Wrap Or Coat Dump Pipe? And Do I Need Hiflow Cat?

[nuffsaid]

Hi all

Is it necessary to heat wrap the dump and front pipe? Or should I get it ceramic coated? Or neither and just leave it as mild steel?

Also, is there a need for a big hi flowing cat? e.g. one of BATMBL's large body steel cats flow rated at 706cfm?

Appreciate any advice or experiences from people!

Thanks

[Munna]

I didnt wrap or coat mine so im not sure what difference it makes. But I certainly reccomend the highflow cat.

[TokyoTaxi]

I had my split dump pipe ceramic coated by competition coatings and the front pipe WAS heat wrapped.

To make a long story short..... I'm sold on ceramic coating. It works a treat and goes a long way to keeping the temperature down in the turbo area.

Heat wrapping can give you glass splinters when you come in contact with it so that's another reason I prefer ceramic coating over heat wrap.

[rb20inside]

wrap seems to make a difference (underbonnet temps). i have mine wrapped to the cat.

mate has his exhaust coated the whole way. its crap, just flakes off.

and yeah definitely a hiflow or 'custom' cat! had to put a cat on mine and can feel the difference (for the worse).

[nuffsaid]

Hmm thats 1 for ceramic coating and 1 for wrapping.

This makes the choice harder now! hahaha

You mentioned that you can feel the difference (for the worse) why is that?

[rb20inside]

hard to explain, it just seems restrictive i guess.

its like how you feel an improvement when you put a 3in exhaust on over stock (breaths heaps better) but the reverse effect (but obviously not to the same extent).

[nuffsaid]

So the hiflow cat you have seems restrictuve?

Which one did you get?

[rb20inside]

it feels restrictive over no cat, yes. thinking bout making myself a 'custom' cat.

i just picked it up from my local exhaust shop.

[nuffsaid]

Hmm maybe BATMBLs huge 706cfm 3" flanged 5" body cats will be less restrictive.

[CruiseLiner]

the heat wrap tape tends to go brittle and breaks off once hot a few times and gets touched by your arm or something, and it makes ya bloody itchy.

how much is it to coat a dump pipe and the cat part of the exhuast (single 3" it is) roughly?

cheers

Brad

[Swiper the Fox]

we ceramic coat our manifolds turbine housings and dumps.This holds the heat in and aids gas flow to and from the turbine. Hi temp black is the go, as we have used cerami-chrome in the past and yes it does flake off due to extreme heat. The "b" pipe...dumps to cat, we thermo wrap as its not as critical to gas flow and is more economical.

[dezz]

will most exhaust shops coat any pipes you bring in, in this heat proof coating ? or do you need to take it to a special place etc?

[gt-t_r34]

I had my split dump pipe ceramic coated by competition coatings and the front pipe WAS heat wrapped.

To make a long story short..... I'm sold on ceramic coating. It works a treat and goes a long way to keeping the temperature down in the turbo area.

Heat wrapping can give you glass splinters when you come in contact with it so that's another reason I prefer ceramic coating over heat wrap.

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how much did it cost you to get your dump and front pipe coated mines costing $60 im wondering how good it will be dont want it to chip off?

cheers simon

[datto260Z]

Would they have the same effect as wrapping the manifold? or in other words would it add performance but shorten the life of the metal due to higher heat levels?