Haa Haa as I am only 27 Terry I don't really know about the olden days. :O)
But yes I have used thermal wrap in the past couple of years and it did the job it was
supposed to do' we my mates and I were building a drag pannel van up and we had a
problem with the master cylinder overheating from the heat coming from the
exhaust(which cooked/incinerated the brake fluid) so we wrapped the extractors and
brake lines and problem solvered.
--- "Terry & Heather" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
>Rick,
>Have you (or anyone else) had any experience with or used heat wrap lately?
>The stuff that was around in the olden days that we used prolly had asbestos
>in it that wouldn't be acceptable today and even then it only sort off
>worked OK. I was just wondering if the modern stuff you see advertised in
>the local car mags is good value for money, does the job? etc.
>
>terry
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Rick White
>Sent: Saturday, 24 June 2000 9:30 PM
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: RE: ceramic coating
>
>
>I would just heat wrap them easy fix and cheeper then the ceramic coating.
>
>--- "Terry & Heather" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> wrote:
>>Chris,
>>
>>Pass on the ceramic coating question.
>>
>>If your extractor pipe from #4 has the upwards bend in it have a trial fit
>>before you cut anything, actually remove the heat shield from the manifold
>>and with the carbie fitted to the manifold check that the rearward SD
>>Hitachi fuel bowl will clear the header as some of these early bread of
>>headers made in Australia were designed for Hitachi 2bbl & Weber 32/36 and
>>some are even OK with a single side draft eg Genie & Sonic.
>>
>>H&M21C are a good quality locally made header and are OK for twins (either
>>Hitachi SD or Weber)
>>
>>
>>regards
>>
>>Terry
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Chris Halpin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>>Sent: Sunday, 25 June 2000 6:51 AM
>>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>Subject: ceramic coating
>>
>>
>>hey peoples, is it possible to get only one exhaust manifold (the one
>>comeing off #4 cylinder ceramic coated? and if so how much would I be
>>looking at? I have genie extractors, and am just about to replace the
>>single hitachi with my twin SU's, but the manifold rises before it drops,
>>meaning I'm going to have to cut the heat shield on the carby to fit the
>>inlet manifold around the exhaust manifold. now that was one long
>sentance.
>> so cutting the heat shield, will make the carby heat up, becasue this
>>troublesome # four extractor rises that much. I don't even think I could
>>fit a cold box in there - damn!!
>>thanks - chris
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