catback exhaust heat retention?

[Jim Green]

--- auditude at get.net wrote:
> I was thinking some well-placed hose clamps, maybe
> quite a few of them, would
> keep the wrap in it's place.
>
> My primary concern would be something catching fire.
>  I won't be blazing any trails,
> but if someone else has some BTDT, I'd give it a
> shot.
>
> A coating of some sort would probably be safer than
> some kind of wrap.
>
> Later,
>
> Ken
>
> On 27 Mar 2002 at 10:37, Dave Hord wrote:
>
> >  >If we don't want our exhuast gas to lose heat
> and slow down in the
> >  pipe,
> > would
> >  >it be beneficial to use some header wrap on the
> exhaust to keep the
> >  heat in?

Whoa guys, the exhause wrap is good at many things,
including rapidly accelerating the rusting out of your
precious downpipe.  My last one that was wrapped,
basicly crumbled in my hands when I went to lift my
head off my engine.

=====
Jim Green
'89 90tq EFI
http://www.geocities.com/jeg1976/car_home.html

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