exhaust wrap or VHT exhaust paint.
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i have been through the search section and still undecided

is it better to wrap the exhaust or paint it with VHT exhast paint, this is on a N/A motor to which i have just bought a new maniflow manifold (not stainless).

the last exhaust was wrapped but unsure if to do it again

What the mind can conceive the mini can achieve
MITP 2012 17.01 seconds 1/4 mile against "The Don"
MITP 2013 16.83 seconds 1/4 mile

my understanding is that they do 2 very differing things; the paint simply withstands high temps whereas the wrap keeps the heat in the exhaust allowing it to dissipate further down the system away from the engine/ under bonnet area

I personally would do both.

Like Rob said they do two different things.
The paint is more cosmetic, but will help keep them from rusting and then the wrap over the top will insulate them keeping the engine bay and intake cooler.

That's my 2 cents

VHT paint, in my limited experience, is useless. Even when applied to shot blasted components it always flakes off in the end. Either wrap or ceramic coat it, the latter of two being rather expensive

Wrap is good if you have room ro get it on there,having tried it on a few projects vht paint is fooking wank how ever its applied and not even worth considering imo

On 5th Oct, 2014 Shauna said:
What that's crazy, you go commando hahaha! How heavy is your helmet ?

Agreed on the VHT! It smokes away! lol

If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of.

vht usless , wrap it keeps engine bay cooler and the fuel in carbs or injection system stay lots cooler , its way better way to go

Wrap does two things. Keeps the heat in and in my case covers up the shit looking welding, bonus....

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On 5th Oct, 2014 Shauna said:
What that's crazy, you go commando hahaha! How heavy is your helmet ?

I did my n/a one over winter. Wrapped it then did it with DEI coating stuff. Seems to have worked well, well once it stopped smoking!

Used these so it didnt cost a fortune, it did a fairly tidy job:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DEI-High-Temp-Si...=item3f17ef7799

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/UNIVERSAL-EXHAUS...=item2a13e6d509

looks like im using the rest of the exhaust wrap from last time, cheers for the advice guys.

next to open a trend on MJ

What the mind can conceive the mini can achieve
MITP 2012 17.01 seconds 1/4 mile against "The Don"
MITP 2013 16.83 seconds 1/4 mile

Depending on how you intend on using the car I have heard wrap contributing to hear gasket failure.

I got my down pipe chrome plated, six years and it is still mint.

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I got my maniflow nickel plated 2 years ago and still looks smart, with a little jap style blueing on the bends.

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How about some Zircotec ceramic coating?