I was starting to get the old up pipe leakage. I ended up getting the BD Stainless bellowed up pipe kit.
I elected to wrap them to add a little performance to the turbo and cut down on engine compartment heat.
I am also upgrading the turbo. I ordered the Thermo- Tech turbo insulate kit. It came with header wrap and aluminized heat fabric. I used it to fabricate a turbo blanket and to wrap and insulate the the up pipes and collector.
Please do not reply right away to this as I will be adding pictures with explanations.
I will make note on last post.
Thanks
Nick
Start by wrapping and clamping soaking wet header wrap to up pipes. Clamp with stainless Steele clamps. Thermo-Tech makes some. I used some of theirs and finished with Napa stainless CV boot clamps. Part number 686-5834.
Napa also carries the Ever-Craft line of specialty tools. They have the tool for crimping the clamps.
You will want an assistant to help you steady the pipe, to help hold wrap tension and to help pass the coil of wrap around the pipe.
You will want to wear gloves as always and a long sleeve shirt to protect arms from the glass fibers.
I started with one complete wrap at base then wrapping upward at about a 35 degree angle overlapping the edges by about 40 percent.
You will want to hold first complete circular wrap with both gloved hands while assistant TIGHTLY wraps upward about three inches. This is high enough for friction to held lower portion of wrap tight while the assistant clamps first wrap.
I used the Thermo-Tech clamps on the wrap do to there low profile clamp buckle as it would be receiving a layer over it.
Once wrapped up to other end I made one complete circle,clamped and reversed direction.
Once you have finished wrapping you will want to bake them wrapped in foil on a foil lined sheet at a medium heat range to dry out the wraps.
Once dry the wrap will be incredibly tight and hard.
NOTE: I did not wrap over bellows as they will need to stretch a little upon installation.
I elected to wrap them to add a little performance to the turbo and cut down on engine compartment heat.
I am also upgrading the turbo. I ordered the Thermo- Tech turbo insulate kit. It came with header wrap and aluminized heat fabric. I used it to fabricate a turbo blanket and to wrap and insulate the the up pipes and collector.
Please do not reply right away to this as I will be adding pictures with explanations.
I will make note on last post.
Thanks
Nick
Start by wrapping and clamping soaking wet header wrap to up pipes. Clamp with stainless Steele clamps. Thermo-Tech makes some. I used some of theirs and finished with Napa stainless CV boot clamps. Part number 686-5834.
Napa also carries the Ever-Craft line of specialty tools. They have the tool for crimping the clamps.
You will want an assistant to help you steady the pipe, to help hold wrap tension and to help pass the coil of wrap around the pipe.
You will want to wear gloves as always and a long sleeve shirt to protect arms from the glass fibers.
I started with one complete wrap at base then wrapping upward at about a 35 degree angle overlapping the edges by about 40 percent.
You will want to hold first complete circular wrap with both gloved hands while assistant TIGHTLY wraps upward about three inches. This is high enough for friction to held lower portion of wrap tight while the assistant clamps first wrap.
I used the Thermo-Tech clamps on the wrap do to there low profile clamp buckle as it would be receiving a layer over it.
Once wrapped up to other end I made one complete circle,clamped and reversed direction.
Once you have finished wrapping you will want to bake them wrapped in foil on a foil lined sheet at a medium heat range to dry out the wraps.
Once dry the wrap will be incredibly tight and hard.
NOTE: I did not wrap over bellows as they will need to stretch a little upon installation.