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Old Feb 26, 2010 | 07:04 PM
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Originally Posted by ozzome
... turbolarry put it in lamer terms for every one...
I guess I'll take that as a complement.
I've had my downpipe wrapped for years and never had a problem.
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Old Feb 26, 2010 | 07:45 PM
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Originally Posted by erald01
not worth it because you most likely will crack something from all the heat being traped by the wrap. by laws of thermodynamic its impossible to have an adiabatic process, meaning there has to be some kind of heat transfer in the atmosphere or other wise as i mentioned previously traped heat is NEVER a good thing. Heat wrap were used mostly on race cars, meaning its not for daily use.
wrap does let some heat out, but not nearly as much as a bare pipe. with good quality stainless piping, there will be no problems down the road.
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