that 911
that looks expensive,,i correct myself,ive got 30 metres
cost me £49 but its only the cheap stuff

sounds fun though , lol .

 

The GruppeS headers have used 25m !
Had to buy another 15 m for the dp last week.
911

 

25 for the headers ??????????? jesus wept
how wide was that , mine is 50mm wide
most are only 25 which im hoping yours are ,lol .

 

No, 50mm with 10mm overlap, BUT, I wraped each pipe separatly, not wrapped over the 2 tubes together. This would save a huge amount of wrap (and time).
911.

 

i've gone through about £200 worth of wrap so far and still got some to go, never seems to be done. All painted with barbi black paint, does the trick.

Metal cable wrap/ties from RS comps.

 

*Tip 1* Wear gloves when wrapping

*Tip 2* Use a jubilee clip at the start and end of the wrap to hold it in place (easier to undo and adjust the wrap if your not happy) You can aways replace it with other clips after its finished if you want.

*Tip 3* Wrap header joints/ up pipe flexy with a seperate length of wrap.

If you know the length and bore of the pipe there is a formula on Agrimech for working out how much you need.

 

Jesus! I actually did all 3. Used the stupid special clips they sell, but they have no grip, so also used stainless (mig welding wire) to supplement them.
Will be using aluminium coloured spray when it arrives, now delaying the installation...
911

 

I'm lucky, got a roll of stainless locking wire from work

I wrapped the headers and held the ends with jubilee clips.
Then tucked each end of the wrap under it's self and resecured the jubilee clips, then criss-crossed the locking wire over the length of the wrap like a net
And finally sprayed the lot with silver hi-temp paint.

A bit of over kill but I don't want t do it all again because an end came loose

 

hehe, done all the above then wrapped the lot in sticky back tinfoil to stop the hot air escaping........which was very very effective for a few weeks .........until the tinfoil started to detach itself and now its just a bloody mess

Andy

 

We used that foil at work, brilliant to start with, but will corrode like wildfire, goes black, then white, then (nearly) drops off. Looks awful!
I'll just spray mine (aluminium) and leave it at that.
911

 

lol andy

well mine is being done as i type
he's starting with headers,then up-pipe,then if theres any left he'll do the down-pipe
he's had the car since 9,so hoping for a fone call soon
rather him than me lol.....and he works for kronun ,errrm, kronenbe
STRONG LAGER ,lol

 

Are you sure you havn't been dipping into his pay packet?
911

 

lol . . only drink stella me

well,got the car back,heard it coming ;-)
no rasp at all now,mind you,he also fitted a TSL reonated centre as well.
didnt have quite enough for the down-pipe . . close but not quite lol
sounds so much better with wrap and centre combined
not much quieter just got rid of that nasty rasp and got the rumble back

now,anyone wanna buy the car ? its for sale in the general section