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Old Mar 24, 2006 | 09:20 AM
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Default Fiberglass as exhaust wrap?

my down pipe doesnt have at true surface so I have a nice exhaust leak. Could I wrap my downpipe in a fibgerglass sheet? What would happen if I actually fibgerglassed it?

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Old Mar 24, 2006 | 10:40 AM
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what you mean by no true surface, cause that makes me think it doesnt exist.
Old Mar 24, 2006 | 10:48 AM
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im thinkin he means that the surface dont meet flush, i doubt fiberglass will work use jb weld
Old Mar 24, 2006 | 11:13 AM
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Break out the belt sander and the copperspray...
Old Mar 24, 2006 | 11:44 AM
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agreed^ if you dont have a belt sander a sanding block and some muscle does wonders.
Old Mar 24, 2006 | 07:31 PM
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Default Re: Fiberglass as exhaust wrap?

dont even bother trying to wrap the manifold in fiberglass, i have done it before on a 2 stroke expansion chamber.... it does work but teh cloth is a bitch to work witha dn essentially it doenst have the same heat retaining characteristics as the espestis the header wrap is made of

just buy a roll off ebay for liek 20 bucks
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