Controlling exhaust temps

[Jesus_man]

With my new suspension, my exhaust runs somewhat close to one of the JJ's. Apparently when that joint gets warm it starts to squeak. At least that what it seemed. I thought it was dust at first, but after the bronco had cooled, it didn't squeak again until I had been running a while.

So what should I do? Wrap it or build a shield? Are there other options?

J.D.

[Jesus_man]

Summit a good source for header wrap? Are there better brands than others?

J.D.

[Jesus_man]

Locally is better in this case. Will call down there and see what they got.

J.D.

[Jesus_man]

Autozone had header wrap for $50! Yikes! I only need to wrap a foot or so of pipe. Anyone have any laying around? I'd buy 6ft from ya. Might look into making a shield instead??

J.D.

[rtreads]

I have some around here that was on my system where it went past the tranny pan. Now with a proper cooler I have ruled out the exhaust soak causing higher tranny temps.

Its used and not in perfect shape, but I have some!

Ps- I would just build a sheild.

[Jesus_man]

I really need to crawl under there and look at what I can do for a shield.

[jbickhart]

McMaster-Carr at mcmaster.com has almost endless options for head shields / insulating tape / insulating sheets....soo many that I can find the 1-1/2" wide non-adhesive tape that I used on their website. But, it worked well about 1" away from the header tubes protecting a wiring harness. Much cheaper than Summit / Jegs / Auto-parts stores.

[Jesus_man]

I love mcmaster! They have everything, but didn't realize they had header tape! Thanks for the heads-up!

J.D.