hi, can anyone tell me anything about or not to buy a certain type of heat wrap. thanks greg

Is this for the exhaust, what it its aplication.

yes for exhaust trying to stop tinware above exhaust heating up. my valance has already bubbled the paint from exhaust. so i even thought of sticking it under the tinware

i think the last time i saw some used it was just the one from supercheap or autobarn.
worked ok.

You can get a fiberglass bandage, we use it at work as a heat proof gasket, i have used it wrap my oil cooler lines between my exhaust, the only down side is the possibility of heat stress corrosion were the insulation gets wet and eventually it can cause the exhaust to crack, how are your mixtures, i had a simailar problem and fixxed the issue by rejetting the carbs.

thanks for the replies, i think my jetting at idle is in the ball park, not sure, maybe too rich up top. i been reading about wraps on exhaust, i think i bypass that n coat the tinware above the exhaust. is the fibreglass wrap just like the one at supercheap. i even thinking about ringing my fireman mate n ask him about fire blakets

looks neat under u engine bay

Asbestos tape is what us oldies use!

I've used it & found it to help, make sure you put it on wet otherwise it gets quite itchy

I wrote an article on this for the VW Club magazine back in 1997. It works well but will eventually ruin your exhaust headers.

http://www.clubvw.org.au/oldart016#exh08 

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thanks rose but u pic wont display. i decided not to use wrap i put heat shield under the tinware at the pulley end and also on back of the valance.....

What you'v done is better as the fibreglass wrap does prematurely wreck the exhaust no matter what it's made of. Ceramic coating significantly reduces the radiant heat.

I just put it in the bin at the child care centre. They won't mind.

Hi

I used ACL Heat Shield that you can buy from Repco, any double skinning on the back of the rear apron will reduce heat.

Steve

HR140-GTR IS A REVOLUTIONARY HEAT SHIELD MATERIAL. Its construction, consisting of a ceramic filler sandwiched between two 0.15mm aluminised steel sheets, gives a very efficient high temperature thermal barrier suitable for a wide variety of automotive and industrial applications. The unique double corrugation design allows the material to be formed into complex shapes and ensures exceptional rigidity. This material provides excellent performance in high temperature, noise sensitive applications. HR140-GTR material is available in a range of sizes.

HR140-GTR Heat Shield Material

MATERIAL SPECIFICATIONS
Construction: 2 x aluminised steel sheet with ceramic paper insert, double corrugated
Product Thickness: 3.5mm
Max Temp: 850 °C - 900 °C

yea thats the stuff i used,............ after all i read about wrap i would only use it, if i had to work around hot parts