Tubbyfatty

So the group of wires on top of my x member is getting a little hot and kinda burnt from the exhaust pipe. I dont want to go out and buy $20 worth of heat shielding when i just need a 4'' piece.

Should i use some foil to protect the wires from melting? The wires are about 3'' away from the pipe but they are just starting to get cooked.

Nashman00

don't be a cheep ass do it right

iamsuperbleeder

^lol

well I've never seen tin foil used before for that, lol

personally, I'd use some stuff made for it; just cut some off any junk yard car or something instead of paying $20 for a full roll...

abecedarian

a little exhaust wrap around the pipe is an option.... but I don't think I'd use foil. A smooth surface is a much better reflector... or grab a piece of fiberglass insulation from somewhere.

DupermanDave

Honestly, I've never seen tin foil AT ALL. As far as I know, everyone used aluminum foil and has used it for a few decades now.

Tubbyfatty

Hahaha, I was just throwing out ideas.

DupermanDave

I would wrap it in foil and then get some heat shield material for it. that materia is always nice to have in case you want to wire something up

iamsuperbleeder

oh jesus, you know what I meant

dropzone

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head out to the Tigard U Pull it off 99W. I am sure you can find some 'genuine' automotive stuff out there for less than a buck. They charge very little for the random stuff like insulation.

DupermanDave

I did. I like to make the world more difficult though.

taikowaza

I really like the thermo-tec line.
I had issues with burning spark plug wires, alternator wire and even starter after I got my thorley headers.
I wrapped everything in thermo-tec and then clamped the tape over each line using a metal clamp. It looks professional and offers excellent thermal protection from radiant heat (they claim it protects from over 90% of heat up to 2000 degrees). Again, this isn't header wrap (that's NOT a good idea) but this is for wrapping anything that will get too hot. You can find this tape cheap if you look around. Good luck

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Tubbyfatty

Yea i was thinkin about that. Ive only been once and that was a longggg time ago.

What part of the car would i get it off of?

Jay351

Any wiring that runs close to the exhaust...

Tubbyfatty

haha so basically anywhere? lol.

Jay351

Pretty much. Just cruise the junkyard and look for heat insulation in good shape. Most times everything is already taken apart so you can just slide off the insulation