jtp01

I’m going to install my x pipe this weekend and was curious if it would benefit from heat wrap? Thinking it may keep heat down on the tunnel. Anyone done it or have any recommendations?

olblue75

My understanding is the more heat you can keep inside the pipe the better it will flow.

Internets_Ninja

Waste of money, time and effort to wrap the X pipe.

BrunoTheMellow

Ehhh not quite. Wrap the xpipe where it is close to the transmission. DEFINITELY wrap the axleback as far as you can reach around the transmission.

This alone dropped my trans temps a good 50° on track. Basically it used to be the first thing that would overheat in my z51 (prior to coolant and oil),
after wrapping I don't even need to look at the gauge antmore. It usually stops below 250 by end of session.

This is on a manual where 300 is max

us3rname

That's really impressive from heat wrap alone.

BrunoTheMellow

I couldn't believe it!!! This is on a z51 with the smaller cooler..

Internets_Ninja

I don't track my car so I never thought about a track use. My Z51 M7 trans/diff temps definitely ran hotter than my Z06 M7 temps do on the highway in the summer time. Not sure if its just those little scoops that help a lot or if the Z06 has better manual trans cooling than the Z51 did.

jtp01

Thanks for the suggestion and information, have plenty of DEI's titanium heat wrap left from another project so it's just a time investment. I have the stock NPP exhaust so I'll wrap as much of the axle back portion that I can reach without removing it in addition to the x pipe.

BrunoTheMellow

Casey Clark

I wrapped mine but not the axle back. I regret not doing the axle back but will go back when I do long tubes.

I shaved A LOT of heat off my trans by doing it. Well worth it.

jtp01

I just got done wrapping the x pipe so I can install it tomorrow. I plan to wrap as much as I can reach of the axle back as I won’t have time to take the whole NPP out.

robert miller

I agree on the wrap for sure it does work I did ever inch of my old set up on a Borla X pipe, Plus I even done my AKRAPOVIC X pipe just around my A6 trans and also the headers around the starter and the oil cooler on the drivers side...

I think I am sure to old school here if these gauge's are reading correct these cars just run to hot for me went a person beat on them JUST a little & also just running normal for me... I have done every little thing to cut every temp in the car down on it...Robert

Internets_Ninja

Man I dunno. My Z51 temps were exactly the same with full ARH Headers and Borla X pipe and catback. My Z06 is exactly the same with the Borla X pipe. Call me crazy but unless tracking the car I personally haven't seen any reason to wrap them.

BrunoTheMellow

Exactly the same stock to headers or from that exhaust to wrapped?

If you're not tracking the car... Well yeah no ****.

Internets_Ninja

Stock to unwrapped headers. Nobody is arguing your point regarding track duty.

rb185afm

I heat wrapped my wife’s Auto from X pipe back. Still overheated the trans in the first hot lap at Thunderhill running at a 2:00 pace. She was good to go trans temp wise until she broke a 2:20 pace.

BrunoTheMellow

What car is this?

rb185afm

Stupid of me, I should have noted it’s not a Z51 with E-Diff and additional cooling. Sometimes I respond as if everyone is up to speed with all my posts. Bad habit I need to work on. It’s a base with the following mods.
Borla X Pipe, Heat wrapped exhaust, Z06 cooling scoops on rear quarter panels, Z51 sways bars, Dot 4 fluid, Carbotech pads.