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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. Keeping Heat Out Without Adding Significant Weight

    Keeping Heat Out Without Adding Significant Weight

    In a production car or truck, adding pounds of noise- and heat-blocking insulation is often done to keep the cabin quiet and comfy, even on the hottest days. It’s a stark contrast to the world of racing, where modifications are evaluated for necessity versus a tenth-of-a-second or mile-per-hour of speed, since the additional weight could make the difference between victory and defeat. Strict focus on performance versus weight often means driver comfort is sacrificed. Another issue is that the exposure to high heat could result in component failure or performance loss.

    Heatshield Products has developed thermal barriers and insulation engineered to keep heat out–or in—without adding significant weight. Decades of R&D work as well as being hands on with racers led us to create solutions for these problems. We recently worked on the T-Rex project, a car being built

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  2. Best Way to Install Exhaust Wrap

    We get a lot of questions here at Heatshield Products, what is the best way to wrap my exhaust or header? Do I need to soak my #exhaustwrap when I install it? The answer is whatever way you feel most comfortable. The most important thing is to take your time and make sure the wrap is tight on the pipe. For a lot of people, soaking will reduce the amount of fibers, making you less itchy allowing you to take your time and do a better job. From a personal standpoint, I’m not a soaker, soaking in a bucket will wash off coatings that need to be heat cycled to cure, soaking can cause up to a 25% loss of the coatings affecting performance and color. Perhaps the best solution is to use a spray bottle with water, wrap and spray as you go. This way you get the benefits of fewer fibers, some of the tackiness of a soak, and minimal loss of the coating! The biggest “Pro Tip” to wrapping a pipe we can offer, after wrapping 12-18”, go back and grab the wrap and twist it tight onto the pipe! If you soaked your wrap, you will

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