thermal wrap o repipe???

[speedyfix]

thermotec wraps are available in the shop

[albert_b]

Just had my headers wrapped with thermotech sa shop nila SpeedyFix :-) Thanks Migs sa discount hehe :-)




at may konti sobra pa nung material ... try ko i-wrap sa aircon (cool-low side) pipe ko ;-) dapat di ko makalimutan mag suot ng gloves and protection hahaha

[sequoia]

pwede ba lagyan ng wrap ang stock na headers? masikip masyado? useless?

[albert_b]

pwede ba lagyan ng wrap ang stock na headers? masikip masyado? useless?

P're mine's stock ;-) Babaklasin naman nila yung header before they wrap it eh ... para mas mabilis magawa.

[flakez]

sabi ko na nga ba parang familiar ung thread. hehehe

Hi fLaKeZ, nakapag-pakabit ka na ng thermal wraps? How much did it cost?

yup nakapagpakabit na ko. hindi ko matandaan ung price. mga around 2k - 2.5k un, dati pa un 2002. hindi pa kasama ung mga clamps don, bibili ka ng sarili mong clamps tapos may charge for installation. kung matiyaga ka at kaya mo DIY pwede rin, kaso baklas headers kelangan.

[speedyfix]

albert_b you're very welcome

thermotec stocks are now in the shop

[hyperthread]

Guys, I am planning to install thermal wrap for my Exalta STA. Masyado kasi mainit ang engine bay, kawawa yung aux, alternator and mga hoses... makakatulong ba ang thermal wrap sa paglessen ng init? Pros and Cons?

Please let me know if it's worth it.. I am going to pa-install kung okay ang comments nyo..

Thanks!

[Si 06]

Guys, I am planning to install thermal wrap for my Exalta STA. Masyado kasi mainit ang engine bay, kawawa yung aux, alternator and mga hoses... makakatulong ba ang thermal wrap sa paglessen ng init? Pros and Cons?

Please let me know if it's worth it.. I am going to pa-install kung okay ang comments nyo..

Thanks!

Lulutong ang headers sa thermal wrap. Buy Samco hoses instead.

[HyBrideVo]

Here's a nice write up about Thermal/Header Wraps

[niky]

Pros - yes, it will dramatically cool down your engine bay.

Cons - what Si06 said. Pero if you're still using your stock iron headers, they might survive... oops... scratch that... stock iron exhaust manifolds might eat themselves up more quickly than stainless headers...

EDIT2: yeah... that article explained it...

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Personally, yeah, get high-temp hoses, like Si06 said, and you could also insulate the engine bay electricals instead of the headers...

Or you could try cerami-coating your headers... ghetto style... take off your header, wash out all the deposits in there with a strong solvent, some high-pressure water and detergent and an air hose... if you can get something in there to scrape it out (like a steel brush), even better... then fill the header with high-temp paint (those 1000 degree paints you see at hardware stores for burners)... swirl it around in there to get a nice even coating, then drain and let dry.

I don't guarantee the coating won't flake off and get ingested into your engine when you start it, though... there's a vacuum when you start the engine... which is why flaky cats have killed QR25 engines in the US... but it should do the same job that header wrap does.

[hyperthread]

*niky: stock pa naman po yung headers ko..

hmmm.. after reading the article posted by HyBrideVo nagdalawang isip ako hmmm.. ilang taon kaya magdeteriorate yung headers ko pag pinalagyan ko ng wrap? considering na hindi naman ako nakikipagkarera.

[niky]

Who knows? I think it really depends on how hot your headers get. I know some people with low-level mods who have header-wrap and no problems... but a buddy has a turbo and cracked his manifold in short order.

[HyBrideVo]

Or you could try cerami-coating your headers... ghetto style... take off your header, wash out all the deposits in there with a strong solvent, some high-pressure water and detergent and an air hose... if you can get something in there to scrape it out (like a steel brush), even better... then fill the header with high-temp paint (those 1000 degree paints you see at hardware stores for burners)... swirl it around in there to get a nice even coating, then drain and let dry.

I don't guarantee the coating won't flake off and get ingested into your engine when you start it, though... there's a vacuum when you start the engine... which is why flaky cats have killed QR25 engines in the US... but it should do the same job that header wrap does.

+1 on Niky's DIY suggestion.. :thumbup:

Heto naman there's a whole bunch of thermal products Thermo-Tec

[speedyfix]

i've never seen good quality headers crack because of thermowrap. we've been selling it and installing it for years now and wala pa nagaganyan.

[hyperthread]

i've never seen good quality headers crack because of thermowrap. we've been selling it and installing it for years now and wala pa nagaganyan

*speedyfix: I am not into racing (obviosly my car is Exalta STA). So do you recommend / suggest that I install thermal wrap?

I drove the car kanina and medyo nagaalala ako sa init.

[speedyfix]

well it's one of the best ways to reduce underhood heat.

[wool]

has anyone used a bosny high-temp paint for their headers. pwede ka DIY, engine wash tapos let it dry then put some newpapers to cover others parts, then spray with hi-temp. yun nga lang bottom part will no be coated, just to breathe underneath since hot air goes up.

[wool]

currently, how much pakabit nyan thermotec? i have seen this sold sa concorde and hardware store in shangrila

[tibo_3rd]

hi speedy, ok ba yan sa 92 accord ko? stock lahat. malapit sa radiator ang headers although meron parang shield between header and fan.

either that or lagyan ko ng insulation ang hood.

well it's one of the best ways to reduce underhood heat.

[speedyfix]

thermowrap is better at reducing the heat, the insulation only keeps it from affecting paint etc... better to reduce it imo.