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Old Apr 6, 2020 | 05:16 PM
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Has anyone tried insulating the rear of the mufflers to reduce the heat transfer to the rear diff?
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Old Apr 6, 2020 | 06:47 PM
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Never heard of this; you *might* want to cool the diff for open tracking the car hard, but otherwise you're probably not going to heat it up enough to worry about it..
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Originally Posted by db2xpert
Has anyone tried insulating the rear of the mufflers to reduce the heat transfer to the rear diff?
'16 Z06
When I installed my Borla s-type axle backs, I wrapped most of the length of each the over-axle pipes with DEI titanium exhaust wrap.

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Originally Posted by KLG
When I installed my Borla s-type axle backs, I wrapped most of the length of each the over-axle pipes with DEI titanium exhaust wrap.
Ive used that on my CBR600RR to keep the exhaust from searing my right boot at the track. Works really well.
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Yes, know about wrapping the pipes, already done with DEI, and other heat blockers.

Not doing any heavy tracking right now - of course everything is shutdown.

I don't have any guesstimate if insulating the back face of the mufflers would help much, but it couldn't hurt.

I will go ahead and do it the next time it's up on the lift.


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