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Old Aug 12, 2008 | 07:38 AM
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Just got my sweet thunder sidepipe inserts. Can anyone think of a reason I would'nt be able to wrap them with header wrap to keep the pipe tube from burning my or any pasengers legs?
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Old Aug 12, 2008 | 11:54 AM
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Interesting idea! Perhaps you wouldn't be able to get the inserts in the pipes because the wrap makes them to thick? One could also wonder how long the wrap will hold up in such an environment.

I say: try it! And maybe I will too
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Old Aug 12, 2008 | 12:04 PM
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I fail to see how that would work, it's not the hot gas going through the muffler insert that heats up the pipe on it's own

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Old Aug 12, 2008 | 12:12 PM
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Just got my sweet thunder sidepipe inserts. Can anyone think of a reason I would'nt be able to wrap them with header wrap to keep the pipe tube from burning my or any pasengers legs?
That isn't going to accomplish anything.
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Old Apr 6, 2012 | 12:54 PM
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I am trying to find A thread that someone did do this and it made A difference. It kept the heat down on his sidepipe tubs by wraping his maxflos. If anybody can remeber the link help me find it please
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Yea someone else said they did that and it helped a lot.
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is this the link?

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-g...od-or-bad.html
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