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Old Aug 6, 2009 | 04:18 PM
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Default Heat wrapping turbo manifold!!

Been thinkin of head wrappin my turbo manifold.. what u guys think good idea?
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Old Aug 6, 2009 | 04:22 PM
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Yeah can't hurt.
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Old Aug 6, 2009 | 04:50 PM
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yes. heat moves faster
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Old Aug 6, 2009 | 04:59 PM
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cool.. i m gonna do the down pipe as well..
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Old Aug 6, 2009 | 05:39 PM
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yeah and the crossover
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Old Aug 6, 2009 | 06:57 PM
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Yeah all of my hot parts are wrapped except the driver side manifold(big pain). Plus it looks cool.
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Old Aug 6, 2009 | 07:02 PM
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doesnt heat wrapping promote corrosion?? i've heard it does by the constant heating/cooling and it traps in moisture when it cools
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Old Aug 6, 2009 | 07:05 PM
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Originally Posted by charcold-bowtie
yeah and the crossover
hmmm little nervous bout that...guess if I do wrap the crossover too Im certainly not drivin in the winter!
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Old Aug 6, 2009 | 07:59 PM
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winter? im not too worried about corrosion, stainless steel.
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Originally Posted by charcold-bowtie
winter? im not too worried about corrosion, stainless steel.
do they have a winter in texas?
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