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  1. Key Benefits of Installing Exhaust Wrap

    Key Benefits of Installing Exhaust Wrap

    When you see an engine compartment that has unwrapped exhaust headers and turbo pipes, you’re looking at unclaimed power and increased inefficiency. Installing a quality exhaust wrap on headers, exhaust pipes and turbocharger piping provides multiple performance and reliability benefits.

    • Lowering underhood temperatures
    • Improves exhaust scavenging
    • Reduce heat exposure to underhood components
    • Improve engine bay/header pipe appearance

    These benefits by themselves and as a whole can provide solid, noticeable performance improvements, the kind that make the difference between winning and losing, reliability and u

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  2. 2008-18 Jeep JK Wrangler Y-Pipe Insulation Test

    2008-18 Jeep JK Wrangler Y-Pipe Insulation Test

    During our recent install and test of our Heatshield Pipe Armor and Muffler Armor exhaust insulation kits, we noticed something on the Jeep JK Wrangler. The exhaust system Y-pipe that connects the passenger side exhaust manifold to the system passes right underneath the automatic transmission pan. And within close proximity to the bottom of the pan. This means a lot of heat being radiated upward into the pan, adding heat to the pan and the fluid in it. Not a good thing for ATF life and the transmission in general.

    With some Heatshield Armor exhaust insulation left over from

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