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Old Jul 23, 2010 | 10:37 AM
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is it worth heatwrapping fmic pipes ive seen a few with this done as the pipe does go quite close over the turbo?plus my pipes are quite close to eachother and showing sighns of rubbing>>>>
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Old Jul 23, 2010 | 11:05 AM
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defo wrap it near the turbo/downpipe as the pipe sits nearly flush, as for the rest probably be better off getting head reflective tape rather than heat wrap

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Old Jul 23, 2010 | 12:34 PM
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I was told by "one who knows" that you wrap the pipe from intercooler to throttle body, but don't bother with the other one.
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Old Jul 24, 2010 | 12:56 PM
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The turbo can discharge compressed air at up to 200C. The temperature in the engine bay in the vicinity of the turbo is below 200C. No point wrapping the hot pipe over the turbo.
You do get an advantage from wrapping the turbo exhaust housing however.
As Jeff says, wrap the cold pipe to the throttlebody to insulate the cold pipe from under bonnet heat.
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Old Jul 24, 2010 | 03:08 PM
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its funny cos i wanted to ceramic coat them too keep cool as dont like the mummy look of wrap but told by seller on here pointless
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Old Jul 25, 2010 | 11:09 AM
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The pipes are aluminium. You therefore have to find someone who can ceramic coat on aluminium and it is expensive compared with heat wrap. There is absolutely no point heat wrapping the hot pipe from the turbo as explained above but you can reduce heat soak on the cold pipe. You could also put on a reflective silver sheath on top of the heat wrap on the cold pipe if you want to improve the looks.
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