Exhaust wrap???

[timebandit]

Thinking of wrapping the front V & H pipes, as anybody done this?

Reason for doing is for performance, old school look and tired of cleaning the pipes (rubber and/or melted rain suit pants)

[ringadingh]

I think youll be the first on a Nomad, Im not sure how it will look if you leave most of the other stuff all shiny, usually thats done on bikes with no chrome.
But I know how you feel about the melted pants on the pipes, I ruined about six pair so far.

[cactusjack]

Learn to keep your feet/pants off the pipes. It can be done. I've never melted anything on my pipes.

[Jared]

What does wrapping your pipes do for performance?

[ringadingh]

Originally Posted by cactusjack

Learn to keep your feet/pants off the pipes. It can be done. I've never melted anything on my pipes.

If you wear snow pants and rain suits, you will one day, The only time I ever melt them is when traffic comes to a standstill because of an accident or other reason, walking the bike along in traffic jams is whats does it every time.

[cactusjack]

Originally Posted by Ringadingh

If you wear snow pants and rain suits, you will one day, The only time I ever melt them is when traffic comes to a standstill because of an accident or other reason, walking the bike along in traffic jams is whats does it every time.

I do wear raingear and ski pants (not at the same time ).

[timebandit]

Originally Posted by Ringadingh

If you wear snow pants and rain suits, you will one day, The only time I ever melt them is when traffic comes to a standstill because of an accident or other reason, walking the bike along in traffic jams is whats does it every time.

Yes it's always in traffic jam for whatever reason it happens

[macmac]

I doubt wrap will enhance speed on a Nomad.. But you can wrap if you want... Pull the chrome shields

[clayton]

Black wrap would give it an interesting look.
I'm not a mechanic but I agree with Mac on the performance stand point.

[Kawhead]

Well the folks that make the pipe wrapper say it increases HP by keeping the pipe hot making it easier for exhaust to escape. And NASCAR drivers use 'em to. So there. ::)

I was going to try it to Timebandit. I will if you will. I'm crazy enough to put iddy biddy ceramic balls in my tyres and call them balanced.

[Nubbs]

Timebandit,
What fairing do you have on your bike ? Any chance you could set the pic so it can be enlarged? Would love to see it a bit better

[Jared]

Originally Posted by Kawhead

Well the folks that make the pipe wrapper say it increases HP by keeping the pipe hot making it easier for exhaust to escape. And NASCAR drivers use 'em to. So there. ::)

I was going to try it to Timebandit. I will if you will. I'm crazy enough to put iddy biddy ceramic balls in my tyres and call them balanced.

Interesting... I've never heard of that. If that is the case, I'm surprised people haven't wrapped their pipes and then put the chrome heat shields back on top of the the wrap. Increased HP and same chrome classic look.

[macmac]

They say strapping magnets on plastic fuel line aligns fuel molecules too, and that once a cow jumped the moon.

I believe more that a cow can jump the moon than magnets will effect gasoline..

More or less wrap is for to keep valve stems from cooling too fast. They cool to fast and they warp. Tennis balls assist in shut down of hot rodded engines too..

Wrap may effect the hot air columb, but not much on a Nomad..

With the mild cam and moderate intake body, and no options for MORE, wrap is moot.


Do it if it makes you feel good... Just don't expect any increase in seat of the pants power.

I have this same argument with hyperhcagers...

If I could buy a hyper charger for 50 bucks NEW, I would have one, for the looks. Mine would be wired OPEN, or dentented open and closed with NO vacuum operation at all.

There is no more gain than any other bigger air filter set up since there is No impellors..

A hyper chager is just a big air filter and there is no chargin nuthin' about it. Not even RAM Air....

[garyo4]

The exhaust wrap will keep the exhaust gasses hotter on the way to the muffler, which will improve exhaust gas scavenging (gas will leave the combustion chamber a tad faster). However, with an engine that isn't making a lot of ponies to start with, I agree with Mac, don't expect much, if anything. I do think the pipes will look pretty neat when wrapped though.

[macmac]

yeah I wish there were bigger intake bodies, "RADICAL CAM's" 3" header pipes, that ended straight.. But that sort of engine isn't great for touring, and isn't quiet either..

Then 1/2 the guys would have strokes for the noise and the lumpy noisey idle..

We each bought mild touring bikes, with monster sized pistons.. These produce tourque, and are kinda the Frieght Liners of all motorcycles..

Untill we can get cam sets and bigger intake bores we are stuck in the basic power bands we git... I am not holding my breath for drag parts since the 1500 and 1600 are DOA...