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Old 15 April 2009 | 10:04 PM
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im thinking of heat wrapping my classic headers and up pipe how much heat wrap do i need to buy to do the job properly .

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Old 15 April 2009 | 10:08 PM
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bout 20 meters used 30 on mine but did d/p as well

of course it depends how wide the wrap is of course !!!!

used 2" on mine
Old 15 April 2009 | 10:12 PM
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bout 20 meters used 30 on mine but did d/p as well

of course it depends how wide the wrap is of course !!!!

used 2" on mine
thanks mate was thinking 2inch yep and maybe do my down pipe did u use the metal tie wraps to hold it on
Old 15 April 2009 | 10:31 PM
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used galvanised steel wire and doubled it then doubled it again,then just twisted round with some pliers

did it on the car as well

what a chew
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Just did my headers and up-pipe used 25 meters of 2" wide wrap.

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Old 15 April 2009 | 10:43 PM
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Originally Posted by tweaks
bout 20 meters used 30 on mine but did d/p as well

of course it depends how wide the wrap is of course !!!!

used 2" on mine

did u buy it local or mail order looked on ebay but loads of different prices
Old 15 April 2009 | 11:30 PM
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i used the 2" x 50' stuff off a guy on ebay, although that was for gt spec headers

i think the sellers name was 800bhp
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i bought it locally mate
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