Down pipes only. Also, the wrap was "sealed" with a special silicone
paint, which should help at least some with water resistance. Honestly,
the pipes get so hot I don't see how water can persist enough to cause
rust, and I don't (usually) drive in the rain anyway.
This is an experiment--I need new downpipes and muffler anyway, so if
the wrap hoses my muffler I won't be too concerned.
bs
Mr. Bill wrote:
> Hi Bob,
>
> First, it's hard to tell from your email if you wrapped just the down
> pipes or the cast iron manifolds as well. If you wrapped the manifolds,
> GET IT OFF NOW or you will have a major melt down!
>
> If it was just the down pipes, I don't really know and perhaps others
> can advise. I can tell you that I used header wrap on my daily driver
> 240Z and it totally fried every weld in the headers. I sounded like a
> "Midasize it" commercial! Others on my Z List had the same experience.
> It seems to be good for the track, but not for something driven a lot.
>
> Yes, there is a lot more heat coming out the pipe. And depending on
> your mufflers, it will fry the guts out of them as well.
>
> YMMV But for such a cheap item, it cost me a hellova lot of time and $!
>
> Bill Barnett
> '53 BN1 two-owner
> '72 240Z one-owner
>
>
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Bob Spidell San Jose, CA bspidell@comcast.net
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