got_boosted said:
Yes. That's what I did.
I guess it's a little easier for me since my manifolds are cast and don't drop down low like a tubular style. And my engine bay isn't solar flare hot like you described.
Exhaust wrap?
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Yes. That's what I did.
I guess it's a little easier for me since my manifolds are cast and don't drop down low like a tubular style. And my engine bay isn't solar flare hot like you described.
Well, I think the game plan will be to first (after fixing coolant leak and acc. belt/tensioner issue) get a real exhaust on it and see if that helps. If it's still hotter than I feel comfortable with, I'll be pulling the turbo, manifold, and downpipe back out, high-temp coating the exhaust housing and coating+wrapping+coating the manifold and downpipe. I think it will look better than discolored stainless too. Hell, I'll probably coat and wrap everything anyways. The coating is a baked on finish, so I expect it should be pretty durable. (I sell it at work, so I was reading the lables on the DEI coating and wrapping. Discounts FTW! I'll heat cure everything in the oven before installing it, so it should turn out nicely.
As for fixing the leak...
I think that if I ziptied the hose connecting the two fittings to the hard piping running to the front of the engine that it should stay out of harm's way. I'll double check my clearances and see if that will work.
And to answer my original question, I guess I shouldn't worry about the manifold cracking from keeping the heat in because I've been searching for info outside of this thread and haven't found any such complaints.
Honestly, I'm expecting the temps to drop a lot once I reduce the backpressure.
Collin
As for fixing the leak...
OneJoeZee said:
I think that if I ziptied the hose connecting the two fittings to the hard piping running to the front of the engine that it should stay out of harm's way. I'll double check my clearances and see if that will work.
And to answer my original question, I guess I shouldn't worry about the manifold cracking from keeping the heat in because I've been searching for info outside of this thread and haven't found any such complaints.
Honestly, I'm expecting the temps to drop a lot once I reduce the backpressure.
Collin
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I ran my car at idle for 30 minutes a few days ago and it does get pretty hot in that turbo area. Harness will definitley feel the heat. I am thinking of putting the harness in the tubing ( I have the vacum pipe tubing so it is a lot stronger than the radio shack crap). I wil then cover it with the Heat shielding sleeves as well. Wrap the downpipe and maybe get a turbo blanket.
suprastanger507mgte said:
If I can get rid of all the other heat sources, I'm not too worried about exhaust housing of the turbo after it's been coated. I'd actually prefer to let that part breathe a little to keep the heat down in the CHRA so that I don't have to idle the car for 10 minutes before I shut it off, lol.
So when am I going to get to see your creation?
Collin
The factory manifold has heat sheilds on it to protect the wiring (moron that owned it before me left one off, destroying the harness in that area)
Get it ceramic coated inside and out, then wrap it. Coating on the inside will keep the heat out of the exhaust manifold, and prevent cracking...
personally I like the color of SS after it's been through some heat cycles...
Get it ceramic coated inside and out, then wrap it. Coating on the inside will keep the heat out of the exhaust manifold, and prevent cracking...
personally I like the color of SS after it's been through some heat cycles...