I am wanting to install this cool temp heat wrap on my turbo up pipe? Is that a good place or should i just never mind it. Was kinda hoping it would help with under hood temps and such. Besides I already have it, so why not. Says something on the box about curing it. does it have to cure before i spray the heck out of it with the super duper high heat paint? Any of yall ever used this stuff? Give me some pointers if you have. Thanks

 

Give oreo a shout thats almost exactly what he did for his

If i remember right he painted first then cured, then wrapped it and then painted over the wrapping

 

Figured Oreo or Dave would have chimed in by now. Sure they will today. If not I'll pm them. thanks

 

If you already have it, id install it. Thats my plan for the ATS crossover or similar. The curing process is similar to my ceramic paint i used on the turbo and up pipe, heat, cool, heat then cool. Then good.

 

ya, i glass beaded everything, sprayed coat after coat after each one dried for a few minutes, its actually pretty fast to dry. then you can either soak the wrap in the paint or just wrap it, then put another few coats on top of that. i let it sit for 24 hours before running the truck, fired it up, let it run for 5 minutes at idle, shut it down, fired it back up after cooling and let it run for 15 minutes, shut it down let cool. ran it again for 25 minutes then let cool. after that just ran it like normal. just wanted to put it though a few heat cycles before i really put the heat to it

 

oh, on all the joints and fittings i also sprayed high temp copper gasket coating. really helped to seal everything up without waiting for the carbon to do it. and i did 2 layers of the fiberglass wrap around the cross pipe, nothing on the up pipe since the heat travels though that so fast in the upward direction.

 

So your saying just wrap my crossover pipe or u pipe, not the cast piece that goes to the turbo inlet on the hot side? Can i spray the manifolds and up pipe with the paint, or do i have to wrap it to get the benifit? I only have the one roll of wrap, should i get more? will it help me keep under hood temps down? thanks.

 

you can wrap everything if you want, i just didnt have enough left over after doing my rodeo. and you wont really notice a difference of the under hood temps. maybe a few degrees but hardly noticeable

 

So for the most bang for my buck, wrap the u pipe first, then proceed to the up pipe if there is enough. got it thanks.

 

Paint the bare pipe.
Install a layer of heat wrap.
Paint it with a heavy application of paint.
Wrap pipe.
Soak the second layer with high heat paint a couple times.

Same treatment for the cross over pipe.
Same treatment for the down pipe.

Under hood temps, not much change.
Cab temps, noticable.
How the turbo spools, also noticable.

 

how many feet to wrap everything? I am not sure if my math of 50' of the 2 inch is adequate. Posted here because it applies, i think

 

good question Wreck i was wondering the samething

 

Me too, and how much paint?

 

well, you gotta remember, you want 50% overlap as well. 2" is ok for the cross and up pipe, i think 50' for that would be ok, but you would also want 50' of 1" to wrap the manifolds. the 1" is gonna let you get around all those bends a lot softer.

 

Thanks fellas, i'm on it. may be buying more wrap though.