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| Getting ready to wrap the exhaust manifold. |
Due to the tight spacing, wrapping a six-runner turbo manifold can be a pain but it's fairly straightforward. It just takes is a little planning, and make sure to wet the wraps for increased pliability. Also, going by Thermotec's length-suggestion chart for each runner, I found myself cutting lengths about 5-10% longer, which worked better.
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| The completed exhaust manifold and dump tubes after 4 hours worth of wrapping (don't laugh!). It was a pain, and I'm just glad this isn't a 12-cylinder engine. If I had to do it again I probably could get it done in 2 hours. I ended up needing almost the entire 50-foot roll just for just for these pieces. |
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| Wrapping the collector area was going to prove a little messier-looking than desired, so we left it open since it's already got the Swain coating on there. |
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| Another angle of the thermal-wrapped manifold. When unable to pass a wrap between pipes, Thermotec advises to simply wrap both. The combination of trying to figure out which of the two pipes to roll first, coupled with accidentally cutting several lengths of tubing wrap a couple inches too short, is what added to the lengthy installation time for this amateur. |
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| I used Thermotec's silver Hi Heat Coating on the wraps themselves, which is reportedly good to withstand up to 2000F. As I made my passes with the spray can, I noticed a very shiny finish it was leaving on the Swain coating. It looked good, so I went ahead and sprayed the rest of the manifold. |
