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Old 04-12-2015, 09:11 AM   #20
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Chuck - I can't say I like wrapping - it works OK but I have very good experience with ceramic coating of exhaust pipes, mostly on motorcycles where you can literally feel the difference by placing your hand on the pipe within a few minutes of stopping the engine. To get the best heat dissipation, the pipes need to be coated on both inner & outer surfaces and it is cost affective - just google your local area for ceramic coatings.....
Have to agree with Steve here. I started a thread on wrapping the pipes and found out it makes the metal brittle. There should be a local shop that does the ceramic coating and it shouldn't too cost much.

Didn't know this was an issue to the boots, I just wanted to keep the heat down.
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