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Heatshield is your source for USA-made heat wrap products, as well as for the latest news, industry trends, and tutorials. In the blog articles below, you can read about topics such as why we make the best header wrap and intake heatshield materials on the market, pro tips on installation, product applications, and more.

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  1. Key Benefits of Installing Exhaust Wrap

    High Temp Exhaust Wrap

    Installing High Temp Exhaust Wrap: Key Benefits

    Whether it’s a street car, a race car, or a vehicle that sees a bit of both, installing a high temp exhaust wrap provides multiple benefits that increase vehicle performance while improving reliability and longevity. Any time you can control and reduce the amount of heat being radiated from your exhaust system–from the headers all the way to the tailpipe–your car, truck, or motorcycle will be better off, and so will you.

     

    About Exhaust Wraps

    What is an Exhaust Wrap Made Of?

    An exhaust wrap is made of a heat-resistant material such as fiberglass, ceramic, or titanium and is used to cover the exhaust manifold or headers of an engine. The main function of an

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  2. Lava Exhaust Wrap Install and Test

    Lava Exhaust Wrap Install and Test

    There are a lot of myths, malarkey and horse manure out there when it comes to exhaust wrap. The biggest pile is that exhaust wrap destroys your headers. This is a misconception that scares people away from using exhaust wrap to increase performance. When you wrap exhaust headers, more heat stays in the header pipes—which is what you want.

    Where the misconception comes into play is with what happens after the wrap is on. There are a multitude of headers out there and therefore a variety of alloys for tube material. Metal alloys have a minimum and maximum temperature rating for what they can withstand. Extreme cold has major effects on metal just like extreme heat does. That’s why aircraft aluminum is designed to withstand extreme cold way more than extreme hea

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  3. Exhaust Gas Temps, Turbos, Turbo Shields and Making Power

    Exhaust Gas Temperature

     

    Exhaust Gas Temperature, Turbos, Turbo Shields, and Making Power

     

    You’ll see us talking up using Heatshield Products exhaust wrap and/or insulation to keep more heat in your exhaust system for multiple reasons. First, using an automotive heat shield product helps to cut down your exhaust gas temperature, which can increase underhood temperatures and interior heat. Second, keeping more heat in the exhaust system helps increase performance, especially in turbocharged applications. You may be wondering, how does it increase

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