So I bought these cool 4nto1 kreger pipes on eBay. It has a few small dents on the actual pipes so I figured I'd wrap em up but shopping online I noticed different prices n sizes. Now the question is what's recommended for these pipes as far as size and is the $70-$20 price difference affect the quality??
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wrap is wrap in my opinion, what i used on the chop and the enfield was like 100 bucks for 100ft it is 1.5 wide... it is good stuff... but the cheap stuff i did on my harley the first time lasted just as long... i recomend getting some high heat paint and shooting the wrap with it after you have it how you want. this will protect the wrap from fraying and keep it the color you want
*when i wrap i soak the wrap in water, then use a pole or something likethat to run the wrap around, my brother stand on one side slowly letting out the wrap while i tightly put it on the pipe, doing about 1/2 over as i go. once it is done. i put it back on the bike and let it smoke till no end. after it is dry, pull the pipes back off and lay some paint on them (if you want to) use 1200 degree paint or it will be pointless
all wrapped up
cut heat shields for it
chop wrapped up
and reusing the old wrap from the chop
*when i wrap i soak the wrap in water, then use a pole or something likethat to run the wrap around, my brother stand on one side slowly letting out the wrap while i tightly put it on the pipe, doing about 1/2 over as i go. once it is done. i put it back on the bike and let it smoke till no end. after it is dry, pull the pipes back off and lay some paint on them (if you want to) use 1200 degree paint or it will be pointless
all wrapped up
cut heat shields for it
chop wrapped up
and reusing the old wrap from the chop
I've never spent anywhere near $100 on it, but I'm not sure how long the rolls I've gotten were. I've always used what I can find at the local parts store, most respectible autoparts places will have it. I've got CL pipes which have some pretty tight bends in them so I've used 1" The tighter your bends are the thinner you want the wrap.
Pick up some stainless zip ties while you're there. Some will probably come with the wrap, but they're cheap, usefull and you might want extras.
And always handle the stuff fully clothed in long sleeves, preferably with gloves... or you'll itch for days.
Pick up some stainless zip ties while you're there. Some will probably come with the wrap, but they're cheap, usefull and you might want extras.
And always handle the stuff fully clothed in long sleeves, preferably with gloves... or you'll itch for days.