[nilla]

what do you guys that are building buggys doing about exhaust?.
The way mine is ran, its right under my feet, and with expanded metal floor. I'm pretty sure its going to be damn hot.
would exhaust wrap work to keep the heat down? my main concern about using wrap is how long is it going to last with water, mud, etc? Or is there something better to use other than exhaust wrap?

 

[nilla]

nobody has used this stuff???

 

[OverThrottle]

No experience here, but you could probably fab up a sheet metal heat shield without too much difficulty.

 

[demonranger]

I see 3 options

1. heat shield from sheet metal as already mentioned
2. metal floor
3. reroute exhaust out from under feet (not practical)

in answer to the ? the exhaust wrap I would expect to fall apart after time but depends on what it's made out of

 

[AggieLR]

I would definatly opt for a heat shield of some sort, they make a HUGE difference, just use some thin sheet metal and roll it leaving about 1" gap around the pipe and weld some small 1 1/2 long bolts to the pipe, drill holes in the sheet metal and put a stopper nut on the bottom and another on top to hold it in place

 

[jelbehai]

If you make a shield, use 2 layers of thin steel (0.4-0.5mm), as it will insulate MUCH better than a single layer.

 

[2HITOY]

I used the 2" exhaust wrap around my headers all the way back to mufflers and wrapped the mufflers with a heat shield blanket material that's about 1/8" thick. You can rest your hand on any part except the headers and its just warm to the touch. I ordered it all from Summit, this is the wrap part #DEI-010110 and here is the heat screen blanket part # DEI-010401 both made by DEI Engineering.

 

[HeyBeerMan]

I used the header wrap on the ehaust pipes by my oil pan. It lasted over 3 years. I made sure I never blasted it with a steam cleaner.


beerman

 

[Lowrangerider]

I used the header wrap on the ehaust pipes by my oil pan. It lasted over 3 years. I made sure I never blasted it with a steam cleaner.


beerman

You're in AZ... I wonder how it would work in MN.

 

[nilla]

i've got the dei wrap. i'll have to look into the heat screen blanket.

 

[HeyBeerMan]

You're in AZ... I wonder how it would work in MN.

True. I rarely see water with my rig. I did have some on my old crewcab worktruck. It saw all kinds of water, mud and snow (daily). And cherry red pipes from towing with the 454. It rusted out the pipe underthe wraped area in about 2 years.

beerman