headers, how much do they expiand
13 March 2008, 10:10 PM
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headers, how much do they expiand
as above, if putting heat wrap on them, do the headers expiand (gt-spec)
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yes. metal expands when hot
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Tiny amounts, nothing to worry about!
14 March 2008, 01:47 PM
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enough to rip heat wrap on them after a week?
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enough to rip heat wrap on them after a week?
Depends how tight the heatwrap was.. If the heatwrap is on o tight there is no room for expansion then logically yes!
Not sur ehow likely it is though that the heat wrap had no stretch in it!
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