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CVO Technical => Twin Cam => Topic started by: 05_Candyman on March 12, 2006, 01:31:27 AM

Title: Header wrap around my baffles?
Post by: 05_Candyman on March 12, 2006, 01:31:27 AM

Can I do that or will it burn up? I have the Rineharts and I've been trying to tone it down a hair by wrapping the baffles with steel wool ... it worked for a little while, but it just keeps blowing out. I've wrapped them twice already, once loosely and the second time I wrapped them tight ... either way it blows out. I was hoping I could get away with trying header wrap next if it can take the heat, I'm guessing it could since the baffles are the "cooler" part of the pipe compared to where header wrap usually goes. What do you guys think?

P.S.

I'm not interested in the 2" cores that Rinehart sells.

Title: Re: Header wrap around my baffles?
Post by: 05_Candyman on March 12, 2006, 11:04:06 PM

Anybody?

Title: Re: Header wrap around my baffles?
Post by: Unbalanced on March 13, 2006, 08:40:50 AM

Candyman,

I would go to this site and pose the question in email to Gerald directly.   Since he is the man who designed it and knows the air flows and the possible draw backs.

http://www.rinehartracing.com/

-harry

Title: Re: Header wrap around my baffles?
Post by: 05_Candyman on March 13, 2006, 10:29:12 PM

Thanks. I guess I'll give that a try, but I didn't think it was such a technical question to bother him with.

Title: Re: Header wrap around my baffles?
Post by: Fatboy on March 13, 2006, 11:09:25 PM

Question: Is header wrap a flamable material?  [smiley=nixweiss.gif]

Title: Re: Header wrap around my baffles?
Post by: 05_Candyman on March 14, 2006, 01:55:07 PM

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Question: Is header wrap a flamable material?

Title: Re: Header wrap around my baffles?
Post by: RJ749 on March 14, 2006, 03:03:19 PM

Seems like it would be awfully restrictive.

I doubt it would burn, I have it on my headers in an SRT 10 Dodge with the Viper engine.  They had to be wrapped as one of the pipes surrounds the steering column and the headers glow red when running.  The column is wrapped as well.  No signs of burning.

Title: Re: Header wrap around my baffles?
Post by: Ironhorse on March 15, 2006, 12:13:30 AM

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Seems like it would be awfully restrictive.

I doubt it would burn, I have it on my headers in an SRT 10 Dodge with the Viper engine.

Title: Re: Header wrap around my baffles?
Post by: RJ749 on March 15, 2006, 12:18:28 AM

Thanks for the heads up, they sure do get toasty.

Title: Re: Header wrap around my baffles?
Post by: Grover on March 17, 2006, 10:39:28 PM

CHECK THIS SITE OUT FOR INFO ON HEADER WRAPS

http://www.centuryperformance.com/heatwraps.asp