[shotgun]

Thats one of the cleanest jobs on a set of pipes that I've ever seen Rob.

 

[Rob_0t]

Out of all that... the 1 thing that rings out to me is the length of time it takes to cool a wrapped pipe. And perhaps some.of my positive experience with this is because they live in 20 and below degrees. Speeding up the cool down to be as good as a.bare header cooling on a summer day. Or just a bit faster.

Can we also take into account material quality. We all know 90% of mildsteel headers for car applications are pure shit. And prolly half or more of the aftermarket stainless is shit too.

I do concede that ive heard many a horror story about "wraprot" ... and pipes on my sled ARE shit mild steel. But in nice condition. ..so with all that in mind i make damn sure to treat those babies with kid gloves. And so far its done me well. I keep higher pipe temps which allows me to clutch a few hundred rpm higher.. and on a sled that means more mph as a result.. the other benefit is the incoming air isnt cooling one pipe or another throwing the tune up off.

I will say when.i spend good money on bitchin pipes theres only one consideration. Swain tech. Then a wrap job to mask the pipe.brand and the heavy $ spent at ST. .


And ty steve... i appreciate that.. it took awhile to get compound curved cones wrapped with any kind niceness.

 

[Rob_0t]

On a side note, I notice your headers go up above your engine, rather than down around it like a motorcycle's. Thus, when you change your oil and filter there is slim chance of it leaking all over the cloth header wraps. On the other hand, it's very easy for a motorcycle to dump oil on a header during an oil change; so how do you wipe oil out of cloth as opposed to wiping it off bare metal? Unless you think it's a good idea to change your oil with cherry red pipes (of course, wouldn't the bike have to be running to keep bare metal cherry red)? Sure, it's great to sound cavalier about a fire erupting between your legs, especially when it's something you don't have to worry about.

No oilchanges. Shes oil injected. And who on earth would change oil around hot pipes.. really? Theres only 1 time when oil would meet a hot headpipe. Thats a mech failure..... who doesnt fashion a bitchin aluminum foil oil drainoff doohickey to keep them from having to even worry about wiping a pipe down..

Secondly im the kind of guy that thinks its ok even prudent to remove a sexc polished or wrapped header ( where applicable... . Some bikes just arent realistic to consider) in order to keep it as good as it;s gunna be for as long as possible. .


Back to the oilchange bit... all you could think of is oilchange with hot pipes... :facepalm: ... like i was saying. Component failure is about all that will introduce oil to cherry head pipe. And at that moment it dont matter if its raw. Coated. Or wrapped.... shits on fire y0. ..

So. If your the owner of wrapped stuff. Use your bean when changin your oil ... thats all it takes.

And i will stand with you about oilsoaked wrap. It is dangerous. If ya oiled it good its absolutely time for a re wrap...


It IS easy to sound cavalier sure. But fire is a very large and real concern with a sled.. in many more ways... and i rock 10.2 gal of fuel between my legs .

And sorry that other post read so dickie. But way to many people base opinion bs they read online. All blind blame. Ya know what i mean. Ya gotta open and see the whole picture. Careless owner? Haphazard mechanic? Cheap shitty headers mild or s.s. ? Etc. Etc. Etc. All things make for a bad situation .. and not one you or i could base an opinion from.

 

[Problomatic]

I agree. The whole reason I said oil change is (to me) that'd be the easiest way for a noob to get oil on the pipes. Bikes not running, some oil spills, guy's careless/doesn't know better/doesn't think about it and later when he goes for a ride....
I wasn't trying to knock wrapped pipes, just trying to get all the info out there. It's easy for someone new to bikes who likes the look to come on and see 4 pages of "wrapped pipes rock" and "xxx performance gains" just to do their pipes up without knowing what could happen.

Oh yeah, I have no clue about snowmobiles. I prefer warmer weather where snow is something that falls for an hour maybe once or twice a year and last for maybe an hour.

 

[FraB]

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[Ryburr]

will wrapping the exhaust tubes (from header to cans) help with leg (ankle) burn at all?

 

[Sheas Rebellion]

will wrapping the exhaust tubes (from header to cans) help with leg (ankle) burn at all?

yes as long as you dont put leg/ankle against the hot metal :thumbsup:
i kid i kid, more then likely not. I just wrapped mine and and honestly its not a huge difference with the amount of heat being thrown off that lump. Or it could be that fact its a oil cooled 750cc?:doh:

 

[Carlosrexx]

Pardon me for being a tosser and not reading through all this but I'm like a fish when it comes to my attention span.

I have an arrow 2 stroke expansion chamber on my NSR, will there be any benefit other than the badass racer look.. To wrapping it? I want to wrap it up to the rear slip on as that's carbon and looks tasty. taaaa.

 

[mightlife]

Did mine in my kitchen:

Got black stainless zip ties on them instead of hose clamps now though.

All this "wrap will rot your pipes" talk has got me worried. I'm not sure if what I have are the stock pipes. Not put the bike together yet BTW.

As I live in a fairly dry climate and the bike won't be used every day, are my headers at that much of a risk?

 

[cdaburnerb]

^I really wouldn't worry about it. If the bike is dry you should be fine, if it gets wet and you park it you'll run into issues. The key is park it dry, and keep it dry.

Headers will rust regardless of exhaust wrap, but they will rust a lot faster with wet exhaust wrap. Our engines get very warm, warm enough to dry exhaust wrap in a timely fashion. I definitely recommend titanium wrap over fiberglass, but if you get stuck in the rain or ride in the rain regularly just run the bike for a few minutes in the garage until the wrap is dry. If you really want you could have the bike in the garage running, and use a leaf blower on your bike to blow off all the water. Really simple if you have a garage/leaf blower or shop vac that sucks and blows!

 

[Casper]

^I really wouldn't worry about it. If the bike is dry you should be fine, if it gets wet and you park it you'll run into issues. The key is park it dry, and keep it dry.

Headers will rust regardless of exhaust wrap, but they will rust a lot faster with wet exhaust wrap. Our engines get very warm, warm enough to dry exhaust wrap in a timely fashion. I definitely recommend titanium wrap over fiberglass, but if you get stuck in the rain or ride in the rain regularly just run the bike for a few minutes in the garage until the wrap is dry. If you really want you could have the bike in the garage running, and use a leaf blower on your bike to blow off all the water. Really simple if you have a garage/leaf blower or shop vac that sucks and blows!

Oooo, a leaf blower or a sucky/blowy shop vac in a garage.

 

[jimy64]

Wrap will also retain moisture causing rust. I've seen guys wrap thier 4wheeler exhaust only to find it completely rusted through.

 

[XxGRYMMxX]

Wrap will also retain moisture causing rust. I've seen guys wrap thier 4wheeler exhaust only to find it completely rusted through.

5 years late to make a statement that was thoroughly discussed in the thread......